Midday Report

Midday Business News for 15 April 2024 Audio

The Green Party says a government proposal for a new, longer tunnel under Wellington city shows that current plans for a Mt Victoria tunnel will come at a high cost and deliver little benefit. Green… Read more Audio

The United Nations Security Council has been holding an emergency meeting to discuss the weekend drone and missile attack on Israel by Iran. UN correspondent Jody Jacobs spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Franz Josef has been cut off after heavy rain brought down trees and slips along SH 6, it's set to reopen to the north Friday afternoon - but further south, the crucial road link could be closed for… Read more Audio

The Corrections Department is investigating an incident yesterday in which officers were forced to barricade themselves inside a van with a prisoner after the van's tyres were slashed and shots were… Read more Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Ryan Fox stuttered late in his opening round at the Masters to sit four shots behind early leader Bryson DeChambeau at Augusta. Audio

Midday Business News for 12 April 2024 Audio

Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines, and pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products in June. Associate Health Minister David Seymour spoke to… Read more Audio

Parts of the North Island are being lashed by heavy rain as part of the weather system which has caused days of disruption on the South Island's West Coast. MetService forecaster John Law spoke to… Read more Audio

The local Dannevirke and Districts RSA has made the tough decision to put the money that would be used to place poppies on more than a thousand individual graves, to other uses. RSA president Major… Read more Audio

A bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, to restore citizenship to Samoans who had it stripped under the Muldoon government in 1982. Former MP Aupito William Sio spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio