Midday Report for Wednesday 21 July 2021

12:46 PM.Whareroa Marae is celebrating a small win against heavy industry, after an oil company withdrew its application to build and run a jet fuel tank farm at the nearby port in Mount Maunganui. Timaru Oil… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Fiji's revising its Covid-19 death toll upwards, after months of attributing many of them to pre-existing medical conditions. The official figure stands at 125, but the Health Secretary James Fong… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The pork industry says it is up to the government to ensure the devastating pork disease African Swine Fever, doesn't arrive in New Zealand. Audio

12:28 PM.Football Ferns captain Ali Riley is hoping they can kick-start the New Zealand team's Olympics and their campaign with a good result in their opening game against Australia tonight. Audio

12:20 PM.Morrison & Co, the utilities investment business and manager of the listed company Infratil is getting new leadership. Audio

12:17 PM.The National Party is calling for the police to reinstate armed response units - saying the police commissioner got it wrong stopping them. 

Judith Collins says the community actually wanted the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.New Zealand's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight when the Football Ferns face off against Australia at 11.30pm. But the Olympics' motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together" might need to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.There are growing concerns New Zealand will likely see trade retaliation from China after the government's condemnation of the country. New Zealand yesterday joined allies in criticising what are… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Will there be consequences for speaking out against the largest buyer of New Zealand's exports? Fiji revises its Covid-19 death toll upwards and West Coast residents brace for a long recovery. Audio