Midday Report for Friday 6 October 2023

12:46 PM.A trio of artists say it was a huge undertaking to paint a seven-storey mural to honour the first wahine Māori to get a degree at Oxford University. 

As part of the ARONUI Indigenous Arts Festival… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Flights are cancelled, passengers are stranded and workers are standing in the rain outside Queenstown Airport as authorities deal with a bomb threat.

Police say the terminal was cleared as a safety… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Thousands of voters could miss out on their right to vote in next week's general election (Saturday October 14) as hundreds of polling booths - especially in remote locations - will be closed on… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.The All Blacks have stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 73-0 rout of Uruguay, running in 11 tries.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Air New Zealand continues to carry a heavy post-Covid financial burden on its books. It's given customers two more years to redeem Covid credits, worth more than $200 million.
 

Kim Moodie has the… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.One of the owners of a dairy in Auckland's New Windsor suburb remains in hospital in a serious condition after a stabbing yesterday.

A 24-year-old man is due in the Auckland District Court today… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.A man remains in serious condition in hospital after being shot at an adult entertainment club in Auckland's central city overnight.

Police were called to One-33 club on Vincent Street just before… Read more Audio