Midday Report for Friday 10 November 2023

12:46 PM.Known for its trout fishing, waterfalls and the largest freshwater lake in Australasia - Taupō has officially taken out the top title - for the most beautiful town in Aotearoa.

It won the supreme… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.ACT leader David Seymour has met with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters for another ten-minute meeting at New Zealand First's temporary offices.

On Thursday, it was Peters visiting ACT's… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.A new study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found heart attack patients presenting at urban hospitals receive more timely care than those at rural or smaller urban hospitals.

Monique… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.The Black Caps are on track to face hosts India in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals in Mumbai.

Felicity Reid has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Kiwisaver provider Simplicity is dismissing suggestions it's bowing to political pressure after divesting its shares in three Israeli banks. 

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.It's been 20 days since Lower Hutt toddler Ruthless-Empire Ahipene-Wall - also known as Baby Ru - died of massive head injuries, but no-one has yet been charged over his death. Police are now… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Police have arrested and charged a 42-year old man with the murder of an Auckland couple.

Sixty-six-year-old Fuk-Fu Kwok was found dead at his home in Ellerslie on Monday evening having suffered… Read more Audio