Midday Report for Monday 28 March 2022

12:53 PM.In a Tik Tok video that has gone viral with 7 million views - a Ukrainian rock band appealed to Ed Sheeran to take part in a benefit concert this week in Birmingham in the UK.

In what was a… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.While Tairāwhiti and Wairoa continue to clean up after last week's torrential downpours, MetService is already warning more heavy rain is possible in the area tonight.

A medium-scale adverse event… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Māori knowledge is critical to respond to climate change, that's one of the key findings in the latest IPCC report.

The Deep South Science Challenge is commissioning fourteen projects for… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:28 PM.The All Whites are through to the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Qatar, thanks to a nervy 1-nil win over Tahiti in this morning's semi-final. Audio

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

12:14 PM.An expert on China's role in the Pacific says a draft agreement to station military forces on Solomon Islands could see the South Pacific cut off and encircled by Chinese forces.

A draft agreement -… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A video posted online shows a gun or imitation firearm being held to a student's head during a fight between Otahuhu school students.

It shows multiple people fighting and a participant, who may not… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A gun is pulled out during a school fight, And why a deal between Solomon Islands and China is alarming Audio