Midday Report for Wednesday 12 August 2020

12:48 PM.Nine checkpoints are now in force around the Auckland supercity boundaries.

Travel in and out of the city is restricted to essential travel and freight movements. 

RNZ's health correspondent… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Auckland testing centres in have been overwhelmed since they opened this morning.

RNZ's Jordan Bond spoke to Māni Dunlop from the testing centre in Northcote.
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12:42 PM.The cold store company in Auckland where one worker has tested postive for covid is Americold NZ.

The worker is from their Mt Wellington plant which has now been closed down, while a second of their… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The meat processing industry is dusting off its procedures as Covid-19 preparations ramp up in New Zealand.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Super Rugby and the ANZ premiership netball are in limbo.

Stephen Hewson has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.ASB profits take a tumble.

Gyles Beckford has the Business news. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A covid-positive woman travelled to Rotorua with a family of four at the weekend while she was symptomatic.

The mayor of Rotorua, Steve Chadwick, spoke with Māni Dunlop. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.One of the four people who've tested positive for Covid-19 outside of managed isolation travelled to Rotorua at the weekend while she was symptomatic.

Epidemiologist and head of Otago University's… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Two Auckland workplaces have been shut down and Rotorua is on high alert, following close contact with people infected with Covid-19.

There are four confirmed cases from an unknown source in the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.There's a risk that Covid-19 has already spread outside of Auckland. The dissolution of Parliament is delayed by the Prime Minister.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio