Midday Report for Thursday 5 May 2022
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Govt shifting support for community covid care
12:46 PM.The government is shifting its support for people dealing with covid in the community, as the overall demand for such help drops. It's funding nearly 60-million dollars to support social service… Read more Audio
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Long waits for surgery are not just because of Covid, say surgeons
12:43 PM.The New Zealand Orthopaedic Association says we can't blame the pandemic for increasingly long waits for surgery. It says the problem has existed for a long time due to a lack of resources and… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 5 May 2022
12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Business News for 5 May 2022
12:21 PM.Midday Business News for Thursday 5 May 2022 Audio
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Mycoplasma bovis isolated to just one farm
12:17 PM.A one-shot attempt to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis appears to have worked -- there's just one property left with active infections. The disease was discovered here in 2017; and a… Read more Audio
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Officer used excess force during arrests
12:10 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used excess force during at least two arrests.
He's since left the police force.
In one case, in September 2018, the officer pushed a… Read more Audio
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