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Midday Report for Monday 29 November 2021
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'Kiribati should control their own fisheries': marine scientist
12:54 PM.The government of Kiribati is planning to open up the Phoenix Island Protection Area to commercial fishing.
The area, declared in 2008, is about 1.5 times the size of New Zealand.
A no-take zone was… Read more Audio
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Rioting in Honiara has left more than 50 businesses torched
12:52 PM.The rioting in Honiara has left more than 50 businesses torched and looted, and more than 1,000 workers jobless.
The clean up is continuing with people cleaning up the streets and removing burnt… Read more Audio
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Push to get West Coast residents vaccinated revving up
12:45 PM.The push to get West Coast residents double-vaccinated against Covid-19 is revving up with every fully vaccinated person in the region eligible to win a brand new car.
But there's a catch, the prize… Read more Audio
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Experts warn it will take weeks to learn about Omicron's risk
12:42 PM.Health experts say it will be weeks until we know more about the severity of the new Covid-19 "variant of concern".
The Omicron variant has more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, and early… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 29 November 2021
12:26 PM.The New Zealand NBL basketball side will today put their case forward to the league to postpone their opening game of the season. Audio
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Midday Business News for 29 November 2021
12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Govt deciding traffic light colours for each region
12:19 PM.Government ministers are currently deciding which colours each part of the country will be placed in when the Covid-19 traffic light system begins on Friday.
Auckland is to start off in red, the most… Read more Audio
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Two Covid-19 home isolation deaths possibly preventable
12:13 PM.Two deaths of people isolating by themselves at home with Covid-19 in Auckland were potentially preventable.
The Northern Region Health Co-ordination Centre has apologised to their whānau and… Read more Audio
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Man shot dead by police after opening fire
12:10 PM.A man who injured three police officers when he opened fire during an incident in Glen Eden this morning has died after he was shot by police.
Police were called to the address in Danube Lane shortly… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 29 November 2021
12:00 PM.Police officers injured and an offender killed in West Auckland
Two home isolation Covid-19 deaths were possibly preventable Audio