Midday Report for Tuesday 13 August 2024

1:45 PM.On today's episode, the country's largest gas user Methanex is temporarily shutting its New Zealand methanol plants and diverting the gas to power companies, the Government has confirmed plans to end… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The publisher of the New Zealand Herald - NZME - is reviewing its policies and processes around advocacy advertising after a controversial front page ad by the Hobson's Pledge lobby group. Te Pati… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Doctors say concerns have repeatedly been raised about the sterilisation unit at Dunedin Hospital but plans to improve standards continue to be kicked down the road. Association of Salaried Medical… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen is confident the side will learn from their surprise loss to Argentina, but its a lesson he doesn't want to see repeated this season. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 13 August 2024. Audio

12:15 PM.The Government has confirmed plans to end to the country's nearly 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab. Science Minister Judith Collins spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:10 PM.The country's largest gas user Methanex is temporarily shutting its New Zealand methanol plants and diverting the gas to power companies. Major Electricity Users Group chair John Harbord spoke to… Read more Audio