Midday Report

Both Palestinian and Jewish supporters have joined forces to fight for a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

They are currently in the parliamentary forecourt calling for action from the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters as hostilities resume in the conflict.

Alternative Jewish Voices Marilyn Garson spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Palm kernel expeller, or PKE, is imported here from Indonesia and Malaysia to be used as supplementary feed on dairy farms.

The use of P-K-E has come under scrutiny in recent years due to its links to deforestation by the palm oil industry - prompting companies like state-owned farming business Pāmu, formerly Landcorp, stopping using it entirely, in 2017.

Monique Steele has the rural news.

White Fern Suzie Bates is optimistic the side can turn things around after a surprise first up loss against Pakistan in the first of three Twenty20s.

Stephen Hewsen has sports.

A debt management firm says an ongoing failure to deal with bad debt is costing the economy more than $2-billion a year. 

DebtManagers buys non-performing debts from businesses and works directly with debtors to recover the debt, by stopping fees and freezing interest rates, and a repayment plan tailored to each customer.

Anan Zaki has the business news.

New Zealand First is vowing to fight back against Te Pāti Māori after thousands protested against the new coalition government.

Te Pāti Māori says further action is planned.

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones said he doesn't think what he called the "average" Māori wants Te Pāti Māori to cause this type of disruption.

Jones spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Tuesday's swearing in of the country's 54th parliament has been marked by nationwide protest action against the new coalition government.

Thousands of people turned out in centres around the country to join co-ordinated protests called by Te Pāti Māori over what it describes as the government's anti-Māori policies.

In Wellington, a large group marched to parliament, while in Auckland and other cities, protestors briefly blocked roads and highways.

Inside parliament - MPs are gathered for the official swearing-in ceremony and election of a Speaker.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Despite the rising cost of living, new travel data shows airline capacity is back to 90 percent of pre Covid levels.

New Flight centre data shows the travel trends for the first full year since border restrictions.

Flight Centre general manager Heidi Walker spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The families of the victims of the CTV building collapse in Christchurch have told an engineering disciplinary hearing they've been waiting 12 years for accountability.

The building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake killing 115 people.

It was designed by Dr Alan Reay's firm - Reay was criticised by the Earthquake Royal Commission for handing sole responsibility of it to an inexperienced employee.

Reay has tried to stop the disciplinary process going ahead but it got underway in Christchurch today.

Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Charlotte Cook.

National's Todd McClay is meeting with industry leaders and officials this week to fine tune policies and to plan how they'll be rolled out.

Monique Steele has the rural news.

New Zealand Rugby have received an early Christmas present with All Blacks back Beauden Barrett re-signing until the end of 2027.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports.