Midday Report for Wednesday 11 May 2022

12:46 PM.A gondola has been proposed as a solution for the second Waitematā Harbour crossing in Auckland.

Engineering company Doppelmayr has a vision for "ropeways" to play a role in New Zealand's multi-modal… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Māori landowners are mulling legal action in an effort to stop proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme, which would see plantation forests no longer eligible for carbon credits.

That's due… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says a Nations Championship is essential. Rugby bosses are meeting in Dublin to discuss an alignment between the northern and southern hemispheres again after the idea… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 11 May 2022 Audio

12:17 PM.The names, addresses, contact details and expired credit card numbers of thousands of AA customers have been taken by hackers. 

The details were taken from the AA traveller website in August… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.RNZ understands the full border re-opening could be as soon as late July. 

The government will be announcing the official date in about an hour - and it's expected to be months earlier than the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The full border is reopening - but expect visa delays. The AA says sorry after thousands implicated by an information breach. Audio