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12:00 PM.Communities cut off by floodwaters. Protesters march to parliament. Audio

12:48 PM.Fisheries New Zealand is considering a ban on scallop harvesting in Northland and the Coromandel.

It says scallop numbers in Coromandel are just a fifth of what they were in 2012.

Consultation on… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The Human Rights Commission has been looking at the right to a decent home - a right which it says successive governments have failed to uphold. 

It's now proposing new laws and accountability… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.Midday sports update for 15/12/2021 Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:19 PM.Aucklanders are able to leave the supercity - by air and by road.

While the southern road border was dismantled overnight, checkpoints remain in place at the Northern border.

Deputy police… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Aucklanders have been set free to roam the rest of Aotearoa.

Many have packed their cars and are off on a summer holiday.

And some have flown out of the supercity.

RNZ reporter Tim Brown is in… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The Government will create a new, independent redress system for survivors of abuse in state care and faith-based institutions.

It will be developed in collaboration with survivors, Maori… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Midday News update for 15/12/2021

A new redress system for those abused in state care and those in Auckland can finally leave the city.

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12:46 PM.East Coast businesses are concerned checkpoints would hinder the flow of goods in and out of the region.

Tairāwhiti leaders want to check vaccine passes, or negative test results, at the border to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Several heavy rain warnings are in place as wild weather rolls across the country.

The rain's already disrupting travel around the lower North Island, leading to surface flooding and slips.

Some… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Avocado growers slow down harvesting as they wait for prices to improve. Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand Rugby has confirmed Joe Schmidt is joining the All Blacks. Audio

12:20 PM.The Government's helping out Air New Zealand. Audio

12:17 PM.Waka Kotahi is warning motorists they can expect roads out of the Auckland to be very busy tomorrow.

The Auckland borders come down at 11.59 pm with Transport Agency staff helping police to dismantle… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Police Minister is doubling down and insisting she has not misled Parliament over rates of violence at emergency housing.

The police had said they don't specifically collect such data.

But RNZ… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Maori account for about 4500 cases in the Delta outbreak.

For two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pakeha.

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says no case is acceptable, and the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Maori make up about half of all delta community cases, and NZTA expects thousands of motorists will head out of Auckland tomorrow when the border opens. Audio

12:45 PM.Supporters of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange say his health is deteriorating behind bars.

This follows a London Court ruling the Australian journalist can be extradited to the United States… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A new report shows Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau have been significantly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

The Independent Māori Statutory Board commissioned research shows Māori were hit hard… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The dairy industry is pushing for more border exemptions. Audio

12:26 PM.The drama may be set to drag on in the wake of this morning's dramatic Formula One season finale. Audio

12:20 PM.Property prices are ending 2021 on a high. Audio

12:18 PM.Government Ministers are today considering the country's traffic light settings, and whether any of the regions in red can move to orange.

The settings won't be reviewed again until the middle of… Read more Audio