Midday Report for Friday 1 October 2021

12:55 PM.Church leaders in West Papua warn the presence of Indonesian soldiers in classrooms is proving traumatic for children in a region mired in conflict.

The military is also present on the health… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific nation near the equator, is celebrating its language this week.

Tuvalu's nine inhabited islands, which are at risk of sinking beneath the waves, are home to about 11,000… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Using facial recognition to figure out how long people will wait in a queue is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

That's according to the Privacy Commissioner who has serious concerns about… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A farmer impacted by covid is encouraging others to get vaccinated. Audio

12:28 PM.Boxer David Nyika is not surprised by corruption at the Rio Games. Audio

12:20 PM.Consumers become more wary in lockdown. Audio

12:16 PM.Thomas Phillips and his three children have now been home safe for a whole day, after spending almost three weeks in the bush - as teams frantically searched for them.

While the community is relieved… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Emergency department doctors say patients infected with Covid-19 are being wrongly classified as low-risk, because of Delta's unusual symptoms, and that could be exacerbating the likelihood of… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A getaway driver who helped police officer Matthew Hunt's killer to escape arrest, has been jailed for 12 months.

Natalie Bracken was sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning, via… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Jail time for a getaway driver. And the Phillips family is relieved. Audio