Midday Report for Thursday 30 September 2021

12:53 PM.Australia's Daintree - the world's oldest tropical rainforest - has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians.

The UNESCO World Heritage site is more than 180 million years old and has been home to… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.For the first time - a kaupapa Māori aligned public holiday will have its initial reading in Parliament.

If passed, the first Matariki public holiday will be June 24th 2022 - but will shift each year… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Phillips family have been found safe and well in Marokopa nearly three weeks since they were last seen.

The search was officially called off last week.

One of those involved in the search was… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Government this morning announced plans for a one-off residency visa to help up to 165 thousand migrants currently in Aotearoa, including about 9 thousand agricultural workers or kaimahi. Audio

12:28 PM.Pumas border breach puts test against the Wallabies in jeopardy. Audio

12:20 PM.The Reserve Bank is set to take its foot off the monetary accelerator. Audio

12:17 PM.There's widespread enthusiasm among the business, agricultural and health sectors for a new one-off residence visa that could let up to 165,000 migrants stay in the country.

But some migrants say the… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The police say the Phillips family have all been located safe and well this morning in Marokopa.

They were last seen on September 11 and the official search effort was called off last week.

… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.A person is in a critical condition after being shot by police, following a pursuit which ended in the Hillsborough area in Auckland this morning.

The police say the person had a gun and is now in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A fleeing driver is shot by the police. A new visa to let thousands of migrants to stay in the country. Audio