Midday Report for Friday 7 August 2020

12:45 PM.The Crusaders' historic four-year undefeated run in Christchurch came to an end last month when they were upset by the Hurricanes. But this weekend, at home against the Highlanders, they'll have a… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Public Health Association is calling for the Health Minister to urgently support a Māori Health Authority - with more power - before the election. The Health and Disability Review released in June… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.An animal abuse scandal in the U.K has raised the interest of a government department here.

Eric Frykberrg has the rural news. Audio

12:28 PM.Lydia Ko shows she's still a force to be reckoned with on the LPGA tour.

Stephen Hewson has sport. Audio

12:20 PM.IAG's profits take a tumble due to Aussie bushfire claims.

Emma Hatton has business. Audio

12:17 PM.Hundreds of cancer cases went undiagnosed during the Covid-19 lockdown and the weeks that followed, as the health system focused on gearing up for a pandemic. A report by Te Aho o Te Kahu, the… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The National Party would spend an extra $20 million over four years protecting women from gynaecological cancer including immediately introducing self-testing for the virus that is a precurser to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Oranga Tamariki's bosses are fronting up to the Waitangi Tribunal today. The tribunal's urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, which in part seeks to find out why Māori are dispropotionately taken into… Read more Audio