Midday Report for Friday 16 May 2025

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Our very own Lorde has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone, in a piece about her first new album in four years, Virgin. Writer of the cover story Brittany Spanos spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.The country's highest watchdog has issued a scathing assessment of Oranga Tamariki's procurement and contracting practices last year. Wesley Community Action Wellington director David Hanna spoke to… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is putting the hard word on farmers around intensive winter grazing. Audio

12:28 PM.A New Zealand golfer is benefitting from a breakthrough win. Audio

12:21 PM.The manufacturing sector recovery continues. Audio

12:16 PM.A former property manager at Oranga Tamariki and her husband kept their marriage secret to defraud the government agency of $2 million. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next four and a half years… Read more Audio