Midday Report for Tuesday 25 June 2024

12:50 PM.On today's epsisode, Friends, whanau and fishermen say no news is good news at the moment as they hold onto hope for the safe return of three men missing off the coast of gisborne. Northland is saying… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The mayor of Ruapehu is gathering support for a petition calling on the goverment to save the iconic Chateau Tongariro Hotel. The Chateau was forced to close last year after a seismic assessment… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Melissa Vining, a well-known cancer treatment campaigner is celebrating the government's drug funding announcement as "the first happy news in six years" - but warns New Zealand still lags well behind… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:30 PM.The Australian cricketers will need Bangladesh to do them a favour if they're to have any chance of making the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Australia were beaten by India by 24 runs in St Lucia this… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.The Australian cricketers will need Bangladesh to do them a favour if they're to have any chance of making the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Australia were beaten by India by 24 runs in St Lucia this… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 25 June 2024. Audio

12:16 PM.Northland businesses are pushing for compensation from Transpower for last week's blackout across most of the region. The grid operator, and its maintenance contractor Omexom, have admitted that a… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Rough seas are hampering the search for three missing men on a boat off the coast of Gisborne. Helicopters are currently scouring the area for any signs of the 7m vessel which failed to return… Read more Audio