Midday Report for Thursday 22 April 2021

12:46 PM.There is a sense of hope over what the major health sector shakeup will mean for our Asian communities.

Kelly Feng is the National Director of the charitable trust Asian Family Services.

She spoke… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A Southern iwi provider wants the new Māori health authority to fund services that go beyond GP visits.

The government will be canvassing views of Māori medical experts, iwi and providers across the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The government has found evidence a Dutch company is dumping surplus frozen fries in New Zealand - but says it's not affecting the local industry.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Lydia Ko is coming off a high from winning on the LPGA golf tour and she's coming back down to earth with a bit of a thud.

Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The government's confirmed a new bank depositor guarantee scheme will be in place by 2023.

Kim Savage has business. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The country's largest disability support and advocacy group wants to see a stand-alone commission or agency for those with disabilities.

It's still unclear what the shake-up in the healthcare sector… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Australian and New Zealand Foreign Affairs Ministers have met at Parliament this morning, in the first face-to-face talks since the Covid-19 pandemic shut borders across the world.

Australia's… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found officers failed in their duty of care in 2019, when a man was left in custody while unconscious, rather than being taken to the hospital.

The man… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Police fail in their duty of care for not taking an unconscious man to hospital and criticism over Government health reforms.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio