Midday Report for Thursday 22 July 2021

12:46 PM.The world has ended and there's only one place to go to survive: Katuku Island.

That's the basis of a new video game, launched this morning, which its creators hope will go some way in linking… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first game of the controversial Springboks rugby Tour, which divided the country.

In 1981 South Africa's rugby team was invited to tour Aotearoa, with some New… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A Hawke's Bay ecologist says recent flood events are more traumatic than they need to be.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.The Oly Whites hope to cash in on their favourable Tokyo football draw.

Stephen Hewson has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Contact Energy and Meridian Energy are looking to build the world's first large-scale green hydrogen plant in Southland.

Nicholas Pointon has business. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Critics of the government's Covid-19 vaccine rollout are concerned some of the country's most vulnerable may get lost in the system, as the final group four joins the programme from next week.

Only… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Trade Minister, Damien O'Connor, is down-playing concerns that there will be any trade retaliation from China, after the Government accused the country of state-sponsored cyber attacks.

The… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The Pasifika Medical Association is calling for more medical staff to immediately join those on the ground in Fiji.

Fiji recorded over 1000 new cases yesterday, and a record 21 daily deaths from the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Calls for New Zealand to step up its Covid support for Fiji, and the Government has no concerns about retaliation from China.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio