Midday Report for Tuesday 4 October 2022

12:46 PM.Voting for local and regional council candidates closes on Saturday at midday. 

RNZ's Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin.spoke to Māni Dunlop about the issues facing councils throughout the region. Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Today is the last day to get your vote in the post in the elections for local councils, but you've still got time to deliver it into the ballot boxes dotted throughout the country at council service… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio

12:25 PM.Midday sports News for 4 October 2022 The fullback come midfielder Jordie Barrett has a signed a new contract keeping him with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby through till the end of 2025. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector Audio

12:16 PM.A pōwhiri has been taking place at Parliament to welcome the Solomon Islands' foreign minister on his first official visit to Aotearoa today.

New Zealand has long-standing ties with the Solomons, but… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The government has revealed details of a package to get more medical graduates training to be General Practitioners.

And a large North Island health provider's patient details have been accessed and… Read more Audio