Midday Report

Midday Business News for 11 June 2025 Audio

A New Zealand vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl. Deep Sea Conservation Coalition's Karli Thomas spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

The government is being warned there could be diplomatic retaliation from Israel after New Zealand joined with a number of other allies in imposing sanctions on two Israeli far-right ministers… Read more Audio

In today's episode, Hillmorton patient Elliot Cameron has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 83-year-old Frances Anne Phelps, locals in the Northland town of Moerewa are taking it… Read more Audio

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, and Taranaki. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke… Read more Audio

There has been a 25 percent decrease in the number of 16 to 25-year-olds who have donated blood at least once in a two-year period since 2020. New Zealand Blood Service chief executive Sam Cliffe… Read more Audio

Midday Rural News for 10 June 2025 Audio

Ryan Fox's Canadian Open win has rocketed him up to 32nd in the world rankings. Audio

Midday Business News for 10 June 2025 Audio

Locals in the Northland town of Moerewa are taking it upon themselves to clean up burnt out cars and scorched rubber left behind from street racers. Resident Pamela-Ann Simon-Baragwanath spoke to… Read more Audio

Hillmorton patient Elliot Cameron has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 83-year-old Frances Anne Phelps in October last year. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to… Read more Audio

In today's episode, a Taranaki internet provider says the government is failing rural New Zealanders by not responding properly to last week's internet outage - sparked by a visiting Australian… Read more Audio