Midday Report for Friday 29 October 2021

12:58 PM.It's Tokelau Language Week - a dialect spoken by fewer than five thousand people worldwide.

This year's theme speaks to the importance of preserving Pacific languages and cultures.

That theme is… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.This afternoon Te Matatini organising committee will make an announcement about the biggest event on the Māori calendar.

The Kapa Haka national competition was due to be held in February next year in… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.New Zealand fishers hauled up to seven tonnes of coral to the surface in a single year, according to new data.

But recent science indicates what comes up in the net is not the whole scale of the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Central Otago wine growers want the government to increase the number of RSE workers allowed into the country now border restrictions for Pacific nations are lifting. Audio

12:28 PM.The All Blacks are not listening to those writing off Wales for Cardiff test. Audio

12:20 PM.Consumers turn pessimistic. Audio

12:18 PM.A Christchurch landlord has been ordered to pay nearly $40,000 by the Tenancy Tribunal, due to multiple rule breaches, including substandard housing conditions which contributed to a child developing… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Privacy Foundation wants evidence ACC is undertaking the two-yearly privacy audits it committed to in 2012, to help it stay on track with much-needed improvements to its operations.

The… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Ōtautahi locals remain in a state of flux, with many fearing the city could be put into a snap lockdown to contain any spread of Covid-19.

Two positive cases of the virus were detected on Wednesday… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Unease in Christchurch. ACC suspends two more people for privacy breach. Audio