Nicola Wright

Midday news update for Thursday 3 February 2022 

The border is set to begin reopening at the end of the month. Audio

Midday news update for Wednesday 2 February Audio

Midday news update for the February the first, 2022. 

New information on the scale of abuse in the Catholic church; Ministers contemplate the future of the border; and St John reports increased… Audio

An Auckland University modeller thinks Covid cases could reach 1000 a day by the middle of next week. The Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro has returned a NEGATIVE test result for Covid-19 after… Audio

Investing in athletes' wellbeing and antivaxxers allowed to fly without masks. Audio

Communities cut off by floodwaters. Protesters march to parliament. Audio

Midday News update for 15/12/2021

A new redress system for those abused in state care and those in Auckland can finally leave the city.

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Maori make up about half of all delta community cases, and NZTA expects thousands of motorists will head out of Auckland tomorrow when the border opens. Audio

Thousands of young people waiting for mental health help. And red or orange - the government's deciding the summer settings. Audio

The government rejected health advice to drop Auckland's borders sooner and a person pleads guilty to attempted murder over a frenzied attack at a Dunedin Countdown.  Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal drills into the Covid vaccine rollout, and a plan to end family and sexual violence in the next 25 years. Audio

A 16-year-old has been charged with murdering another teenager in Christchurch. A change to a new bill which would lower the maximum height people can build on their boundary has bipartisan support. Audio

Jail-time for a former school chaplain for sexually abusing pupils. 

And health officials promise a different approach to vaccinating children Audio

Auckland's mayor wants to charge households a climate levy, and a $37 million package has been announced by the Government with the aim of rebooting Auckland throughout the summer. Audio

National Party MPs gather to vote on the next leader 

And the police are worried about rising community violence Audio

Police officers injured and an offender killed in West Auckland 

Two home isolation Covid-19 deaths were possibly preventable  Audio

The Government extends the vaccine mandate, and businesses finally get answers on the traffic light system. Audio

The National Party's internal ructions spill out into the public arena. Audio