Midday Report for Monday 8 April 2024

12:45 PM.A Timaru farmer and travel business owner are calling for the Government to introduce a passenger charter so travel operators are penalised when services are delayed or cancelled.

This comes after… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Sweeping job cuts proposed at the Ministry of Health could see five of thirteen roles in tobacco regulation axed.

The five jobs are proposed to be disestablished after the government made a U-turn on… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.White Ferns skipper Sophie Devine says a double series defeat to England isn't how they wanted to end their home summer, but she's confident they'll be better for the experience ahead of this year's… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Digital financial services firm Heartland Group has been been given the official nod to buy Melbourne based Challenger bank, which it plans to use as its platform for future growth.

Gyles Beckford… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The police, and rugby officials, are investigating a Hawke's Bay club rugby match that ended with the away side being shot at as they left the game.

The match between Tamatea and Young Māori Party… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Fire investigators are sifting through a burnt out lodge in Auckland searching for clues as to what started the blaze.

The fire at the City Garden Lodge in Parnell broke out Sunday afternoon sending… Read more Audio