Midday Report for Tuesday 12 September 2023

12:46 PM.Experts project almost 15,000 extra construction workers could be needed at the peak of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts. 

In Hawke's Bay specifically, that number could reach 8,700 additional… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.National's Health Spokesperson, Shane Rei, says his party cannot commit to adopting Labour's free cervical smear policy if elected, without first seeing the costings and impact it will have on labs.

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12:42 PM.The two booking agents accused of health and safety failings in the Whakaari/White Island trial have had their charges dismissed.

ID Tours and Tauranga Tourism Services made a submission for… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.Leptospirosis cases in humans are on the rise, but an expert in infectious zoonotic diseases - passed from animals to humans - says more research is needed to understand how the bacterial disease is… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.The All Blacks have turned to a former mentor as they look to bounce back from their opening game loss to hosts France at the Rugby World Cup. Sir Steve Hansen, who has the highest winning percentage… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Air New Zealand expects there will be significant disruptions to its regional flight schedule from next year, as a result of maintenance delays. 

Andrew McRae has the business news. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Dunedin's deputy mayor Sophie Barker has resigned, saying the breach of a confidential council meeting was the final straw.

Just days ago, she and senior city councillor Jim O'Malley filed a… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Treasury will this afternoon publish its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update - or PREFU - with much of the speculation being that it will paint a rocky economic picture.

It will outline forecasts… Read more Audio