Midday Report for Friday 22 October 2021

12:46 PM.It's Niuean language week in Aotearoa, and the theme is 'May the Niuean people thrive' - Kia Tupuolaola e Moui he Tagata Niue . 

The Auckland War Memorial Museum hosted an online showcase to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government's new traffic light system may be rolled out in the South Island ahead of the rest of the country, if its DHBs reach the 90 percent vaccination… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:26 PM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster says Sam Cane is simply not up to resuming captaincy duties. Audio

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

12:19 PM.The government's reopening plan does not include a specific target for Māori vaccination rates.

The new system will come in when 90 percent of the entire eligible population in each District Health… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The prime minister Jacinda Ardern this morning set out how the new traffic light system will work.

To discuss what the traffic light system will mean for Aucklanders - the city's mayor Phil Goff… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The future of Covid-19 restrictions is about to change to a new traffic light system, so long as at least 90-percent of eligible New Zealanders get two doses of the vaccine.

Te Pūrongo o te… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A Covid-19 warning, and we find out what the new traffic light system means for you. Audio