Midday Report for Thursday 27 August 2020

12:46 PM.A not-for-profit is calling for help to meet the growing demand to feed families in need as pressure from the covid-19 pandemic grows.

The Kai Ika Project donates fish heads and bones - which are… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The National Party is promising, if elected, to review the health and safety regulator WorkSafe to ensure it is reflecting common sense, not draconian enforcement.

It's one of the commitments… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.There's been a call for the Ministry for Primary Industries to be better resourced to deal with livestock welfare issues.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.NBA teams boycott the playoffs to protest US police shootings.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.King Salmon sales take a dive – though profits rise.

Emma Hatton has business. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The police have been criticised for multiple failures which led to the death of a man in custody in 2018.

Alo Ngata, who was 29-years-old, had violently assaulted a stranger in Auckland's Freeman's… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Air New Zealand says it will be years before it gets back to where it was before the pandemic devastated its business.

The airline made a loss of $454 million for the year ended June.

It wrote down… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The terrorist being sentenced in the Christchurch High Court today could receive a life sentence without the chance of parole.

It would be the first time such a sentence has been handed out.

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12:10 PM.The Christchurch mosque terrorist will be sentenced today.

A small crowd has gathered outside of the Christchurch High Court on the final day of sentencing.

RNZ's Eleisha Foon reports from the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Christchurch terrorist will be sentenced today. Air New Zealand posts a multi-million-dollar loss.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio