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1:45 PM.In today's episode, New Zealand's High Commissioner to Vanuatu says the hunt for survivors continues, after 93 people were evacuated via aircraft last night, Police are warning people to drive… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Medical and rescue teams have been working frantically in Vanuatu to search for survivors and help pull people from the rubble of collapsed buildings. New Zealander Shell Piercy spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The University of Auckland's clinical trials centre studied seventy-four people and had half the participants dressing for a mock consultation wearing their own clothes and the other half put into… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.Midday Rural News for 20 December 2024 Audio

12:26 PM.Liam Lawson intends learning as much as he can from Formula One world champion Max Verstappen rather than looking to challenge him on the track. Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 20 December 2024. Audio

12:17 PM.Police are warning people to drive carefully this holiday season after four people have died on the roads in the past 24 hours. Senior sergeant Sam Oram spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:12 PM.New Zealand's High Commissioner to Vanuatu says the hunt for survivors continues, after 93 people were evacuated via aircraft last night. High Commissioner Nicci Simmonds spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the search continues for survivors two days after the devastating 7.3 earthquake in Vanuatu, residents of the small Far North town of Mangamuka are over the moon as State Highway 1… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.The defacto leader of Syria says his country is exhausted by war and isn't a threat to its neighbours or the west. Andrew McRae spoke to World Vision's Syria response director Emmanuel Isch. Audio

12:45 PM.Airports across the country are preparing for another busy holiday period. Wellington Airport spokesperson Phil Rennie spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:40 PM.New Zealand is back in recession as new GDP data shows a sharp contraction in the economy in the September quarter. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 19 December 2024. Audio

12:27 PM.Rain has delayed the start of the White Ferns opening one-dayer against Australia in Wellington. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 19 December 2024. Audio

12:15 PM.Residents of the small Far North town of Mangamuka are over the moon as State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge is set to reopen at midnight Thursday. Arapeta Wharepapa spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Two days on from the major 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, and desperate efforts are still underway to rescue people trapped in collapsed buildings in Port Vila. World Vision Vanuatu Humanitarian… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, a forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available, there are fears Vanuatu could be dealing with a mass… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The central North Island town of National Park will be renamed Waimarino - the original Māori name for the area. Māori news reporter Pokere Paewai spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:42 PM.At least 14 people are known to have died and more than 200 were injured in the 7.3 earthquake that struck near Port Vila on Tuesday afternoon. Businessman in Vanuatu John Tonner spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 18 December 2024. Audio

12:28 PM.Hockey is the big loser in the latest round of elite sports funding announced for the next four years. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 18 December 2024. Audio

12:17 PM.There are fears Vanuatu could be dealing with a mass casualty event, with people still believed to be trapped in three collapsed building in the capital. UNICEF's Chief of the Vanuatu Field Office… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available. Dr Erik Monasterio spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio