Midday Report for Tuesday 1 February 2022

12:48 PM.It was a beautiful day in Te Whanganui-a-Tara yesterday -- and the small city beach at Oriental Bay was crowded with people seeking relief from the heat.

But masks and physical distancing were… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.St John Ambulance responded to 30 percent more mental health call outs for people under fourteen in 2021 than in 2020.

More mental health call outs occured across all age groups, a 36 percent… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.Sport news for 1 February 2022 Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:15 PM.Despite falling numbers of youth offenders, Māori are still disproportionately represented in the figures. 

It comes as a new report reveals the number of youth offenders has fallen by more than 60… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Government ministers are expected to discuss the future of border controls and the managed isolation system at today's Cabinet meeting.

While the settings have helped slow Covid-19 from entering the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday news update for the February the first, 2022. 

New information on the scale of abuse in the Catholic church; Ministers contemplate the future of the border; and St John reports increased… Read more Audio