Midday Report for Tuesday 30 November 2021

12:45 PM.Summer is upon us - well officially from tomorrow - and it's not long until New Zealanders will be free to travel to their favourite holiday destinations under the traffic light system.

Max Towle… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.In an unfortunate stroke of irony, international negotiations to waive the intellectual property, or IP, rights for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments have been suspended, due to concerns about the new… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Black Caps allrounder Rachin Ravindra says he was confident they could hold out for a draw in the first Test against India in Kanpu. Audio

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

12:17 PM.At 1-o'clock today, a new case in Nelson will be officially added to the tally. 

There are 13 published locations of interest for the area extending as far back as Friday November the 19th.

It comes… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Three police officers shot yesterday in West Auckland and another hit by a fleeing car.

Violence in parts of the city seems to be rising - the police union is raising concerns about gang violence… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.National Party MPs will this afternoon seal the doors on a caucus meeting to select a new leader after Judith Collins was rolled last week.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson talks to Max Towle. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.National Party MPs gather to vote on the next leader 

And the police are worried about rising community violence Audio