Midday Report for Wednesday 22 July 2020

12:44 PM.A vote to establish a Māori ward in New Plymouth is being applauded by former mayor Andrew Judd.

Yesterday councillors voted to establish a Māori ward, and in doing so, side-stepped community… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.National's Health spokesperson, Shane Reti, has raised concerns that New Zealanders in managed isolation might be undergoing medical examinations without legal consent.

Legislation passed by the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.An Auckland man who was falsely selling millions of caged eggs as free range, was yesterday sentenced to a year's home detention.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Top snow sports athletes want the snow to stay as long as possible.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Investors remain optimistic about the local market.

Emma Hatton has business. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The scandal involving Labour minsiter Iain Lees-Galloway comes less than nine weeks out from the next election.

Left-wing political commentator, Morgan Godfery, spoke to Mani Dunlop about what a blow… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Another day, another political scandal, and another member of Parliament has to go.

Labour party Cabinet Minister and the MP for Palmerston North, Iain Lees Galloway, has been sacked from his… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Cabinet Minister, Iain Lees Galloway, is sacked for an affair with a staffer, and are people consenting to medical procedures in isolation?

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio