Midday Report for Monday 30 May 2022

12:58 PM.International basketball players have intensified their calls for Brittney Griner's release from Russian prison, on the 100th day of her detention.

Griner was in Russia to play during the off-season… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.New research has found there is not enough rain and river water in Canterbury to dilute nitrate pollution to acceptable drinking water standards. 

Environment Canterbury's science director Dr Tim… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The heavy rain Aucklanders experienced this morning is moving on, now heading east to some of the already waterlogged parts of the country.

There are Severe Weather Warnings in place for, Northland… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has continued his great form on the Champions Tour, winning the PGA Championship, one of the majors on the senior tour. Audio

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

12:16 PM.China is trying to woo Pacific Island countries into signing a new multilateral deal that would have massive consequences for the region.

Foreign minister Wang Yi has been island-hopping, meeting… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.After being confronted with chants of 'Do Something' on a visit to a grieving city in Texas, the US president Joe Biden has vowed he will.

He's been in Uvalde to grieve with some of the families of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.US President Joe Biden is confronted by grieving crowds in Texas. China ramps up its Pacific presence Audio