Midday Report for Wednesday 4 November 2020

12:00 PM.Kim Dotcom's battle against extradition is set to continue. It's election day in the United States.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The long-running legal battle to extradite Kim Dotcom is set to continue, with today's Supreme Court ruling leaving the matter unresolved.

The court has found Mr Dotcom and his three associates are… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The first polls in the United States Presidential election have begun to close, with results expected to start flowing in within the next couple of hours.

The race for key swing states could be tight… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.New Zealand's unemployment rate has risen sharply, as the effects of Covid-19 become more evident.

The jobless rate in the three months to September rose to 5.3 percent, up from 4 percent in the… Read more Audio

12:20 PM. Unemployment numbers are slightly better than expected, but they're still set to get worse.

Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Raelen Castle, the former head of Netball New Zealand and Australian rugby league club the Canterbury Bulldogs, has been named the new chief executive of Sport New Zealand.

Stephen Hewson has te… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.It's time for a small celebration because rain has fallen in Marlborough.

The region has received a welcome reprieve from what was becoming a dangerously dry spring and early summer.

Susan Murray… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The National Party has joined calls for a widespread review into the country's Covid-19 border system and managed isolaion and quarantine facilities, after two health workers tested positive for the… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The National Party has joined calls for a widespread review into the country's Covid-19 border system and managed isolaion and quarantine facilities, after two health workers tested positive for the… Read more Audio