Midday Report

12:46 PM.A group representing tenants says a pre-emptive call to evict "problem" renters is highly unethical.

Māni Dunlop spoke to a spokesperson for Renters United, Anna Mooney. Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Otago landlords with rowdy tenants are being told to give them the boot now, before a law change makes that even harder to do.

Among the new changes to tenancy rules coming into effect next February… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Dairy NZ thinks about 40 highly skilled herd managers will be allowed back into the country because of border exemptions announced yesterday.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The All Whites are set to play a blockbuster football showdown, facing England and Belgium.

Joe Porter has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Sky TV reports a loss after company writedowns.

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Churches with links to the US are being blamed for spreading lies about Covid-19, with Auckland community leaders saying they're struggling to stem this flow of misinformation.

A sociologist also… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The family of a New Zealander who was on a cattle ship that sunk in the East China sea say they're devastated the search has been called off.

Scott Harris from Palmerston North and Southland man… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Fearful, intimidated and ready to leave - is how one Māori professor is describing the current climate at the University of Waikato.

More than 2,500 people have signed an open letter calling for the… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Police are investigating corruption at Rimutaka Prison allegedly in connection with gangs.

The investigation has been ongoing since July,

RNZ's corrections reporter, Charlotte Cook spoke to Māni… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A corruption investigaton is underway at Rimutaka Prison. Waikato University academics continue to speak out against racism at the institution. And social media's helping spread Covid misinformation.