Midday Report for Wednesday 13 April 2022

12:45 PM.The government is funding 16 new projects focussing on mātauranga Māori scientific research.

Each project is receiving about a $250,00, including horticultural and food enterprises, a study into… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Asbestos fibres are leaching into Christchurch's drinking water from ageing underground pipes.

Ōtautahi has nearly 800 kilometres of asbestos-cement piping; and nationwide, that figure is around… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková believes the team can take plenty of positives from their two losses to Australia as they build towards the next World Cup. Audio

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

12:16 PM.Food banks are seeing high demand for their services, as the cost of living continues to rise.

The latest figures from Stats NZ which came out this morning show food prices went up 7.6 percent in the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Heavy rain brought by former cyclone Fili is causing damage as it falls on already sodden ground around Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.

A red rain warning is in place for those regions, where steady rain has… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Heavy rain's causing damage in already-drenched Tairawhiti and Wairoa, and Australians fly in without isolating. Audio