Midday Report for Tuesday 14 February 2023

12:55 PM.And it's still unknown when the search can resume for a firefighter trapped under a collapsed house in Muriwai. A Muriwai volunteer crew was at a Motutara Road house when a landslide hit. Our reporter… Read more Audio

12:53 PM.Hundreds of people in the West Auckland community of Muriwai are yet to return to their homes after landslides brought two houses down. Nikita Tremain woke up to a call from her mother around 6 this… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.The White Ferns captain Sophie Devine has labelled this heavy defeat to hosts South Africa at the T20 Cricket World Cup as "embarrassing". Audio

12:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

12:19 PM.As Cyclone Gabrielle lashes much of the country, Hawke's Bay is one of the worst-impacted areas. Taradale, Omahu, Waiohiki, Jervoistown and Meeanee residents were asked to evacuate shortly before 11… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.In Gisborne, there has been extensive flooding, causing evacuations and the loss of city's water supply. Heavy machinery is being brought into remove woody debris from two bridges in Gisborne which… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.A state of national emergency has been declared as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to cause destruction across the te ika a Maui - the North Island. The declaration, signed at 8.43am, applies to… Read more Audio