Midday Report for Thursday 11 August 2022

12:48 PM.Waikato District Council wants more people to enter this year's local body election.

Nominations in the region are low - only three of the district's 10 wards have enough candidates to hold an… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Defence Minister is home after a trip to Solomon Islands amid heightened tensions around the Pacific.

The government's trying to bolster relationships throughout the region after Solomon Islands… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A government task force is ready to act if a case of foot and mouth disease is confirmed here. Audio

12:27 PM.Black Caps sneak home in first T20 international against the West Indies. Audio

12:20 PM.The annual median property price across the country has fallen for the first time in more than a decade. Audio

12:15 PM.The first bunch of Commonwealth Games athletes are arriving at Auckland Airport today, after their record-breaking successes in Birmingham.

Fans and whānau are gathering to welcome them home.

Māni… Read more Audio

12:08 PM.The police are investigating allegations a man worked as a fake doctor and saw patients at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.

He was employed for about six months.

RNZ's health correspondent Rowan… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Police investigate allegations a man used fake documents to work as a doctor; and our Commonwealth Games athletes return from Birmingham. Audio