Midday Report for Tuesday 26 April 2022

12:45 PM.Elon Musk has clinched a deal to buy Twitter for 44 billion US dollars.

The deal will shift control of the social media platform used by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.11 people died on the road over the long weekend.

 The road toll includes four teenagers in Invercargill.

Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce O'Brien said it was frustrating to see speeding, drugs… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector with Kim Moodie. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.All eyes will be on Lake Karapiro this Thursday when Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher race for New Zealand's K1 500 spot at this year's Canoe Sprint World Championships.

The latest sport news… Read more Audio

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

12:15 PM.The brother-in-law of a man who was killed in a port accident in 2020 is angry more families are going through what his whanau has gone through after two more fatal port deaths.

26 year old father… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Governement will consider a report saying a proposed law to intoduce Maori seats on the Rotorua council is discriminatory. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Government will consider whether a bill on Maori seats is discriminatory and Port workers want an inquiry after two deaths in a week. Read more Audio