Midday Report for Tuesday 12 April 2022

12:45 PM.In Ukraine, authorities say 120,000 children have been forcibly taken to Russia since the invasion began.

Two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been forced from their homes.

President Volodomyr… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.MetService has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the North Island, with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.

Between 200 and 350 millimetres of rain is expected to fall… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The Rugby Players Association says its been battling for years to have concerns about the Black Ferns taken seriously. Audio

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

12:17 PM.The man who killed a rising MMA star in a late night Auckland attack last year has been sentenced to just under three years in jail.

25 year old Liufau Vake died in hospital nine days after being… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Metservice has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of Te-Ika-a-Māui - the North Island - with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.

The bad weather, brought by former cyclone… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Weather warnings are upgraded to red for Gisborne and Wairoa and two thirds of Ukrainian children have been forced from their homes. Audio