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Midday Report for Wednesday 2 June 2021
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Fiji's Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread
12:53 PM.Fiji is continuing to face a growing Covid outbreak which started last month. At least 10 doctors from a private medical facility - Zen Medical Centre in Nadi are in quarantine after a colleague… Read more Audio
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Police should wear body cameras to stamp out racism
12:45 PM.The Race Relations Commissioner wants the police to wear body cameras that would film any interaction with the public. The police say they have no immediate plans to introduce them. "Police continues… Read more Audio
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"We're a better NZ than this" - teens living in poor housing
12:42 PM.A new survey of almost 8000 teenagers has found housing deprivation is still a massive problem that affects nearly a third of adolescents. That's from the Youth19 Housing Deprivation Brief from… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 2 June 2021
12:35 PM.Farmers in the Lees Valley in North Canterbury and up the Rakaia Gorge remain cut off - after the heavy rain caused significant damage to their access roads. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 2 June 2021
12:28 PM.Colin de Grandhomme is in the running to return to the Black Caps test side. The all-rounder is vying with left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and seam bowler Matt Henry for the final two places in the… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 2 June 2021
12:20 PM.Telecommunications companies have banded together in an attempt to stamp out a relatively uncommon, but potentially devastating type of fraud. Audio
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Prison conditions undignified, barren, and slow to change
12:17 PM.Two prisons inspected by the Ombudsman have been described as undignified and barren, and the progress made by Corrections as "glacial". Peter Boshier today published two reports following unannounced… Read more Audio
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Truck driver takes milk the long way around
12:14 PM.The Ashburton River Bridge on State Highway One is still closed for testing to find out how bad the damage is. An inland route is now open to heavy vehicles, such as freight trucks, but earlier this… Read more Audio
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Ashburton River bridge stress testing underway
12:11 PM.The bridge over the Ashburton River is closed again for stress testing to find out whether it will be safe for heavy vehicles to use. Inland detours are in place. Floodwaters have damaged properties… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 2 June 2021
12:00 PM.Stress testing a slumping bridge, as some drivers take the long way around! Audio