Midday Report for Thursday 23 March 2023

12:45 PM.There's been no improvement to child poverty rates, despite it being a keystone of the Labour government's manifesto.

The latest Stats NZ data shows 12 percent of children lived in households earning… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Provisional numbers of insurance claims from Cyclone Gabrielle have hit $890 million.

The Insurance Council of New Zealand says over 40-thousand claims have been made, a third of which have come from… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio

12:27 PM.Midday sports News for 23 March 2023 Read more Audio

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12:17 PM.The National Party has unveiled its new teaching curriculum; which would require children to do an hour of reading, an hour of writing and an hour of maths per day.

The requirement will cover primary… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Government's efforts to reduce poverty have stalled, with more than 100,000 children still living in extreme hardship.

Data out today from Stats NZ shows no change between 2021 and 2022.

These… Read more Audio