Midday Report for Monday 19 September 2022

12:42 PM.The queue to view the Queen lying in state is now closed to newcomers, as attention turns to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Second.

Hundreds-of-thousands of people have filed past the coffin in… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 19 September 2022 Half the Jamaican netball team has finally arrived in New Zealand for the test series against the Silver Ferns, three days late. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector Audio

12:17 PM.Fifty paintings from BNZ's art collection were sold at auction in Auckland yesterday, bringing in more than $13.5 million.

Five Colin McCahon paintings alone fetched a combined $3.7 million.

Te Papa… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Climate leaders and businesses are being warned they need to do more - at home and abroad to help reduce planet-warming emissions.

At a climate and business conference in Auckland this morning, the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Air New Zealand's inaugural flight from New York to Auckland arrived this morning, minus many of the passengers' bags. 

Conducting the nearly 17 hour flight, covering more than 14,000 km, and… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News for 19 September 2022 Audio