Midday Report for Tuesday 22 December 2020

12:22 PM.The Black Caps have just one more player to confirm for their first cricket test against Pakistan.

Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A small electricity retailer is calling for reform of the power market to prevent manipulation and overcharging.

Nicholas Pointon has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.More than 40 countries have now banned travellers from the UK in response to a new Covid-19 variant - though New Zealand's borders remain open to them.

Top health officials in the UK say there is no… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.One of the men charged in relation to sexual offending against boys at Dilworth School, Ian Robert Wilson, has pleaded guilty to five charges.

This morning five men had a total of 33 charges added to… Read more Audio

12:08 PM.The man who murdered the British backpacker, Grace Millane, has been named as Jesse Shane Kempson.

Kempson's name has been kept secret by the courts for more than two years, but suppression lapsed… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Supreme Court names Grace Millane's killer, and a man pleads guilty to sexual offending at Dilworth School.

Anna Thomas has the news. Read more Audio