Midday Report for Thursday 5 October 2023

12:47 PM.Frustration is growing at Wellington City Council after a meeting to discuss the future of the Reading Cinema building was held behind closed doors.

The Courtenay Place complex, which was built on… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Some businesses around Queenstown finally have relief after two weeks of boiling water to keep afloat amid a cryptosporidium outbreak.

20,000 people living in Frankton, Shotover Country, Lake Hayes… Read more Audio

12:38 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries has allocated $20,000 to the Southland Rural Support Trust to distribute among farmers and growers.

Culverts were washed out, paddocks flooded, trees downed and… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.Former All Blacks halfback Justin Marshall claims incoming All Black coach Scott Robertson has been barred from New Zealand's World Cup games in France.

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The Reserve Bank will likely struggle to get inflation precisely to its desired target of 2 percent, according to Kiwibank's chief economist.

Anan Zaki has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Labour has gone on the attack over National's tax policy Thursday morning, saying only 3,000 households would receive the $250 a fortnight tax cut that the party has been campaigning on.

Thursday… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The ACT and National parties are rejecting any suggestion they have engaged in anti-Māori rhetoric or race-baiting, with many parties experiencing an increase in aggressive behaviour towards their… Read more Audio