Midday Report for Thursday 8 February 2024

12:45 PM.Forty firefighters remain on the scene of a fire at a waste management plant.

The fire broke out on Wednesday at the Green Gorilla facility in Onehunga it is contained but is still burning.

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12:43 PM.Firefighters warn it could take two to three days to contain a fire burning in a pine forest in the Tasman district.

The blaze spread quickly up the Lee Valley Wednesday afternoon and covers about… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Despite exporting more beef and sheep-meat last year than in 2022, the value was down 11 percent to just over $10 billion.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Black Caps batter Daryl Mitchell will miss the second test against South Africa as he continues to recover from a troublesome heel injury.

Daniel Gilhooly has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A new whistle-blower tool has been launched to help lift the lid on anti-competitive behaviour within the grocery sector. 

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Retailers hope a facial recognition trial being launched by Foodstuffs is a success, and can eventually be rolled out across the country.

New facial recognition software is being trialled in 25 New… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The future of this year's ski season at Whakapapa skifield on Mt Ruapehu is more uncertain than ever with the Crown's preferred bidder for the field withdrawing from negotiations.

Whakapapa is… Read more Audio