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12:45 PM.Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te Ika are relieved the protest is over but say now it is time for healing and restoration of parliament grounds - Kaiota and surrounding areas.

There were violent… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The protesters who were cleared off parliament grounds yesterday have been setting up camp elsewhere in Wellington.

RNZ reporter Jake McKee spoke to Māni Dunlop. Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Midday Sports update for 3 March 2022 Audio

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

12:14 PM.Disinformation researchers say those creating and spreading harmful lies online mostly fled as the scene turned into a riot.

But the people who'd consumed that disinformation -- those who had been… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.We begin outside parliament, where the area is still cordoned off by the police today. 

Some officers are bandaged, bearing the scars of a battle against people radicalised by disinformation.

Seven… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for Thursday 3 March 2022 Audio

12:44 PM.Outside Parliament police are still clashing with protesters as they try to clear them off the surrounding streets.

RNZ reporter Charlie Dreaver spoke to Max Towle. Read more Audio

12:41 PM.As Omicron surges - the country's Covid Care Management system is down.

The computer system is used by Covid-19 patients, general practices, and other healthcare providers.

Te Whānau o Waipareira… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Midday Sports update for Wednesday 2 March 2022 Audio

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

12:16 PM.To Russia's invasion of a sovereign country - European leaders say this is Ukraine's darkest hour.

Russia continues to attack cities in Ukraine -- raining rockets on the city of Kharkiv -- and… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.There've been rough scenes outside parliament this morning, after the police began a concerted push to clear surrounding streets.

Officers carried riot shields while protesters held sheets of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for Wednesday 2 March 2022 Audio

12:55 PM.Talks were held between Ukrainian and Russian delegates overnight, but not much seems to have come from those - they will continue in a matter of days, though.

But the most significant update is… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Port workers are planning to deliver letters of protest to the captains of Russian flagged ships over that country's invasion of Ukraine.

The International Transport Federation is calling on all of… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A major report on climate change released overnight says Māori and Pacific knowledge and practices are critical in responding to climate change.

The authors of the report say there's still a brief… Read more Audio

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

12:27 PM.Midday Sports update for Tuesday 1 March 2022 Audio

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

12:16 PM.A free-trade agreement signed overnight by the New Zealand and United Kingdom is being heralded as a game-changer.

It's being widely welcomed by the business community and exporters, especially those… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Nurses say the earlier border might bring some relief, but it's not a silver bullet to the dual crises of Omicron and healthcare workforce shortages.

From the end of the week, vaccinated New… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for Tuesday 1 March 2022 Audio