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12:28 PM.Time for sport now, with Stephen Hewson. And NZ Rugby is standing by All Blacks coach Ian Foster despite back to back losses. Audio

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

12:18 PM.A 70-year old woman who was missing for nearly a fortnight was found on Saturday near her home in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham.

Cindy Li was reported missing on November the 9th; and is now in… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Ministers will today consider Auckland's Covid-19 restrictions, and whether they'll introduce any new freedoms before Tāmaki Makaurau moves to the Traffic Light system.

At the current setting --… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Research out of the United Kingdom that pulse oximeters don't work so well for people with darker skin, is causing concern in Aotearoa where more than half of the Covid-19 cases in the current… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Concerns about oximeter use in home isolation and a warning about delta spreading over summer.  Audio

12:49 PM.Researchers say the recent loss of Antarctic ice is like a car going downhill, with no brakes.

A new study adds to evidence of a substantial global sea level rise, suggesting parts of the frozen… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.HEB Construction has confirmed it was notified by Ministry of Health last night of a weak positive result in a worker in Wellington. 

It says he is not symptomatic but is double vaccinated. Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Midday sports update with RNZ's Stephen Hewson Audio

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

12:17 PM.Rents are soaring again - hitting record highs in Auckland and Wellington, and nationally as well.

The country's median weekly rent was $560 in October, a staggering $620 in Wellington, and $650 in… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The government's putting $10 million towards the development of a vaccine to help prevent strep throat, and in turn, rheumatic fever and subsequent heart disease.

The University of Auckland will lead… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Health professionals have told RNZ a suspected case of Covid-19 is being investigated in the Wellington region. 

And as the virus creeps South, health officials throughout the country are urging… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Covid creeps South and we take a closer look at the companies hiding within government delegations at climate talks. Audio

12:48 PM.It's election day in Tonga, with about 64,000 Tongans registered to vote.

They will be electing 17 People's Representatives for the 26 member legislature.

Tonga - a Pacific country of slightly more… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A short circuit on a power pole sparked the devastating fire at Lake Ōhau last year.

Fire and Emergency has just released its investigation and response reports into the fire that destroyed dozens of… Read more Audio

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

Fishing company Sanford's full year profit has taken another Covid related hit, falling 16 percent to just over $16 million.

But it's being lifted by signs of… Read more Audio

12:26 PM.The Black Caps' opening batsman Martin Guptil feels the team played well in the five wicket loss in the opening T20 international in Jaipur, India. Read more Audio

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

Auckland drug maker AFT Pharmaceuticals profits have jumped on the back of higher sales and licensing revenue. Audio

12:16 PM.In Wellington's Shelly Bay police have been speaking to a small group of protesters who've been served with eviction notices.

The City Council last night said there were unsafe levels of asbestos… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The spread of Covid-19 throughout the country continues - a new case has been detected in Palmerston North.

This follows someone testing positive in Christchurch yesterday after attending a tangi in… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Nurses' Organisation says the nearly 500 unvaccinated nurses stood down across the country yesterday, will worsen the impact of the 3,500 nursing vacancies that already existed.

1309 DHB staff -… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Investigation reports released into the devastating Lake Ōhau fire and Covid-19 spreads to Palmerston North Audio