Midday Report for Wednesday 2 February 2022

12:52 PM.The Kingdom of Tonga is going into a nationwide lockdown from Wednesday evening, after two Covid cases were detected in routine testing at the wharf in Nuku'alofa.

Worldwatch's Max Towle speaks with… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Roses are red
Violets are blue 
Marlborough's hunting a thief
Is it YOU!?

Blenheim's rose garden at Pollard Park is being plundered with more than half of this summer's roses stolen.

The… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Cannabis research using the Dunedin Study has found smoking weed is harmful to lung health.

Prolonged cannabis use led to over-inflated lungs, and even increased the resistance to airflow to a… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.Midday sports update for Wedneday 2 February 2022 Audio

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

12:18 PM.Workers who lose their jobs could get 80 percent of their usual salary for up to seven months, under a proposed new government scheme.

The social unemployment insurance scheme has been designed in… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Emergency management operations are on watch on the West Coast, where heavy rain has been falling since early this morning.

Some residents are being evacuated as a precaution.

Waka Kotahi says… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday news update for Wednesday 2 February Read more Audio