Midday Report for Monday 14 October 2024

1:45 PM.In today's episode, a defence and security expert says while tensions are rising in the Middle East, there are also growing tensions about New Zealand's response within the UN; a tourism operator in… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.An unlikely team of New Zealanders are joining forces to fight against a social stigma considered more damaging than the virus itself. Yep we are talking about herpes. As many as one in 3 New… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Submissions on tolling the replacement gorge road have now closed, but Woodville residents are refusing to give up fighting. Under the current proposal, those driving between Palmerston North and… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 14 October 2024 Audio

12:28 PM.White Ferns captain Sophie Devine believes their "kiwi" approach to the T20 World Cup has helped them to the brink of qualification for the semi-finals. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 14 October 2024 Audio

12:16 PM.A tourism business operator in Samoa says food from a container on the sunken Manawanui has been polluting the water, attracting sharks to popular surf breaks. The New Zealand navy vessel sank off the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A Military expert says while tensions are rising in the Middle East, there are also growing tensions about New Zealand's response within the UN. The peacekeeping force, UNIFIL, says over the weekend… Read more Audio