Midday Report for Tuesday 9 February 2021

12:46 PM.New Zealand's Myanmar community is calling for the Government to condemn the actions of Myanmar's military, which has detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power of the country.

The leader of… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Blood testing for residents of Karitane and Waikouaiti begins this afternoon, after the Council found high readings of lead in their water supplies.

People in the East Otago towns were told a week… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A new campaign to fill harvesting jobs on orchards and vineyards in the Nelson Tasman region has attracted 400 applications in less than a week.

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

12:28 PM.Rafael Nadal's quest for a record 21st grand slam win begins.

Clay Wilson has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Briscoe group breaks sales and profit records.

Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Reserve Bank is tightening lending to house buyers.

This morning the Bank confirmed it will reimpose loan to value ratios from next month at 20 percent for owner-occupiers and 30 percent for… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The former head of Air New Zealand says he had no idea the airline was doing work for the Saudi military.

Through a third party contract, the airline's gas turbines unit has worked on two engines and… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Air New Zealand comes under fire for doing work for the Saudi military. The Reserve Bank tightens lending to house buyers.

Nicola Wright has mo ngā pitopito korero. Read more Audio