Midday Report for Tuesday 19 May 2020

12:46 PM.New statistics show that one in three Māori and Pasifika live in a damp or mouldy home.

The results are from the 2018 census and is the first time the census has collected nationwide data on… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.NZME has been declined an interim injunction by the High Court that would have allowed it to have an exclusive negotiation period with Nine over buying rival media outlet Stuff.

NZME shocked Stuff… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Silver Ferns shooter Bailey Mes says in the end surgery on her knee was really the only option for her to confidently get back on the court.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The head of the Reserve Bank is staying open about whether it will have to expand its bond buying programme to cope with the extra debt the government plans to raise over the next few years.

Andrew… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.What's thought to be one of the world's first in-person art auctions to take place since the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown is being held in Auckland tonight.

Art auctions have taken place online during… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Rotorua tourism leaders have met with the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to discuss the challenges faced by the city.

Ms Ardern, the Minister for Maori Development, Nanaia Mahuta and Toruism… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Treasury has failed to front at today's Epidemic Response Committee, which has focussed on the Budget and Treasury's economic forecasts.

Treasury Secretary Caralee McLiesh and Deputy Secretary Bryan… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Economists critique the Government's budget after a Treasury no-show. Rotorua gets a financial leg-up.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio