Midday Report for Tuesday 24 May 2022

12:48 PM.New Zealanders interest in online shopping continues to grow, with spending in the first three months of this year a third higher than last year, according to NZ Post.

It says we spent more than $2.2… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Government's putting extra money into Māori education to improve teaching spaces and increase staffing levels.

The funding comes from this year's Budget, and includes nearly $50 million for Māori… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps' stand-in captain Tom Latham believes the squad still got plenty out of their four day game against Sussex- despite losing days one and four to rain. The match ended in a draw - with… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.US President Joe Biden has put an end to his country's strategic ambiguity, saying it would come to Taiwan's military defence if China invaded.

Taiwan is home to the world's most advanced… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The world has passed a grim milestone, marking a whole new threshold of suffering, with the number of people forced from their homes exceeding 100 million for the first time.

The figure includes… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The covid traffic light flashes orange.

A grim milestone of human suffering with more than 100 million people homeless due to conflicts.  Audio