Midday Report for Friday 21 October 2022

12:45 PM.The country's teenagers have again recorded poor results in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

Just 34 percent of students who attempted the writing test passed - similar to last… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The books have been opened on the parlous financial state of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited at a meeting of creditors this morning.

Voluntary Administrators were appointed recently, and the company's… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.There are calls for tougher penalties on young people who commit criminal offending. 

But who are they, and why are they breaking the law?

Police say more than 2000 charges have been filed in the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The internal review into Oranga Tamariki's 'litany of failures' is overdue.

The agency received multiple warnings, reports of concern, and whānau pleas for intervention in the lead up to the murder… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The internal report examining Oranga Tamariki's litany of failures which led to a 5-year-old being murdered is overdue.

The report follows an investigation by the Ombudsman which found Oranga… Read more Audio