Midday Report for Tuesday 27 October 2020

12:45 PM.Staying strong during challenging times is the focus of this year's Tokelau Language Week.

But despite the language week occurring every year for almost a decade, the language is dying away and could… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The head of Mōri midwives says the taking of Māori babies just after birth targets the mother when she is at her weakest.

The second week of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the disproportionate… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Veterinary Association says a critical labour shortage has left vets feeling extremely stressed and burnt out.

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

12:28 PM.The Wellington Phoenix will base themselves in New South Wales again for the new A-League football season.

Stephen Hewson has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The utilities investor Infratil is looking to buy a 60 percent stake in the Australian medical company Qscan Radiology Clinics.

Emma Hatton has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Labour and the Greens are meeting again /will meet again this afternoon to hash out whether they will have a formal arrangement when the new Government is formed, and what it would look like.

Having… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The people of Napier are being told there's no need to panic after a local child returned a weak-positive Covid-19 result when they arrived in Japan.

The child attended a local childcare centre and… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Two men who shot at a police officer in Northland early this morning are still at large.

In what police say seems to be a planned attack, a vehicle pulled out in front of a patrol car to bring it to… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Two men are at large after a shooting in Northland. Napier residents are on edge after a Covid-positive test.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio