Midday Report for Tuesday 29 March 2022

12:46 PM.Scallop fisheries in Northland and most of the Coromandel are going to be closed, to allow the shellfish beds to recover.

The latest biomass surveys confirm the poor health of the scallop fisheries… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Floodwaters in Tairāwhiti have closed multiple schools around the region, forcing students to stay home and learn online. 

Three schools, Makarika School, Hatea-A-Rangi School and Te Kura Kaupapa… Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Our most experienced Black Cap is preparing to play his last series and Retiring Black Caps batsman Ross Taylor says he wants to make the most of his last couple of games with the side. Audio

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

12:16 PM.Almost 500 children in state care were harmed at least once in the year to mid-2021, and the rate of abuse appears to be increasing.

It's risen from under six percent in 2018, to eight percent last… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Anti-poverty groups say increases to benefit rates next month will still leave families trapped in poverty.

The Fairer Future collaboration updated the Welfare Expert Advisory Group's modelling on… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Beneficiaries to remain trapped in poverty despite increasing payments and anw figures on abuse in state care. Audio