Midday Report for Monday 14 February 2022

12:43 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is retiring from politics, on Monday  announcing he would not be seeking re-election this year.

Mr Goff, a former Cabinet Minister and leader of the Labour Party, has been… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Cases of Omicron are expected to exceed 1,000 this week, after a rapid increase in infections over the weekend. 

Professor Michael Baker earlier told Morning Report, the announcement yesterday of… Read more Audio

12:33 PM.All is not rosy for flower growers - and the latest in Rural news with Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synott is chasing gold again - and the latest in sports news with Leonard Powell.  Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Covid delivers a bad deal for Sky City profits - the latest in business news with Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.
Slips and debris on North Island roads will take days to fully clean up, and some households are still without power, after a weekend of wild weather.

Huge swells, high winds and heavy rain lashed… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Police have offered anti-mandate protestors free parking in an effort to clear the blocked streets around Parliament.

The occupation is in its 7th day, with more than 3000 demonstrators turning out… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.New efforts are made to get protester's cars off the streets of Wellington, and wild weather causes havoc across the country. Audio