Midday Report for Monday 26 June 2023

12:46 PM.Final submissions in the coroners court case into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son are being heard.

The coronial hearing which aims to establish whether the pair are dead or… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A direct challenge from Russia's Wagner fighters to Vladimir Putin is showing the cracks in the President's authority.

An extraordinary escalation saw mercenaries seize two major Russian cities and… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The wet weather is having an impact on Gisborne vegetable producers. 

Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge says a statue immortalising club legends Sam Whitelock and Richie Mo'unga is not out of the question.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sport.
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12:21 PM.Consumer NZ is making moves to get action on supermarkets.

Gyles Beckford has the business news.
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12:17 PM.As part of its law and order policy, the National Party wants to cut the funding of cultural reports used for sentencing in criminal trials.

Paul Goldsmith says from eight cultural reports being… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Te Tai Rāwhiti has once again found itself partially cut off, following days of torrential rain.

Waka Kotahi says the region has taken a major hit, and many roads have flooding, slips and dropouts.

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