Midday Report for Tuesday 31 October 2023

12:47 PM.It's Halloween and tonight trick or treaters will be out in force looking to scare up some sugary sweets from unsuspecting victims.

Christchurch woman Sammy Dickinson loves Halloween and spends… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.New research shows New Zealand households are spending an average of $238 a week on food - up nine percent on a year ago.

It seems animal products are back on the menu with a drop in the number of… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farm sales are expected to pick up later this spring - with better weather and certainty around a new government.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi has won a record eighth Ballon d'Or for world player of the year.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:21 PM.The NZX is a bear market -- after dropping more than 20 percent (21.2%) from its peak reached in early 2021. 

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says a hostage video released by Hamas on Monday is "cruel psychological propaganda".

In the video, three Israeli women face the camera, with one… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The owners of Whakaari White Island will learn this afternoon whether they breached workplace laws in the buildup to the deadly eruption in December 2019.

Twenty-two people were killed and 27 injured… Read more Audio