Midday Report for Friday 27 March 2020

12:00 PM.A shortage of essential protective equipment, a nd reports PPE are disappearing from hospitals.

Nicola Wright has the news headlines. Read more Audio

12:11 PM.People are stealing essential equipment from hospitals, such as scrubs, masks and hand sanitiser, and the senior doctors union is pleading for them to stop.

Doctors at several DHBs have raised… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Two New Zealanders currently in Ireland are just 14 hours away from boarding a flight from Dublin to Doha, where they have a connecting flight to Auckland. 

Kahu Stirling and Karen Kennedy were… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.A New Zealander in lockdown in Auckland is counting down the days until she can finish her quarantine in her hometown of Wellington.

Rochelle Boreham flew into Auckland from Edinburgh and is stuck in… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.The government is being urged to put some additional measures to help technically insolvent companies continue to operate. Read more Audio

12:23 PM.Today we look at commercial properties and their tenants. Emma Hatton has been looking for some answers . Read more Audio

12:24 PM.Consumer confidence has slumped to its lowest level in years but the full impact of the virus won't be known until next month. Read more Audio

12:25 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Ed Glennie. Read more Audio

12:27 PM.The Takeovers Panel is easing its rules to make it easier for companies to raise capital. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Warriors squad and all other NRL rugby league players should know today what their future pay packet is going to look like - with the season in danger of being scrapped.

Clay Wilson has the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Covid-19 lockdown has brought the forestry industry to a standstill. Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Local iwi on Aotea Great Barrier are furious that non-residents have been using their waters to anchor up and isolate during this period. Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Australian government is helping charter planes get hundreds of its people out of South America. The flights are expected to leave from Peru and Uruguay in the coming days. Our reporter Sarah… Read more Audio