Midday Report for Friday 5 November 2021

12:49 PM.Pacific delegates at COP26 are united in their message - to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees.

More than 20,000 people from across the world are attending the UN climate summit - world leaders have… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.There's no shortage of criticism that the Climate Change Summit in Glasgow is too much hot air and not enough action.

But some climate analysts are encouraged by what they see as a tangible push for… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A state of emergency is still in place in Gisborne today after intense rainfall led to flooding, downing trees, and even destabilising the land under some houses.

RNZ reporter Tom Kitchin has been… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster says he's comfortable handing back the captaincy to Sam Cane despite the loose forward conceding he's not yet up to full match fitness or form. Audio

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

12:18 PM.An opening date for the long-awaited Transmission Gully is still unknown. 

So far, only a quarter of the safety and quality assurance tests required under the contract to build the highway have been… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The extraordinarily heavy rainfall has eased in Gisborne today, as locals begin cleaning up their homes and streets after flooding, slips, and downed trees.

A local state of emergency is still in… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Taranaki health officials and iwi have sprung into action setting up testing centres, after Covid-19 was detected in a wastewater sample taken in Stratford on Monday.

It's not yet known whether the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Iwi health providers have swung into action in Stratford in response to a strong positive test for Covid 19 in the Taranaki town's wastewater system. The mayor of Stratford says he found out about the… Read more Audio