Midday Report for Thursday 14 May 2020

12:44 PM.The budget lock up is underway - and at 2pmwe will find out more details of where the government will be spending its money over the next year.

The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, says it will lay… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.New Zealand is now in Alert Level 2, and one of the first things that many people are wanting is a haricut or their roots touched up.

Lyndsay Miller is a hair stylist at Fox Hair in Christchurch, and… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Government will shortly unveil how it plans to recover an economy shattered by Covid 19, and has said it might have to borrow at least $52 billion dollars to do so.

Maja Burry has the rural news.

12:28 PM.The Hurricanes are showing some interest in the return of crowd favourite Julian Savea, who says he'd love to play for his home team again.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The business software firm Xero has clocked its first full year net profit, off the back of a growing customer base and disciplined spending.

Andrew McRae has business. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.With today's Budget being largely an economic rescue package, businesses are waiting with bated breath to find out what sort of support is in it for them.

Business commentator, Phil O'Reilly, spoke… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Budget that Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, will deliver this afternoon will be like none before.

The Budget is largely an economic rescue package called 'Rebuilding Together', yet the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Thousands of people have been out on the country's roads and walking central city streets for the first time in weeks this morning, as cafes, pools, and gyms reopen and people head back to their… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Things are almost back to normal under Level 2. And the country prepares for a Budget like no other.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio