Midday Report

Property investors want harsher penalties for problem tenants and to return the bright-line test to two years.

They want tax cuts on rental property mortgages reinstated and to once again be able to give 90 days notice to end a tenancy for any reason.

The ideas are part of a five-point plan the Property Investors Federation says will fix the rental property crisis.

Renters' United spokesperson Geordie Rogers spoke to Māni Dunlop.

Alarming new data shows sea levels are rising twice as fast as expected in some parts of Aotearoa. In those regions levels previously thought likely for 2060 are now forecast to happen in just 18 years.

Lower Hutt is in a vulnerable position with predictions of 30 centimetres of sea level rise by 2040 -- which will affect the waterfront road connecting Petone and Eastbourne.

In the Nelson-Tasman District the local airport is very exposed to sea-level rise.

Tasman District Council mayor Tim King and Lower Hutt mayor Campbell Barry joined Māni Dunlop.

Revelations that sea-level rise is happening faster than previously thought are being seen as an urgent wake-up call for coastal communities.

Rocket Lab will attempt a mid-air capture of one of its Electron rockets for the first time during its next mission tomorrow.

After launching from the Mahia peninsula, the rocket will deposit a payload of 34 commerical satellites, and then the company will aim to pluck the 12-metre-tall rocket booster from the air using ropes, parachutes, and a helicopter.

Rocket Lab's Morgan Bailey spoke to Māni  Dunlop.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei vows their battle with the crown to be recognised as sole mana whenua in parts of Tamaki Makaurau will continue.

The High Court has declined to recognise that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have exclusive mana whenua rights in Auckland region.

Justice Palmer ruled Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has mana whenua in accordance with their own tikanga - but their tikanga did not extend to other iwi in the region seeking rights of recognition.

Deputy Chairperson - Ngarimu Blair spoke to Māni Dunlop

News from the rural and farming sector.

Midday Sport update for Friday 29 April 2022 with Leonard Powell.

News from the business sector, including a market report with Anan Zaki.

A public health expert says the elimination strategy and lockdowns can't be ruled out when it comes to the resurgence of infectious and severe diseases.

Health authorities are working on how to systematically assess the threat a new variant poses and what the response should be.

They would be looking at what threshold would trigger the return of things like vaccine passes and QR code scanning.

Professor of Public Health, Michael Baker spoke to Māni Dunlop.

The Government has accepted almost all of the recommendations from a working group on the Three Waters reforms.

Cabinet has agreed to 45 of the working group's 47 recommendations.

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said they had strengthened protections for communities around the management of their water.

RNZ political reporter Anneke Smith had been at the announcement and spoke to Māni Dunlop.