Midday Report for Wednesday 25 August 2021

12:53 PM.Human rights advocates in Indonesia are demanding the release of the West Papuan political prisoner Victor Yeimo. He is the foreign spokesperson for the pro-independence West Papua National Committee… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Paralympics are finally underway, with the Opening Ceremony taking place in Tokyo last night and New Zealand's first athletes in action today. Just like the Tokyo Olympics, there was major concern… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Kahungunu Whanau Services is running mobile vaccinations to reach those in emergency and transitional housing and in Housing First properties across the region. Māni Dunlop checks in with the… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The poultry industry feeling the impact of staff shortages during Alert Level Four. Some processors are having to significantly adapt their operations to try and keep supermarkets stocked during the… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The New Zealand wheelchair rugby team know they have a tough assignment to qualify for the semi-finals of their event at the Paralympics, but feel the tight-knit team can cause a couple of upsets. Audio

12:17 PM.The Ministry of Health has had to tell people to be kind and to stop making racist comments about the Pacific Community. The Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said more than half of the… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.More supermarkets have this morning been added as locations of interest in Auckland, with the total number of places listed on the Ministry of Health website now reaching 470. A Countdown in Northwest… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Ministry of Health is copping flak for not being sufficiently transparent about a possible vaccine error in Auckland. Five people may have accidentally received a harmless injection of saline… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Opposition parties demand transparency over a potential vaccine botch-up. Staffing puts pressure on food suppliers. Audio