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Costello's advice on HTP's could expose NZ
An odd assemblage of papers that could expose Aotearoa to a radical and potentially harmful experiment. That's how one public health expert describes the five documents that make up minister Casey… Audio
Dunedin cut off with properties underwater due to heavy rain
More properties are underwater and a city is completely cut off - as the rain continues to pummel the lower south island. Flooding, slips and holes forming on SH 1 have made driving trecherous - and… Audio
The 'End of Sex' - how people could have kids with themselves
"I can't see a good reason to do that, but there are 8 billion people on this earth and some of them are crazy." Audio
Govt wants more pre-constructed buildings for schools
Schools can forget about flash architecturally-designed classrooms. Instead, the government wants more pre-constructed buildings and fewer bespoke designs. It is overhauling the way school property is… Audio
Dunedin: 100 people evacuated homes overnight
Dunedin residents who watched helplessley as floodwaters rose up around their homes are hoping the worst of the wet weather is over ... and yet the rain keeps on falling. The city has experienced its… Audio
Canada: Man exonerated for 50 year old murder aaccusation
Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Lisa Owen about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surviving another non-confidence vote, a man in Canada being exonerated for a murder he was… Audio
Health system in crisis declaration being signed across NZ
A road test of how people feel about New Zealand's health system is about to get underway. Patient Voice Aotearoa chairman Malcolm Mulholland is driving around the country urging people to sign a… Audio
Another man arrested in relation to murder of Ariki Rigby
A 29-year-old Havelock North man has been charged with being a party to arson.
Government to shake-up 'bureaucratic and inefficient' school property system
"Schools were consistently critical of a lack of transparency and unclear prioritisation of projects," a ministerial inquiry has found.
'What sort of life is that?' - Cars, vans, tents become homes
A freedom camping advocate says more and more working people are having to live in vehicles due to the cost of living and rising rental prices. Audio
New evidence could free Lyle and Erik Menendez after three decades in prison
The brothers are serving life in prison without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 4 October 2024
In today's episode, flooding and slips have closed roads across Otago and residents are being advised to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary. A state of emergency has been declared in… Audio
Costello's advice on tax cuts 'desperate collection of papers' say public health experts
Public health experts say the advice Associate Health Minister Casey Costello used to support a heated tobacco tax cut is a desperate collection of papers. Richard Edwards from the Department of… Audio
One of Dunedin's wettest days in a century
Dunedin is experiencing one of its wettest days in over a century, with MetService extending its red rain warning to 11 o'clock Friday night. RNZ reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio
More than 50,000 property investors making losses
Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
Power cut off in parts of Otago after heavy rain and slips
Glenda Wallace who lives at Toko Mouth near Milton in Clutha told Midday Report her coastal community of around 70 houses has no power and is cut off by road. Wallace spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio
Otago residents told to stay inside as rain continues to fall
Flooding and slips have closed roads across Otago and residents are being advised to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary. Emergency Management Otago controller Chris Henderson spoke to… Audio
Health staff 'doubly punished' over botched holiday pay - union
The cost of Holidays Act breaches and untaken long service service has now hit $3.6b, with authorities making savage budget cuts to pay for them.
Government to temporarily underwrite new housing developments
The Housing Minister says the plan would lower the risk for developers and ensure houses were ready for buyers to enter the market as interest rates drop.
Less than three quarters of students show up for final day of term
Official figures show 744,000 children should have been in class last Friday but only 544,000 turned up. Audio
