Midday Report for Wednesday 24 November 2021

12:51 PM.In Papua New Guinea, violent clashes have taken place between members of the country's army and police on the streets of the capital, Port Moresby.

It's prompted the Prime Minister James Marape to… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The National Party wants unruly tenants kicked out of Kāinga Ora housing, provided they've been warned, to show bad behaviour is unacceptable.

The state housing agency has a sustaining tenancies… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.A strike by Countdown workers starting today will impact about thirty per cent of the supermarket chain's food supply.

Around 700 essential workers at two Auckland Countdown distribution centres have… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The primary sector wants to know whether it can require staff to get vaccinated. Audio

12:27 PM.The Breakers will go through another round of testing after several members tested positive for covid. Audio

12:19 PM.Destructive weather events are taking a toll on Tower Insurance's profits. Audio

12:16 PM.KiwiRail's chief executive Greg Miller has resigned following an investigation into alleged bullying at the state-owned company.

Mr Miller rejects the allegations.

But the head of the Rail and… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Economists are tipping an interest rate rise at the Reserve Bank's monetary policy announcement this afternoon.

Most say the official cash rate will be raised 25 basis points, to 0.75 percent, but a… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Parliament is urgently passing the laws to implement the new covid traffic light system and vaccine passes.

But human rights groups and constitutional specialists are concerned the laws won't get… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Parliament is urgently passing the laws to implement the new covid traffic light system and vaccine passes. Audio