Ceinwen Curtis
Midday News for 12 March 2021
Auckland moves back to Alert Level One, businesses in Tāmaki Makaurau celebrate.
Ceinwen Curtis has the news. Audio
Midday News for 27 September 2019
Thousands join marches calling for action on climate change. A man is charged with attacking a 17-year-old Auckland girl. Audio
Midday News for 25 September 2019
Jacinda Ardern is to speak before the United Nations. An impeachment inquiry is to be held into Donald Trump. Audio
Aust terrorist suspect taught himself to build missiles
Australian police arrest an electrician and solar panel installer who is alleged to have offered to help design and develop missiles and missile detection technology for ISIS with knowledge he gained… Audio
Sistema sold to US company
The country's well known kitchen container company Sistema has been sold to an American company. Audio
Power still out in Gisborne after plane crashes into lines
Forty thousand people in the Gisborne district are still without power this morning after a topdressing plane crashed into powerlines, killing two onboard. Power may not be back on until this… Audio
Return to work date unclear for staff at Wellington waterfront
Office workers at Statistics House and the Greater Wellington Regional Council's building on Wellington's waterfront still unsure when they'll get back to work. Audio
St John asking for shake up of air ambulance disptach
Air ambulances are being sent to emergencies when they're not needed and not being sent when they ARE wanted under a system that's being called ineffective, random and a risk to patients. Audio
Dunedin woman mauled by 3 Irish wolfhounds
A woman was seriously injured when she was attacked by three Irish Wolf Hounds in Dunedin yesterday morning. Audio
Girls may be better at IT than boys
School girls are doing better at IT than boys but depite this, tech firms are struggling to attract women to work for them. Audio
Much of the West Coast has been cut off
Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, a rest home was evacuated and about 30 Hokitika people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio
West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain
Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, and several people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio
Heightened security for formula at supermarket
Our reporter Ceinwen Curtis joins us from outside New World in Thorndon. Audio
Officials tight lipped over death of Whanganui toddler
Police are still refusing to coment on the cause of death of a toddler in the grounds of Whanganui Hospital, amid speculation that the child was left in a car in the summer heat. Audio
Public seachange in attitude to alcohol
The Transport Agency and the police say there's already been a major shift in public attitudes toward the lower alcohol limits for adult drivers, which came into effect on December the first. Audio
More details coming out about grisly axe attack in Upper Hutt
A man is believed to have been charged following an axe attack in Upper Hutt. Audio
One confirmed dead in reported "axe-attack" in Upper Hutt.
One person is dead and three people injured after an axe-attack in Upper Hutt last night.. Audio
Waikanae couple in hospital after home invasion
An elderly couple is in Wellington Hospital after a home invasion in Waikanae on the Kapiti coast. Audio
Former ambassador says new MFAT chief must be a diplomat
The Minstry of Foreign Affairs' embattled chief executive, John Allen, has quit and has a new job with the New Zealand Racing Board. Audio
