Midday Report for Wednesday 26 June 2024

1:45 PM.On today's episode, bad weather has been battering Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay leading to states of emergency being declared in the small community of Te Karaka near Gisborne, further south in… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.After a 14 year legal battle, Julian Assange is expetected to return to his homeland Australia a free man today. He's pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The long-awaited sentencing of convicted killer Lauren Dickason is now underway, almost a year after she was found guilty of murdering her three daughters at their Timaru home. RNZ reporter Timothy… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.There's heartbreak in the Gisborne community today after the bodies of three fishermen were found washed up at Mahia this morning. A search was launched for the men after they failed to return on… Read more Audio

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

12:27 PM.White Ferns captain Sophie Devine realises they need to show improvement on their tour of England. Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 26 June 2024 Audio

12:19 PM.In Tairawhiti, State Highway 35 is closed again, isolating communities up the East Coast. Just to the north of Gisborne, more than 700 people were evacuated from Te Karaka overnight and a state of… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.In Hawke's Bay, a state of emergency remains in force in the coastal settlement of Haumoana, east of Hastings. Dozens of residents were evacuated in the early hours of the morning as heavy swells… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Communities in Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay are under states of emergency as a result of serious weather in the past 24 hours. About 90 homes have been evacuated in Wairoa due to flooding - there… Read more Audio