Midday Report for Tuesday 30 January 2024

12:44 PM.Police are investigating the sudden death of a man whose body was found at a Dunedin property on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Hillary Street in Liberton in the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A fatal e-scooter accident on a busy Auckland street has residents worried about safety.

One person died late Monday night near the corner of Ian McKinnon Drive and Devon Street in Eden Terrace.

The… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.Fire and Emergency has fire bans in place in parts of Otago, Mackenzie, Canterbury, Marlborough and coastal Wairarapa - and further restrictions across much of the South Island.

Sally Murphy has the… Read more Audio

12:29 PM.New Zealand apprentice jockey Kelsey Hannan is grateful to be alive after being thrown from her horse during a race in Adelaide at the weekend. 

Felicity Reid has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The Reserve Bank's chief economist has made it clear the battle against inflation is far from won, and that domestic price pressures remain stubborn. 

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand won't be contributing more funds to UNRWA, the UN's aid agency for Palestinians, until the Foreign Minister is satisfied over allegations that several of its staff were involved in the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.James Shaw will step down as co-leader of the Green Party in March but will remain in Parliament for now.

The former Minister will stay on to support a bill which would add the right to a sustainable… Read more Audio