Midday Report for Friday 8 October 2021

12:57 PM.Ni sa bula! It's Fijian language week in Aotearoa.

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples has been marking the week with live Facebook videos and Instagram stories of Fijians sharing stories of their… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Murupara in the Bay of Plenty has the lowest vaccination uptake of any town in the country.

Less than one-third of Murupara residents have gotten even one jab, and just sixteen percent are fully… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The Prime Minister continues her whirlwind tour of Eastern North Island centres today - trying to put a rocket under the vaccination uptake.

Data released yesterday show vaccination levels in wealthy… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Supplies are looking very tight as winegrowers here grapple with two seasons of low grape yields, as well as shipping and labour problems. Audio

12:28 PM.Heat is a big problem as the All Whites prepare to play in Bahrain. Audio

12:20 PM.We find out which sectors dominate wage subsidy applications. Audio

12:17 PM.Experts from a variety of disciplines are warning Covid-19 is a threat multiplier exploiting the cracks in our social infrastructure.

In Aotearoa, we first saw the Delta variant take hold in… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Northlanders are bracing for a possible shift to Alert Level 3, after confirmation that a Delta-positive essential worker went through Whangārei. 

National's Dr Shane Reti talks to Māni Dunlop about… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Northlanders are bracing for a possible shift to Alert Level 3, after confirmation that a Delta-positive essential worker went through Whangārei.

So far, there are no locations of interest listed for… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Northland prepares for a possible alert level upgrade. And the Prime Minister hits the road to try supercharge the vaccination uptake. Audio