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Influencers leave Iran after being unable to leave for months
12:11 PM.A New Zealand couple held in Iran have escaped the country safe and well after being stuck there for months.
Topher Richwhite and his wife Bridget Thackwray had been unable to leave the Middle… Read more Audio
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Lucid Chocolatier takes out gold medals
12:46 PM.They say victory tastes sweet and that's especially true for a young chocolate maker from rural Wairarapa.
Johnty Tatham and his company Lucid Chocolatier have been named the supreme winner of this… Read more Audio
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Indian community enthusiastic Rishi Sunak is UK's next Prime Minister
12:43 PM.Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next Prime Minister, and the first one of Hindu descent.
The former treasurer took out the Conservative Party leadership after his would-be rival, Penny Mordaunt, dropped… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 25 October 2022
12:38 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 25 October 2022
12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 25 October 2022 Crusaders back Leicester Fainga'anuku returned to New Zealand yesterday due to family reasons - and will be replaced for the rest of the end-of-year tour. Audio
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Crime Stoppers wants families to dob in young people
12:15 PM.A new campaign's being launched to encourage families to anonymously dob in young people who they think are involved in crime.
It comes after an uptick in some youth crimes this year.
Business… Read more Audio
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ED wait times getting longer
12:10 PM.Patients in need of urgent care are waiting longer than they have in years to be seen in hospital emergency departments.
The latest figures, to June this year, show the falling numbers of people… Read more Audio
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Only a third of teenagers passed trial literacy test
12:45 PM.The country's teenagers have again recorded poor results in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.
Just 34 percent of students who attempted the writing test passed - similar to last… Read more Audio
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Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is $44 million in debt
12:41 PM.The books have been opened on the parlous financial state of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited at a meeting of creditors this morning.
Voluntary Administrators were appointed recently, and the company's… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 21 October 2022
12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 21 October 2022
12:25 PM.Kiwis rugby league coach Michael Maguire wants to see a much more settled performance from key combinations in their second World Cup game against Jamaica on Sunday morning. Audio
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Strong link between trauma, and young offenders
12:18 PM.There are calls for tougher penalties on young people who commit criminal offending.
But who are they, and why are they breaking the law?
Police say more than 2000 charges have been filed in the… Read more Audio
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Te Pāti Māori claims 'lacklustre response' by Oranga Tamariki and Minister
12:15 PM.The internal review into Oranga Tamariki's 'litany of failures' is overdue.
The agency received multiple warnings, reports of concern, and whānau pleas for intervention in the lead up to the murder… Read more Audio
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Report on Oranga Tamariki's 'litany of failures' overdue
12:10 PM.The internal report examining Oranga Tamariki's litany of failures which led to a 5-year-old being murdered is overdue.
The report follows an investigation by the Ombudsman which found Oranga… Read more Audio
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Rangatahi exclusion, and disadvantage highest in the regions
12:45 PM.Rangatahi Māori are still being excluded and disadvantaged at a much higher rate than Pākehā youth.
The latest Taiohi Insights report from Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation, shows in 2021, 38%… Read more Audio
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Private hospital nurses in Wellington, Hawke's Bay on strike
12:40 PM.About 80 elective procedures at three private hospitals in Wellington and Hawke's Bay have been rescheduled, as nurses strike until tomorrow morning after a breakdown in talks with their employer… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 20 October 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 20 October 2022
12:25 PM.Midday sports News for 20 October 2022 The Black Ferns will have a different captain - and a star player returning - in Saturday's game against Scotland in Whangarei. Audio
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Prime minister meets with Auckland mayor and business leaders
12:18 PM.Jacinda Ardern met with Auckland's mayor-elect Wayne Brown for the first time this morning.
Ms Ardern spoke to media after her meeting with the mayor outlining their main points of discussion, such… Read more Audio
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Farmers take protest to cities
12:10 PM.Farmers have driven their tractors into towns and cities protesting against proposed new agricultural emissions rules.
They argue new rules are being imposed too quickly, and are too expensive.
… Read more Audio
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Stuff proposes regional reporter restructure
12:46 PM.A potential restructure at Stuff could see the number of journalists in regional newsrooms halved, Mediawatch understands. The media company proposes to counterbalance job losses by establishing a new… Read more Audio
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Hamilton West electorate set for a by-election
12:42 PM.People in the Hamilton West electorate are set for a by-election The former Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has resigned from Parliament, claiming without proof that he was about to be forced out. That means… Read more Audio