Midday Report for Friday 4 December 2020

12:45 PM.The Auckland Art Gallery today opens its largest Art Exhibition in its 132 year history.

The exhibition will feature over 300 artworks by 110 Māori Artists, spanning 70 years of work throughout the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Māori All Blacks play their only game of the year tomorrow night, when they play a Moana Pasifika 15 in Kirikiriroa.

The one-off match is set to be a celebration of the cultures and connections… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Fonterra's 10,000 farmer shareholders look to be doing better this year, with the company revising up their payout.

Eric Frykberg has mo ngā kōrero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps are building a sizeable first innings score early on day two of the opening cricket Test against the West Indies in Hamilton.

Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra has released a relatively upbeat report on the first three months of its financial year.

Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.A man has told the Abuse in Care inquiry of being sexually assaulted many times by the Principal of his Catholic intermediate school in the early 1980s.

The man, known only as John, was giving… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Privacy Commissioner says New Zealanders can have confidence that there are good controls in place to regulate how facial recognition technology is used by Government.

A report from Victoria… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Summerfruit New Zealand says growers have been inundated with applications from New Zealanders wanting harvesting work, and some are struggling to deal with the response.

The industry has experienced… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.New Zealanders are turned away from orchards. And there's concern over New Zealand's surveillance systems.

Anna Thomas has the news. Read more Audio