Midday Report for Tuesday 16 May 2023

12:47 PM.A woman is due to appear in Whangārei district court today charged with murdering two children in the Northland town of Ruakākā. The children were found dead at a property on Peter Snell Drive… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.As many as 10 people are dead after a fire broke out overnight at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at the 92 bed-hostel in Newtown just after… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Midday Sports News for 16 May 2023. Blues captain Dalton Papali'i will miss the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season after being suspended for three weeks for a dangerous tackle. Audio

12:15 PM.Max Towle speaks with Brendan Nally, deputy national commander at Fire and Emergency. Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The death toll of a major fire in a Wellington hostel is still uncertain, as Police wait to access the building. Police say up to 10 people have died in the blaze that broke out at Loafers Lodge in… Read more Audio