Midday Report for Friday 8 December 2023

12:46 PM.After almost six months away, and just in time for Christmas, two Navy ships arrived back home on Friday - as hundreds of eager whanau members waited on the docks to greet them.

Crews from both HMNZS… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.After two days of deliberations a jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of 21-year-old Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.

The pair have been… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.the summer shearing season is underway - but gangs are struggling to find rhythm with consistent wet weather holding things up.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.The Black Ferns Sevens coach Cory Sweeney is confident his side can return to its winning ways, despite being without captain Sarah Hirini for round two of the World Series.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has lowered its full year profit forecast as lower consumer spending cuts into its revenue.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A first of its kind study has revealed poverty is still a barrier when it comes to taking up medicine for Māori, Pasifika and people from rural communities.

The research by both Otago and Auckland… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is touring cyclone and rain battered parts of Hawke's Bay.

On Friday morning he was in Wairoa to gauge progress of the town's recovery and find out what more is… Read more Audio