Midday Report for Friday 6 December 2024

1:45 PM.In today's episode, a large scrub fire in Canterbury has now doubled in size to nearly a thousand hectares, testing at a small free range chicken farm near Dunedin has not detected bird flu, Whakaata… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Hussein Al-Umari was posthumously awarded one of just three Bravery Stars for confronting the gunman during the 2019 Al Noor Mosque massacre - saving the lives of other worshippers but losing his life… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Whakaata Māori, formerly Māori Television, has axed 27 jobs, and announced it will cancel its daily TV news bulletin Te Ao Māori News from next week Friday. Former Māori TV news boss and host of RNZ's… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 6 December 2024 Audio

12:30 PM.Day one second test Blacks Caps vs England at the Basin Reserve Audio

12:23 PM.Midday Business News for 6 December 2024 Audio

12:16 PM.Testing at a small free range chicken farm near Dunedin has not detected bird flu. Reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:12 PM.A large scrub fire in Canterbury has now doubled in size to nearly a thousand hectares. Incident Commander Brian Keown spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio