Midday Report

Cross-bred wool prices have climbed to the highest level in seven years prompting calls for farmers to re-set the time and money they put into clip preparation.

Sally Murphy has the rural news.

There have been some tears within the All Blacks camp this week.

Stephen Hewson spoke to Ben Strang.

Rural supplies company PGG Wrightson has downgraded its earnings forecast amid global economic volatility.

Anan Zaki has the business news.

The man who had been charged over a stabbing at a West Auckland dairy earlier this month has died while in police custody.

Two people were hospitalised following the assault at the dairy in New Windsor on October the 5th.

Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Ben Strang.

Cyclone Lola has caused significant damage in parts of Vanuatu that haven't even been directly hit by the storm.

The Category 3 storm reached the Northern Islands in Vanuatu when it was a Category 5 and 4 cyclone, with gusts reaching 320 kilometres per hour.

The first images of the damage have come in from Torba province in the north.

There large trees have been toppled over, homes have lost corrugated iron roofs, while other homes are covered in vegetation.

The cyclone is now on track to directly hit to Malekula Island with gusts reaching about 200 kilometres per hour.

UNICEF Vanuatu field office chief Eric Durpaire spoke to Ben Strang.

The Department of Conservation is reopening several northern Coromandel campsites, which have been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the region in February.

The sites at Fletcher Bay, Port Jackson, Stony Bay, Fantail Bay and Waikawau Bay needed repairing after the storm, and are almost all now ready to welcome visitors again.

DOC's Coromandel Operations Manager Nick Kelly spoke to Ben Strang.

The coroner's inquest into the Christchurch terror attack has now opened.

The court was filled with the families of many of the 51 worshippers who were murdered in the shootings at Masjid Al Noor and the Linwood Islamic Centre on March the 15th, 2019.

Reporter Tim Brown has been at the Coroner's Court in Christchurch and spoke to Ben Strang.

After storms in 2018 and earlier this year resulted in mountains of forestry waste damaging bridges and smashing through farmland, the Gisborne District Council has successfully prosecuted a number of forest companies.

Sally Murphy has the rural news.

All Blacks captain Sam Cane has grown into his role during their run to the World Cup final.

Cane played possibly his best ever game in the black jersey in their quarter-final win over Ireland and was again immense in the win over Argentina.

Stephen Hewson has sports.

The banking industry is working together to fight fraud and scams, but the approach may need some tweaks when it comes to how they continue to share weblinks with customers. 

Anan Zaki has the business news.