Midday Report for Thursday 24 September 2020

12:45 PM.The RSA is today making the 80th year that it has sent Christmas parcels to New Zealand Defence workers posted overseas.

RSA and Defence Force personnel are busy packaging up the parcels in… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A kura kaupapa in Christchurch with mouldy and leaky buildings is giving an ultimatum to the Ministry of Education – rebuild the kura or else.

The Ministry has been looking to rebuild Te Kura Kaupapa… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.After making some positive gains in the last quarter, farmer confidence has reversed course again.

Maja Burry has nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.There's no guarantee the All Blacks will play the final game of the Rugby Championship with New Zealand Rugby crying foul over the just released schedule.

Sports reporter Barry Guys has pūrongo… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The Financial Markets Authority is running out of patience with some firms, warning they've had long enough to sort out governance and compliance issues.

Business reporter, Emma Hatton has te pūrongo… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.An advocate for victims of sexual abuse says a case that's come to light, where the SIS failed to pass on information that a young woman was being sexually abused, is evidence of people prioritising… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The National Party is promising to revive the Recognised Seasonal Employer, or RSE scheme, if it wins the election, as well as repealing legislation and regulations that it says ae burdonsome on… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The All Blacks rugby team will have to spend Christmas Day in quarantine, after SANZAAR and Rugby Australia finalised the match schedule and venues for the Rugby Championship.

The 12-match, six-week… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The All Blacks will be in isolation for Christmas. National announces its agriculture policy.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio