Midday Report for Thursday 7 May 2020

12:46 PM.The organisation representing excercise facilities has presented a plan to open the country's gyms under level two.

Excercise NZ spoke before the epidemic response committee and submitted a… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson has signalled this year's budget won't be the final say on the government's response to Covid-19. In a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce via videolink… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.According to Stats NZ, beef cattle numbers lifted last year, while the number of dairy cows and sheep on farms fell slightly.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Netball New Zealand is painting a gloomy picture of the future of sport unless there is a immediate re-think of the country's sporting strategy.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.A large scale government backed social housing programme is being put up not only to address growing demand but also to support the building industry during the covid-19 economic crisis.

Andrew McRae… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The country's largest aviation union is taking legal action against the Airways Corporation in a bid to stop it from closing seven traffic control towers at a cost of 180 jobs.

Last month, Airways… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Vodafone customers in central and eastern parts of the North Island have lost service on both mobile and fixed line networks.

The company says a fibre cable has been damaged in two places -- Napier… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Aucklanders will have to abide by new water restrictions from the middle of the month, after councillors voted to enforce a ban on the use of outdoor hoses and commercial car washes.

The… Read more Audio