Midday Report for Thursday 8 July 2021

12:44 PM.It's 35 years since New Zealand passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act. A rainbow flag was raised outside Parliament this morning, which was a scene of celebration on that day in 1986 after the bill… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Protesters at a controversial Waiheke Island marina development have set up tents on floating construction platforms, in a bid to completely stop the work as violence continues to break out at the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Government has announced it'll be working with flour millers here to add folic acid to most of New Zealand's bread. Audio

12:28 PM.Experienced halfback Aaron Smith will lead the All Blacks for the first time in Saturday's first test against Fiji in Dunedin. Audio

12:20 PM.The number of job ads has hit a record level. The BNZ/Seek report shows full and part-time job ads rose 1 percent in June on the month before, and are 24 percent above pre-Covid levels. BNZ senior… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A humanitarian NGO in Fiji says the Covid-19 outbreak wracking the country is the biggest crisis it's ever faced. The country recorded three more deaths and a daily record of 791 positive cases… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A report into Māori Medium education has shown although they have exceptional outcomes for students - they are still under resourced across the board. The first of its kind Education Review Office… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Parliament's launched an inquiry into the so-called truancy crisis. Official figures in May showed more than 60,000 students are classified as chronically absent, missing at least three days of school… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Parliament takes action on the truancy crisis and Fiji's Covid cases smash new records. Audio