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Midday Report for Wednesday 14 July 2021
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Orca pod search -- the view from the air
12:47 PM.Along the North Island's southern coastlines, countless people are on the lookout for an Orca pod. Whale rescuers are hoping to reunite a young orca, now named Toa, with his family (or any pod of orca… Read more Audio
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Under 5s health reforms could address ethnic inequalities
12:42 PM.Inequalities for Māori and Pasifika could be challenged by new healthcare services reforms for children under five. A Government review has found children are slipping through the cracks of its health… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 14 July 2021
12:35 PM.Huge numbers are expected at farming protests around the country on Friday. Groundswell say they're fed up with what they call "increasing Government interference," "unworkable regulations and… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 14 July 2021
12:28 PM.Netball New Zealand has announced in the last half hour the world champion Silver Ferns will play the Australian Diamonds on both sides of the Tasman in October. Audio
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Midday Business News for 14 July 2021
12:20 PM.Transport software company, ERoad, is raising capital as it looks to buy a rival business. The company plans to buy the fleet management software company Coretex for about $160 million. Audio
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Are interest rates set to rise?
12:19 PM.ASB has raised its lending and deposits rates as a strong economy and growing inflation pressures signal an inevitable change in policy by the Reserve Bank. Kiwibank is also increasing its term… Read more Audio
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New national cancer treatment service opens in Auckland
12:17 PM.Some cancer patients will no longer need to fly to Australia for treatments. A new, national cancer treatment service opened in Auckland this morning to provide Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy… Read more Audio
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Power generators make more money when burning coal
12:14 PM.An energy commentator says power generators - or gen-tailers - make more money when they're burning coal. That's created a perverse incentive which is blocking new renewable power projects. Last year… Read more Audio
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Pay talks between senior doctors and health boards break down
12:11 PM.Pay talks between senior doctors and district health boards have stalled. The doctors say the DHBs are too focused on the bottom-line, instead of those providing clinical care. RNZ's health… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 14 July 2021
12:00 PM.Doctors' pay talks have stalled and energy companies make money burning coal. Audio