Midday Report

A large scrub fire in Canterbury has now doubled in size to nearly a thousand hectares. Incident Commander Brian Keown spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

In today's episode, a scrub fire burning at Bridge Hill in Canterbury has grown to 140 hectares in size, with State Highway 73 now closed between Castle Hill and Arthur's Pass, Police are investigating after needles were found in two different food products at a supermarket in Auckland, a Canterbury conservation group is apprehensive about an upcoming "Crate Day" four-wheel drive group travelling up the Waimakariri River, where endangered black-fronted terns are nesting, and new research has found Maori and rural children are at a significantly greater risk of developing severe paediatric appendicitis.

New research has found Maori and rural children are at a significantly greater risk of developing severe paediatric appendicitis. Research lead Dr Brodie Elliot spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

A Canterbury conservation group is apprehensive about an upcoming "Crate Day" four-wheel drive group travelling up the Waimakariri River, where endangered black-fronted terns are nesting. Grant Davey is from the Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group and he spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Midday Rural News for 5 December 2024

France have said no to playing a test against the All Blacks in the United States next year.

Midday Business News for 5 December 2024

Police are investigating after needles were found in two different food products at a supermarket in Auckland. Massey University Professor of Marketing analytics Dr Bodo Lang spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

A scrub fire burning at Bridge Hill in Canterbury has grown to 140 hectares in size, with State Highway 73 now closed between Castle Hill and Arthur's Pass. Christchurch reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

In today's episode, testing for bird flu is underway at a small free range farm in Dunedin, the Children's Commissioner has found evidence of "inhumane treatment" at a facility for intellectually disabled children, where one tamariki was held in seclusion for 62 days, Project Jonah volunteers are at Farewell Spit attempting to refloat a pod of pilot whales which stranded overnight, and MetService has issued its first heat alerts for the summer - with Nelson, Blenheim and Napier all in for soaring temperatures.