Midday Report for Wednesday 10 November 2021

12:56 PM.The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Fiji and the Philippines to uphold and protect the rights of seafarers.

The move comes as a group of Filipino sailors stranded in Fiji -… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A working paper on mis-and disinformation says Covid-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse to normalise far right ideologies in Aotearoa.

Another academic says some people who have suffered during covid… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.

Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has hailed the influence of veteran bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee ahead of tomorrow morning's T20 World Cup semifinal against England in Abu Dhabi. Audio

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

12:16 PM.New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions jumped almost five percent in the last quarter, according to Stats NZ.

Behind the rise was a major increase in coal burning for electricity generation.

New… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The prime minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Auckland today after nearly three months away due to the Covid-19 restrictions. 

RNZ reporter Kate Gregan has been following along and talks to Māni… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Many people in Auckland are making the most of their new-found freedoms today, now the city is at Alert Level 3, step 2.

Shops have re-opened, and some outdoor gathering sizes have increased to 25.

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12:11 PM.Yesterday's fatal crash in Horowhenua killed three staff from Devon Intermediate in New Plymouth.

Four people died when a truck and another vehicle collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A school community reels after a fatal crash, Auckland shops re-open, and Aotearoa's emissions keep rising as the Climate Minister admits we should have done better. Audio