Midday Report for Tuesday 23 August 2022

12:45 PM.The latest data from TradeMe show house prices have fallen six percent since peaking earlier this year.

Auckland has had the biggest fall dropping $102,000 since March this year.

TradeMe's property… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A so called anti-government protest has reached parliament in a scene reminiscent of the occupation earlier this year.

However, today there's also an anti-fascist protest nearby.

The lead for the… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Gisborne kiwifruit growers are considering their legal options - after the High Court ruled Sungold Kiwifruit licenses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a… Read more Audio

12:29 PM.Midday sports News for 23 August 2022 Manchester United's Dutch manager Erik ten Hag has earned his first win in football's English Premier League - a 2-1 derby win over Liverpool at Old Trafford… Read more Audio

12:21 PM.News from the business sector for 23 August 2022. The retirement village operator Summerset's headline profits have fallen on reduced property value gains, however, stripping out the one-offs its… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Mana whenua have been urging visitors to respect tikanga and maintain a peaceful protest.

At the last parliamentary occupation Taranaki Whānui laid down Te Kahu o Te Raukura - a cloak of aroha and… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.An anti-fascist protest is calling for peace in Wellington, as a so-called freedom protest marches through the city to Parliament.

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook was with the anti-fascist protesters and… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.On the grounds outside Parliament, a so-called freedom protest is underway.

It's being opposed by the counter-protest of an anti fascist movement. 

RNZ Wellington reporter Hamish Cardwell spoke to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Labour Party caucus has expelled Dr Gaurav Sharma.

He calls himself a whistleblower; but the party's leaders paint him as a rogue.

RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Māni Dunlop… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News for 23 August 2022 Audio