Midday Report for Tuesday 23 November 2021

12:46 PM.The app to check whether people have a genuine vaccine pass launched this morning.

It's called the 'NZ Pass Verifier', and it's what cafes, bars, and other businesses will use to scan customers'… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The government will launch a new tool to help employers figure out which of their staff need to be vaccinated.

The tool is still being refined but is likely to assess four factors -  the environment… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.In 2019 the Government announced the sector would have to start paying for emissions from 2025, and the industry was given time to develop a way to measure and price them. Audio

12:28 PM.Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel's excited to take on India. Audio

12:20 PM.ASB suspends some property lending. Audio

12:16 PM.A social service provider wants Kāinga Ora to stay in its lane building houses, and leave tricky social work to the specialists.

Kāinga Ora has not evicted any tenants in the last three years, and… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Police have arrested a 63-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman in Auckland this morning, after a protest was held in Auckland Domain on Saturday in breach of Auckland's Alert level restrictions.

Māni… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Workplace Relations Minister has outlined a new assessment tool to help employers figure out which of their staff need to be vaccinated.

Michael Wood says it will provide a clear framework when… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Employers get a new tool to figure out who needs to be vaccinated. Audio