Midday Report for Wednesday 11 August 2021

12:45 PM.The escalating buzz of helicopters over Waiheke Island has left residents at boiling point and demanding regulation. The island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf is home to nearly 50 helipads - that number… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.An investigation has found tow trucks have been working unsafely on Auckland motorways for years, and police let it happen. The Independent Police Conduct Authority report out today says when concerns… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.As we've been reporting - farmers and growers are struggling to attract workers and are finding it difficult to bring in workers from overseas with the border still shut. Audio

12:28 PM.Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain after leaving Barcelona. Audio

12:20 PM.As you may have heard in the news.. ASB Bank has reported a 39 percent rise in net profit as its business bounced back from the pandemic. Audio

12:18 PM.Hurricanes rugby player, TJ Perenara, is talking to management about what he says are underlying racist and insulting remarks by a director of the team's board. Businessman Troy Bowker had reacted… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The report says any loosening at the borders will rely on a very high vaccine uptake -- perhaps 100-percent of us. Māni Dunlop spoke to co-chair of the Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, or Māori pandemic… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.A much-awaited Covid-19 report, released this morning by the government's Covid-19 health advisory group, says we could welcome international visitors back by 2022. Māni Dunlop speaks to associate… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The country's largest power generator Meridian Energy struggled to cancel pre-planned shutdowns on the day of the power crisis. Thousands lost power in the middle of a polar blast. The country's… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Meridian Energy struggled to cancel pre-planned shutdowns. Is a 100-percent vaccination rate needed for quarantine-free international travel? Audio