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12:49 PM.The government is extending its support for 38,000 apprentices in jobs and training, and the construction sector appears to be pretty pleased.

It's one of the big-ticket items in Budget 2022 -… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.There could be big changes to the grocery sector with the Consumer Affairs Minister not ruling out going further than the Commerce Commission's recommendations.

National Party MP Andrew Bayly spoke… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.So Felicity the Black Sticks women are finally about to return to the turf? Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 10 May 2022 Audio

12:15 PM.The government has promised to pour more than $100 million into boosting support services for family and sexual violence over the next four years.

The Minister for the prevention of family and sexual… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Auckland drivers could be paying to travel in the inner city at the peak times with the government expected to announce a congestion charge next week as part of its Emissions Reduction Plan.

RNZ… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Driving at peak times could soon cost motorists. And regulation changes are on the way for supermarkets. Audio

12:45 PM.The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) wants Pacific Island nations to respond urgently to China's assertive interest in the Pacific.

To explain the international group's concerns, IPAC… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.More than 10-thousand health workers are working to rule for two weeks from today, meaning they won't do any overtime and will take all scheduled breaks.

The workers include anaesthetic technicians… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Red Bull's Max Verstappen survived a late-race assault from title rival Charles Leclerc's Ferrari to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 9 May 2022. Audio

12:17 PM.The government has announced the first three carbon budgets, setting out the maximum volume of climate warming gasses the country can release.

The first budget - to 2025, allows for 72.4 megatonnes… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A multi-million dollar policing boost will not deal with the drivers of youth crime, the Green Party says.

The police force is getting a $560 million budget boost, with a focus on preventing gang… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Petrol prices could hit $4/litre this year. 

And the Greens say more police will not address the drivers of youth crime. Audio

12:48 PM.The US government is now in control of a Russian oligarch's $466 million dollar luxury yacht, anchored in Fiji.

Fijian police seized the 106 metre vessel - Armadea - yesterday at the request of the… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Early on Sunday morning a meteor shower will be visible, along with the glow of four distant planets which will be in alignment.

Mani Dunlop got the details on where and when to view the Eta… Read more Audio

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

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for Friday 6 May 2022 Audio

12:15 PM.Nearly 15 million people around the world are believed to have died either directly, or indirectly, from Covid-19 - an estimate that's nearly triple the official death toll.

That figure from the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A construction worker was seriously injured by an electrical shock on George Street in central Dunedin this morning.

The street is currently undergoing upgrades with contractors carrying out work in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News for Friday 6 May 2022 Audio