Midday Report for Wednesday 27 April 2022

12:45 PM.Bayden Barber - a Hastings District Councillor - has unseated long time chair of iwi - Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ngahiwi Tomoana has held the seat for 26 years - and after a campaign by opposition Barber.

In… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A Havelock North mother who was told she should leave a local playground because her moko kauae was scaring children wants to meet again with the women who insulted her.

Jay Scott was with her own… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Can we expect a strong swimming contingent in Birmingham? - The latest in sport news with Leonard Powell.  Read more Audio

12:21 PM.The Government is throwing its backing behind a capital restructure for Fonterra. 

The latest business news with Nicholas Pointon.  Read more Audio

12:15 PM.After almost 9 months of misuse, the government has set up a new system for people that need a mask exemption.

Initially mask exemptions required no proof, but these were widely used by people who… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Transpower is being blamed for the massive power cut which left 34,000 people without electricity on one of the coldest nights of the year.

The Electricity Authority's delivered a final report on the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The government reveals a six-year plan to prep the motu for climate change, and Transpower is blamed for mid winter blackouts last year. Read more Audio