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Government reacts to Building supplies report
12:14 PM.Workers in the building industry are hoping the Government takes meaningful action following the Commerce Commission's final report into the residential building supplies industry.
The report has… Read more Audio
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Hearing underway on guardianship of critically unwell baby
12:11 PM.A hearing is underway at the High Court in Auckland into a dispute over a seriously ill baby.
Te Whatu Ora is asking for the court to take over guardianship of a four-month-old boy, to allow him to… Read more Audio
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Samoa, Tonga rattled by strong earthquake
12:45 PM.A tsunami watch has been cancelled for Samoa and American Samoa, following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake this morning.
The quake struck between American Samoa and Tonga at 8.24am, causing strong… Read more Audio
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Hospitality sector back to pre-covid levels
12:42 PM.New Zealand's hospitality industry has bounced back to pre-Covid levels after two years of muted trading due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The latest report from the Restaurant Association has found the… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 5 December 2022
12:29 PM.England overcame a slow start to claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal in the Football World Cup.
Felicity Reid has sport. Read more Audio
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Wairoa mayor shocked by Three Waters entrnechment attempt
12:14 PM.A Hawke's Bay Mayor says he was shocked by the government's attempt to entrench part of its Three Waters legislation.
The Green Party put forward the entrenchment clause, which would require a future… Read more Audio
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Fleeing driver in hospital after morning police pursuit
12:11 PM.A fleeing driver is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a police car in West Auckland this morning.
The early morning police pursuit led to several road closures across the city… Read more Audio
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Promising results in HIV vaccine trial
12:45 PM.A Phase One clinical trial has provided promising results for an HIV vaccine.
International researchers say the vaccine, which is being tested in humans, helps create antibodies which can recognise… Read more Audio
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Call for Dizzee Rascal to be dropped from RnV for violence conviction
12:42 PM.Women's groups are calling on the organisers of the Rhythm and Vines music festival to drop UK artist Dizzee Rascal over a domestic violence conviction.
The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Mills… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 2 December 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 2 December 2022
12:28 PM.It's been a rollercoaster ride for the final round of Group E at the football world cup in Qatar. Japan and Spain have qualified but Germany have failed to get past the group stage for the second… Read more Audio
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Gun shop ram raided in Christchurch overnight
12:17 PM.Police are looking for four people responsible for a ram-raid at a Gun City store in Christchurch.
Police say they used a vehicle to break into the Cranford Street shop at 3.20am.
RNZ reporter Anna… Read more Audio
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Advocates "underwhelmed" by report into Malachi Subecz's death
12:11 PM.A child advocacy group is underwhelmed by an independent report into the death of Malachi Subecz, saying it is not aspirational and minimises the urgent call to action.
Dame Karen Poutasi released… Read more Audio
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How to protect - or regulate - rongoā Māori
12:47 PM.The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.
The Therapeutic… Read more Audio
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Taupō keeps rocking and rolling after M5.6 quake last night
12:40 PM.Aftershocks are rocking Taupo, after a shallow magnitude 5.6 quake struck nearby just before midnight last night.
It's the largest shake to hit the area since Geonet reported minor unrest at the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 1 December 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 1 December 2022
12:25 PM.Midday sports News for 1 December 2022 New Zealand referee Matthew Conger has become embroiled in football World Cup controversy after disallowing France a last gasp equaliser in their World Cup match… Read more Audio
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Co-governance work goes on the back-burner
12:17 PM.The government is likely to shelve its work on co-governance.
It's part of this country's response on how to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or UNDRIP.
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Jail time for NZ's first sabotage conviction
12:15 PM.The first person convicted of sabotage in New Zealand will spend the next three years behind bars.
Some of the suppression orders preventing the publication of details about Graham Philip's actions… Read more Audio
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Parents and doctors meet while baby waits for urgent heart op
12:12 PM.The baby in urgent need of a heart operation is still waiting for a resolution on his parents' request that only blood from unvaccinated people can be used if he needs a transfusion.
A hearing at the… Read more Audio