Midday Report for Thursday 25 January 2024

12:45 PM.The great butter chicken debate has stepped up another notch - this time with legal action between two Indian restaurant chains.

The family behind a famed Delhi restaurant brand, Moti Mahal, claims… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Cyclone Kirrily is bearing down on far north Queensland and is expected to make landfall near Townsville Thursday night as a category two storm.

And it's likely to impact weather here in Aotearoa… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Abysmal and tragic is how farmers are describing the prices they're being paid for lamb this season - with many re-considering their future in the sector. 

Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand's Erin Routliffe has credited her strong serve for getting her and her doubles partner through to the Australian Open semi finals. 

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The gradual slowing of inflation should be positive for asset prices, according to one investment analyst.

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Maritime New Zealand has launched an investigation after a tourist ship ran aground in Fiordland Wednesday night.

The Fiordland Navigator made a distress call after running aground near Crooked Arm… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The government is being told to come clean about its smoking policies.

The associate Minister of Health says she is committed to looking at a range of options to help smokers to quit but Ministry of… Read more Audio