Midday Report for Tuesday 12 March 2024
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Special honour for longest-serving cricket scorer
12:45 PM.An Otago cricketing stalwart is receiving a special honour at the warm-up match between the White Ferns and England A in Dunedin today.
Helen Simpson is the country's longest-serving cricket scorer.
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49-year old Ombudsman Act may need amending - Constitutional law expert
12:43 PM.A constitutional law expert believes a 49-year-old law prohibiting the Chief Ombudsman from keeping his post, should be amended.
Peter Boshier is being forced to retire because the Ombudsmen Act… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 12 March 2024
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Lake Opuha only has a week's worth of water left. The dam near Fairlie which generates electricity for the national grid and supplies water to 16-thousand hectares… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 12 March 2024
12:28 PM.Tim Southee is determined to remain Black Caps captain and coach Gary Stead is confident he'll bounce back from a form slump this summer. The 35 year old Southee took just six wickets all up in the… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 12 March 2024
12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 12 March 2024 Air New Zealand is suspending its flights to Chicago because of maintenance issues with the engines on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The ANZ Truckometer… Read more Audio
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Two NZers killed in skifield avalanche
12:16 PM.The family of a New Zealand ski guide killed in an avalanche in Japan says she was full of vitality and life and had a passion for the outdoors.
Twenty-one-year old Isabella Bolton from Christchurch… Read more Audio
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NZ pilots reach out to Latam crew after horror flight
12:11 PM.The New Zealand Airline Pilots Association has reached out to the crew of a LATAM Airways flight to offer support after yesterday's onboard emergency.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner suddenly lost altitude… Read more Audio
