Midday Report for Monday 6 December 2021

12:55 PM.New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France is happening Sunday - but the campaign is likely to be one-sided and the outcome obvious.

Because of the pandemic, the pro-independence parties… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.Northland iwi say setting up road blocks in partnership with police is crucial to help protect Māori communities in preparation for the Auckland borders opening up.

Under the Covid-19 Public Health… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Northland iwi say setting up road blocks in partnership with police is crucial to help protect Māori communities in preparation for the Auckland borders opening up.

Under the Covid-19 Public Health… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Heavy rain has swamped dozens of roads throughout the Wellington region this morning.

Metservice's orange warning remains in force from Marlborough through to Taranaki.

RNZ Wellington reporter… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The bitter rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen continued at a chaotic Saudi Arabian F1 grand prix which was eventually won by Hamilton. Audio

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

12:16 PM.Māori, Pacific and disabled children are two to three times more likely to go hungry than Pākehā children, but advocates say that doesn't have to be the case.

The latest Child Poverty Monitor figures… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has heard the government's design of the Covid vaccine rollout left Māori on the back foot from the start.

The Tribunal granted a special hearing into the Government's handling… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a Christchurch teen who was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The police say the 18-year-old man was assaulted in the carpark of the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A 16-year-old has been charged with murdering another teenager in Christchurch. A change to a new bill which would lower the maximum height people can build on their boundary has bipartisan support. Audio