Midday Report for Monday 13 November 2023

12:45 PM.A new ferry between Auckland and Waiheke Island sailed into service on Monday.

Up until now Fullers360 has dominated the route, with many residents calling for competition to help bring down prices.

12:42 PM.Palestinian New Zealanders are vowing to keep protesting despite an incident yesterday when a young boy was hit by a shovel in Auckland.

The nine-year-old spent the night in hospital after being hit… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers are being told to check their paddocks of maize and sweetcorn in particular for the crop-destroying moth fall armyworm well into summer.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:29 PM.New Zealand golfer Steven Alker is closing in on a nearly $2 million payday in the final tournament of the US seniors circuit for the year.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.A slower second half and tougher economic conditions have dented the ANZ Bank's full year profit.

Gyles Beckord has the business news. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon's chances of attending APEC looks slim to none, as coalition talks stretch into this week.

Instead, it will be someone from the caretaker government… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.An Interislander ferry has been left with a large hole in it after hitting a wharf in Wellington.

It's the second Cook Strait ferry to smash into the wharf and receive a hole in less than a week - it… Read more Audio