Midday Report for Friday 28 February 2025

2:00 PM.In today's episode, the company that owns Whakaari/White Island has had its conviction relating to the volcano's deadly December 2019 eruption quashed, the 32-year-old man accused of killing Nelson… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Oscar-winning cinema giant Gene Hackman was found dead on Wednesday alongside his wife, in an incident that police are reportedly calling "suspicious". Roger Donaldson spoke to Charlotte Cook from Los… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Dozens of residents from Waipoua Settlement in Northland's Kaipara District are still unable to return home on Friday morning due to a large fire burning in nearby grassland and pine forest. Kaipara… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.New Zealand's first-ever seaweed festival kicks off this weekend. Audio

12:29 PM.Moana Pasifika are chasing their first win over the Highlanders. Audio

12:19 PM.The consumer confidence numbers aren't shifting. Audio

12:17 PM.The 32-year-old man accused of killing Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming has pleaded not guilty to her murder. Samantha Gee was at the Blenheim District Court and spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:12 PM.The company that owns Whakaari/White Island has had its conviction relating to the volcano's deadly December 2019 eruption quashed. Whakaari Management's lawyer James Cairney spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio