Midday Report

Changing the bullying culture at Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) requires every leader, and an independent and trustworthy complaints process - says an independent reviewer.

The latest investigation was launched in April after the FENZ board asked the Public Service Commission to assess the organisation's progress to fix its culture of bullying and harassment.

Katie Scotcher reports.

Week one of pre-polling in the general election in Fiji has been fraught from the get-go.

Officials are battling with low turnout, and the deputy leaders of a major party have appeared in court charged with vote-buying.

RNZ Pacific's Rachael Nath reports.

Police have recovered two Lindauer paintings stolen in a high-profile ram-raid in Auckland 5 years ago.

They were painted in 1884 and had a combined value of around one million dollars in 2017.

The police say they were contacted by someone, who wanted to return the paintings on behalf of others.

Forensic testing is still underway and at this stage, no arrests have been made.

The paintings were returned to the International Art Centre in Parnell yesterday.

The Centre's director Frances Davies spoke to Katie Scotcher.

A professor of international relations says Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky will regard his address to New Zealand's parliament next week as important.

Mr Zelensky will speak directly to MPs via video link at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning.

He'll become just the second foreign leader to speak in the House - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was the first in 2011.

Katie Scotcher asked Otago University professor of politics Robert Patman whether New Zealand should let foreign leaders address its Parliament.

News from the rural farming sector

Portugal cruised into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 6-1 victory over Switzerland in Qatar.

News from the business sector

Two far-right activists facing charges over sharing the livestream of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.

Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer - presenters of Counterspin Media - are charged with sharing an objectionable publication, a so-called documentary which included the full livestream of the March 15 terror attack.

During their first appearance earlier this year the pair had to be forced into the dock by court security, while protesters and counter-protesters clashed outside.

However, this time there were no supporters of Alp and Spierer outside - just 20 anti-fascist protesters.

RNZ reporter Timothy Brown spoke to Katie Scotcher.

Airlines may have to ration jet fuel until late December, following the import of a bad batch.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is warning Christmas travel plans could be disrupted by the ruined fuel supply.

Z Energy told airlines last night a shipment of fuel had raised concerns during routine testing, and current supply needed to be conserved.

Z Energy's chief executive Mike Bennetts joined Katie Scotcher on Midday Report to discuss the issue.

Sport New Zealand has unveiled its transgender guidelines for community sport, aimed at making participation more inclusive for trans athletes.

However, it is still up to each sport whether it will adopt the principles and how it will apply them.

The Director at Waikato University's Transgender Health Research Lab, Dr Jaimie Veale, spoke to Katie Scotcher.