Midday Report for Monday 16 October 2023

12:44 PM.The Rugby World Cup has delivered another two compelling quarter-finals, a day after the All Blacks scraped past Ireland.

In Marseille, England survived a major scare to beat Fiji 30-24 while South… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.On Sunday night the Auckland Museum was lit up in blue and white in solidarity with Israel, sparking a protest of around 100 Palestinian supporters.

Police were called to diffuse a verbal… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.There's a whole new cohort of farmers and those with backgrounds in primary industries set to make it into parliament, following early election results.

Most notably, it looks like former Federated… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The four semi finalists at Rugby's World Cup have all been found.

South Africa's dramatic 29-28 win over France Monday morning has seen the hosts eliminated with the Springboks now squaring off… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The announced resignation of Sky City's chief executive Monday morning has been called a surprise but not one suggesting it's a forced departure.

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.New MPs have been arriving in the capital on Monday, as they begin their first day in Parliament.

But it's not all been all smiles and excitement - many MPs have landed at Wellington airport facing… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.National has already begun negotiations with its potential coalition parties, despite the final election results still being almost three weeks away.

Based on preliminary results National and ACT… Read more Audio