Midday Report for Monday 10 August 2020

12:00 PM.Another attempted break-in at a managed isolation hotel; Demand for food parcels soars; A new biodiversity strategy.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Minister responsible for managed Isolation, Megan Woods, has described a second attempt to enter an isolation hotel as "utterly reckless".

Police say a 33-year-old man forced his way into a… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Charities are continuing to experience a record demand for food parcels as households struggle to make ends meet.

The Red Cross is giving out $40,000 worth of food vouchers a day to foreigners… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The head of Forest and Bird feels genuinely hopeful about the future of Aotearoa for the first time in his life, following the launch of the government's biodiversity strategy.

It was launched by the… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Contact Energy's full year profit has fallen by nearly two thirds.

Emma Hatton has business. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko squandered a five shot lead to evenutally finish second at the latest LPGA Tour event.

Stephen Hewson has sport. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Minister of Agriculture thinks it would not be right for all dead animals to be buried on farms if they cannot be collected and sold.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:41 PM.A research team hopes Māori lives will be saved with a new testing criteria for stomach cancer.

The University of Otago and Kimihauora Reseach Clinic have developed the new criteria to make it easier… Read more Audio