Midday Report for Monday 30 August 2021

12:45 PM.New Zealand's seafood exports to the US - worth $200 million dollars - could be dented by Aotearoa's failure to protect Maui dolphins. The US Court of International Trade is considering a ban on our… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has apologised to the Pasifika community for the distress and hurt caused by wrongly requesting passports to be presented at Covid-19 vaccination appointments… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector - Otago federated farmers says the Regional council is being harsh and un-kind not extending policy submission deadlines. Audio

12:26 PM.Auckland shooter Michael Johnson has big expectations as he becomes just the third New Zealander to compete at five Paralympic Games. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:18 PM.The students left rattling around in university halls are living a strange existence - isolated from family, friends, and normal life. Meanwhile, many of the students who have left their accommodation… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Hapū from the north of Ngāti Porou in the East Cape have re-established a checkpoint in an effort to protect themselves from Covid-19. Last week the hapū asked MPs, the council, and the emergency… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The current Covid-19 outbreak now stands at over 500 cases, a figure that is set to keep rising, potentially for weeks. But experts modelling the spread say recent daily numbers in the low 80s suggest… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.More essential workers infected with Covid-19 and Hurricane Ida threat grows. Audio