Midday Report for Wednesday 22 February 2023

12:45 PM.Midday Report is broadcasting live from Eden Park where Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata is taking place; the world's largest kapa haka festival.

It is day one of four of the festival after… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.MetService has issued a severe weather watch for heavy rain from Otago to Hawke's Bay; and it could be upgraded to a heavy rain warning for Hawke's Bay.

MetService meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Māni Dunlop delivers regular civil defence announcements for listeners in the Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.In Turanga Nui A Kiwa, Gisborne, beaches are closed due to the extremely dangerous woody debris along the shoreline.

Waikanae and Midway beaches are officially shut under the Civil Defence Emergency… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.In Hawke's Bay, many children returned to school this morning for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the region.

Some schools in Napier have returned today, but the picture is as… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Five competitors in the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon are in hospital with mild hypothermia, and one with moderate injuries, after a mass rescue began in the Macetown area near Arrowtown in the early… Read more Audio