Midday Report Podcast Options

12:45 PM.The interpretation and definition of partnership and co-governance under Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been back in the public eye generating claims of division and race baiting politicking.

The ACT Party… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Midday Sport update for Friday 1 April Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:16 PM.Half-price public transport kicks off today -- it's part of a three month scheme to minimise the effects of high fuel costs, which have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Government's Clean Car… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Tourism operators say covid-related grants have helped keep them afloat through the pandemic.

The Auditor-General John Ryan found ministers used unclear criteria when dishing out nearly $70 million… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News for Friday 1 April 2022 with Nicola Wright Audio

12:45 PM.Wastewater testing is being used to monitor the scale of the Omicron outbreak in Aotearoa.

The virus now rears its head in every wastewater sample, revealing covid hotspots around the country.

So… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Kua hinga he totara nui o te waonui a Tane. Tangi hotuhotu ana nga manu. Me to iwi Maori. The tributes have been flowing endlessly for one of Aotearoa's most leading legal minds and indigenous… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Midday Sport update for Thursday 31 March 2022 Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:15 PM.To Tāmaki Makaurau, where Councillors are considering whether to ask locals to have their say on a proposal to turn parking spaces on the roads into bus and carpool lanes, cycleways, and bigger… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Renting's become more expensive than ever - and rental properties are even harder to find.

That's according to TradeMe's latest Rental Prince Index, which says the national median rent climbed $45 in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for Thursday 31 March 2022 with Nicola Wright Audio

12:45 PM.Predator Free 2050 will invest nearly $7 million on new projects to eradicate rats, stoats and possums from all of Aotearoa.

Professor Neil Gemmell of University of Otago has just received $200,000… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Kāpiti is about to get a little bit closer to Wellington when Transmission Gully opens to the public tomorrow.

The new road will cut peak journey times by up to 15 minutes between Wellington and the… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Sailing commentator Peter Lester is unsurprised Team New Zealand have opted for an overseas venue for the next America's Cup. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:15 PM.The police are touting the success of a zero-tolerance approach they took to illegal street racing around Hamilton last weekend.

Police deployed 50 staff before about 500 vehicles arrived.

200… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The next America's Cup regatta will take place in Barcelona.

Team New Zealand's chief executive Grant Dalton says the decision came down to money; not enough was on offer to stay in Auckland and win.

12:00 PM.The America's Cup will be held in Spain, and 200 fines for Hamilton's boy racers. Audio

12:46 PM.Scallop fisheries in Northland and most of the Coromandel are going to be closed, to allow the shellfish beds to recover.

The latest biomass surveys confirm the poor health of the scallop fisheries… Read more Audio