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Midday Business News for 9 February 2023
12:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Rain, flooding-damaged areas to be hit by cyclone
12:15 PM.Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is tracking towards the upper parts of the North Island.
The low-pressure storm has formed in the Coral Sea and could hit New Zealand by the end of the week.
The areas… Read more Audio
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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle heading towards North Island
12:11 PM.The top of the North Island is being urged to brace for Cyclone Gabrielle.
It's formed as a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea - between Queensland, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
But it's tracking… Read more Audio
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Cultural safety training to become part of doctors' training
12:44 PM.Doctors will be taught about cultural safety as part of their medical training.
That means they'll need to think about how their own culture impacts their work, and be committed to address any… Read more Audio
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Cabinet considers cuts to policies at first meeting
12:42 PM.Prime minister Chris Hipkins' new cabinet is in its first meeting today, purging policies, and scrapping schemes.
The ministers assembled for a photo just before lunch and are discussing the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 8 February 2023
12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 8 February 2023
12:28 PM.Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has learnt what the appointment process for the next All Blacks coach looks like and expected New Zealand Rugby to unveil it in the next few days. Audio
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Midday Business News for 8 February 2023
12:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Civil Defence payments for flood-hit Aucklanders not enough
12:17 PM.Advocates for people hardest hit by the flooding in Auckland are backing the Green Party's call to increase civil defence payments.
That Party wants the Government to double the amount it's paying… Read more Audio
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Full interview: Türkiye's ambassador to NZ
12:12 PM.Rescuers are racing against harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings in Türkiye and Syria.
The confirmed death toll is nearing eight thousand.
Türkiye's… Read more Audio
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Türkiye's ambassador to NZ on the devastating earthquakes
12:11 PM.Rescuers are racing against harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings in Türkiye and Syria.
The confirmed death toll is nearing eight thousand, and UNICEF says… Read more Audio
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NZ well-placed to survive nuclear winter
12:46 PM.Aotearoa is one of only a handful of island countries well-placed to survive a Nuclear winter.
A new study published in the international journal Risk Analysis found we're one of five, including… Read more Audio
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Thousands killed in earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
12:42 PM.Devastating earthquakes have killed thousands of people in Türkiye and Syria.
Otago University's chair of earthquake sciences Mark Stirling spoke to Max Towle about the quakes, geology, and… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 7 February 2023
12:29 PM.One of Britain's biggest football clubs hasn't been behaving well. The Premier League has referred Manchester City to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of financial… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 7 February 2023
12:19 PM.News from the business sector. Audio
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The Fono on what's really needed in Auckland's Big Fix Up
12:16 PM.As Aucklanders continue to muck in after the floods, the city's mayor Wayne Brown says he'll be taking the lead on the Big Fix Up.
Emergency managers say more than 270 buildings have been red… Read more Audio
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Death toll rising in Türkiye and Syria after earthquakes
12:11 PM.The death toll in Türkiye and Syria from massive earthquakes continues to soar.
The confirmed number is swiftly approaching 4000 and rescuers are still sifting through the endless rubble.
Freezing… Read more Audio
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Iwi chairs meet with senior ministers ahead of Waitangi Day
12:45 PM.We go to Waitangi now where Iwi-chairs and senior ministers have been meeting today at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.
The prime minister Chris Hipkins has just been updating media on their… Read more Audio
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Outrage Saudi Arabia sponsoring Fifa women's world cup in NZ
12:43 PM.International outrage is growing after Fifa announced that Saudi Arabia's tourism authority would be a major sponsor of the Women's World Cup - co-hosted by Aotearoa from July.
The sponsorship came… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 3 February 2023
12:37 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 3 February 2023
12:30 PM.Midday sports News for 3 February 2023 Breakers captain Tom Abercrombie says last night's win over Illawarra to keep their NBL top two finish prospects alive, showed how they have to be wary of the… Read more Audio
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Communities' needs must be the focus of Auckland's future
12:17 PM.As Auckland cleans up, ideas about how to cope with increasingly intense rainfall have been pouring in.
Experts have been calling for - for example - a so-called sponge city to soak up water using… Read more Audio
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Calls for rent freeze with shortages increasing in flood-hit Auckland
12:12 PM.A waterlogged Auckland will this afternoon find out whether its local state of emergency will be extended. (NB: it has been extended)
As at 8 am, building assessors had issued 209 red, 1085 yellow… Read more Audio