Midday Report for Thursday 16 September 2021

12:56 PM.The simmering conflict between West Papuan independence fighters and Indonesian military forces has flared up again.

There are more signs of mass displacement too, following an attack on an… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Equestrian New Zealand is disappointed by the actions of a rider who allegedly flouted lockdown rules to travel to Wānaka.

William Willis, along with his partner Hannah Rawnsley, were named as the… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Opua business association says it is working with authorities to ensure that delta won't get into the community with the imminent arrival in the Bay of Islands of around 50 yachts escaping Fiji's… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A plan has been hatched to solve a feral kurī or dog issue in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland. Audio

12:27 PM.Silver Ferns call in reinforcements for England series. Audio

12:20 PM.Consumers flock to help small businesss in lockdown. Audio

12:17 PM.The Vaxi Taxi; double jab ute; chariots of pfizer.

Whatever they're called -- the first vaccination busses begin rolling into South Auckland today, to improve immunisation rates across all suburbs. 

12:12 PM.The cost of rents continue to skyrocket - and not even the latest lockdown could stop prices reaching an all-time high.

August figures from TradeMe show the national median weekly rent is $550 a week… Read more Audio

12:08 PM.Searchers are making the most of a reprieve in the weather today to scale up their attempts to find a missing Waikato father Thomas Phillips and his three young children.

The family's abandoned ute… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The economy was running red hot prior to lockdown Surf lifesavers join the search for a missing Waikato family. Audio