Midday Report

News from the rural farming sector Organisers of the New Zealand Agricultural Show say there's no need to ban animals over disease concerns. This comes as organisers of the Melbourne Royal Show announced they would ban pigs because they're considered to have a higher risk of harbouring and spreading exotic diseases like foot and mouth. Over a million hectares of wilding pine control work has been carried out over the last two years. Rabobank doesn't expect China's zero-Covid policy to be scrapped anytime soon, and says demand for New Zealand's milk is suffering as a result.

Midday sports News for 15 September 2022 The Wallabies first-five Bernard Foley has lost plenty of matches to the All Blacks, including a World Cup final, but is grateful to get another crack at New Zealand from out of the blue. Triathlon New Zealand is still hopeful it can turn Hayden Wilde's Commonwealth Games silver medal into gold.

Nurses held signs asking for pay equity but were left disappointed with the Health Minister's comments at the nurses' union annual conference.

In his opening remarks, Andrew Little acknowledged the immense pressure nurses are under.

As he spoke, five nurses stood at the back of the room with signs displaying the date they expected pay equity to be dealt with back in 2019.

A nurse and union delegate Grant Cloughly has been at the conference this morning and spoke with Māni Dunlop.

A woman has been arrested in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.

Efforts to extradite her to New Zealand are underway. 

To explain the extradition process, Canterbury University professor of law Neil Boister spoke with Māni Dunlop.

An arrest has been made in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.

The bodies were discovered last month by a family in the suburb of Clendon Park who had bought the suitcases in an auction for goods abandoned in a storage unit.

Efforts to extradite the woman to New Zealand are underway.

RNZ reporter Lucy Xia spoke with Māni Dunlop

Midday News for 15 September 2022

News from the rural farming sector Beef and Lamb New Zealand and Dairy NZ have hit back at claims they don't listen to farmers or kaipamu. A seven year programme aimed at lifting profits for deer farmers has been deemed a success despite not meeting all of its targets. The Egg Producers Federation says the rising cost of energey, transport and labour has resulted in the price of eggs going up.

Midday sports News for 14 September 2022 The Jamaican side named to meet the Silver Ferns in a three Test series, will be missing several of its stars. The All Blacks are hoping for consistency just as much as their fans as they take on the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Melbourne tomorrow night.

News from the business sector Homeware and sports goods retailer Briscoe Group first half profit has fallen because of supply chain disruptions and labour shortages. Greater government investment in alternative protein sources could boost economic growth.

Māni Dunlop presents live from parliament's forecourt in a special edition of Midday Report commemorating 50 years since the Māori language petition was delivered to Parliament.

That petition - signed by 33,000 people - catalysed the revival of te reo Māori, kickstarting several movements in the 1970s and '80s, knocking New Zealand out of its stupor about the state of race relations. 

Māni Dunlop brings you the event - as well as interviews with: the Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson who is also the nephew of Hana Te Hemara who led the petition on this day 50 years ago; the Māori language commissioner Professor Rawinia Higgins; the Reo Māori society president in 1972 Thomas Rangihuna no Te Tairāwhiti.