Midday Report for Monday 29 January 2024

12:45 PM.It's back to school this week for thousands of children and for some it will be a chance to get a proper meal.

The charity Kids Can says due to cost of living pressures, demand for its services has… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A recovery operation has been underway in Christchurch for a large whale that died after becoming stranded in Christchurch Sunday night.

The eight-metre juvenile Finn whale got stuck on a sandbar in… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.With parliament sitting from tomorrow, farmers want to know what the Government's plan is for the roll-back of rules and regulations it campaigned on last year.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has finished second at the latest LPGA tournament in Florida.

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The earnings for the country's second biggest supermarket chain, Woolworths, have taken a hit because of weaker trading and the costs of rebranding from Countdown, forcing its Australian owners to… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.United Nations and aid groups are calling for countries to reconsider their decision to suspend funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians.

Ten countries, including top donors the US and… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Wellington's Mayor has met with the Local Government Minister over the state of the capital's pipes and warned the problems will be felt for decades.

Tory Whanau was summoned to the Beehive by the… Read more Audio