Midday Report for Friday 16 December 2022

12:46 PM.Staying with Christmas foods, this time the Christmas mince pie. Consumer NZ has undertaken a blind taste test of seven pie-producing companies, and found that a supermarket brand took out the top… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.An investigation into the cause of the Bromley wastewater treatment plant fire in Christchurch has concluded it started accidentally where contractors were working on a tank roof. Audio

12:39 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio

12:25 PM.New Zealand Cricket maintains the decision to sign with Spark Sport and stream home games hasn't back fired. NZC signed a six year deal with Spark in 2019 - but Spark is dropping its sports streaming… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.New Zealand Cricket maintains the decision to sign with Spark Sport and stream home games hasn't back fired. NZC signed a six year deal with Spark in 2019 - but Spark is dropping its sports streaming… Read more Audio

12:21 PM.News from the business sector Audio

12:17 PM.The woman in charge of a 1.59 million dollar Covid-19 vaccination campaign quit after an investigation into conflicts of interest. Colleagues of the woman say their concerns were repeatedly ignored… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The streaming service is set to close, and its remaining content rights - worth more than 50-million dollars - will go to TVNZ. Audio