Midday Report

All eyes will be on Lake Karapiro this Thursday when Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher race for New Zealand's K1 500 spot at this year's Canoe Sprint World Championships.

The latest sport news with Leonard Powell.

News from the business sector, including a market report from Nicholas Pointon.

The brother-in-law of a man who was killed in a port accident in 2020 is angry more families are going through what his whanau has gone through after two more fatal port deaths.

26 year old father, Atiroa Tuaiti fell to his death at Ports of Auckland on Tuesday last week, and there was another death on Monday at Lyttleton Port.

Gareth Fraser's brother-in-law Pala'amo Kalati died after being crushed when a container was dropped during a lifting operation at Ports of Auckland - he spoke to Māni Dunlop.

The Governement will consider a report saying a proposed law to intoduce Maori seats on the Rotorua council is discriminatory.

The Government will consider whether a bill on Maori seats is discriminatory and Port workers want an inquiry after two deaths in a week.

Another massive crawl out of the cities is expected again this ANZAC weekend.

The newly minted Transmission Gully in Wellington will be tested, as the lucky ones make the most of the back-to-back long weekends.

Kelly Fox who runs the Traffic Updates Horowhenua Kapiti Wellington Facebook page spoke to Max Towle.

Rising food prices are making life even tougher for some New Zealanders.

The inflation rate on Thursday hit its highest mark in 30 years - a reflection of surging costs.

Stats NZ said food is close to 8 percent more expensive than it was a year ago.

So with the cost of fresh fruit and produce climbing - Max Towle spoke to Laura Vincent - a food blogger - under the name Hungry and Frozen - about how to keep healthy.

The honey sector wants to move away from volume and focus on value. 

A daily wrap of the rural news with Kim Moodie.

The new Black Ferns coach hopes there'll be a woman in charge one day.

Consumer credit demand is still going down.