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12:43 PM.After nine days of occupation, the police have decided to start removing vehicles, warning protesters won't be getting them back in a hurry.

Authorities have been delayed in their efforts to clear… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Felicity Reid has the latest sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.New Zealand had a small reprieve as Monday's case numbers peaked just over 700, although that sort of drop is not expected to continue.

The motu is now at phase two – which means cases are more… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.There's no sign of tow trucks on the streets around Parliament yet, despite the Police Commissioner, Andrew Coster, giving protesters an ultimatum.

Cars, Campervans and trucks continue to block the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The police plan to pry proteters cars off the road, and we're in phase 2, but for how long...?

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The hospitality industry is facing an unprecedented crisis - as more than half of Hospitality New Zealand members are warning they'll be bankrupt within three months due to Omicron.

A survey revealed… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The UN is urging countries to keep up the support to Tonga - which is still struggling following the volcanic eruption and tsunami a month ago.

Two massive Chinese naval vessels will arrive in the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Midday Sports update for 15 February 2022 with Felicity Reid. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report - with Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Protesters at parliament are heading into their second week of occupation. 

At the end of last week, Police arrested some of the group, but this didn't permanently clear the area - nor did ticketing… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.From midnight, the motu once again dives into a new Covid-19 setting. 

And despite nearly 5,000 active cases, under Phase 2 of the Omicron response, schools and businesses remain open.

In phase two… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for Tuesday 15 February 2022 Audio

12:43 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is retiring from politics, on Monday  announcing he would not be seeking re-election this year.

Mr Goff, a former Cabinet Minister and leader of the Labour Party, has been… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Cases of Omicron are expected to exceed 1,000 this week, after a rapid increase in infections over the weekend. 

Professor Michael Baker earlier told Morning Report, the announcement yesterday of… Read more Audio

12:33 PM.All is not rosy for flower growers - and the latest in Rural news with Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synott is chasing gold again - and the latest in sports news with Leonard Powell.  Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Covid delivers a bad deal for Sky City profits - the latest in business news with Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.
Slips and debris on North Island roads will take days to fully clean up, and some households are still without power, after a weekend of wild weather.

Huge swells, high winds and heavy rain lashed… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Police have offered anti-mandate protestors free parking in an effort to clear the blocked streets around Parliament.

The occupation is in its 7th day, with more than 3000 demonstrators turning out… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.New efforts are made to get protester's cars off the streets of Wellington, and wild weather causes havoc across the country. Audio

12:46 PM.58 Hawaiian remains - or iwi kupuna - are returning to their home lands to be laid to rest through a rapid repatriation from Europe.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will repatriate the iwi kupuna from… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Children from twenty seven Auckland schools will be be able to get vaccinated tomorrow.

The event at Manuwera Marae is one of six being run by the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre in a push… Read more Audio