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Midday Rural News for 19 October 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector That's right the average price at the fortnightly sale fell 4-point-6 percent overnight to $3723 USdollars a tonne. The joint winners of The Great New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 19 October 2022
12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 19 October 2022 Blues midfielder Rieko Ioane has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby until the end of next year, as he chases selection for his second World Cup. The… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 19 October 2022
12:20 PM.News from the business sector The Financial Markets Authority has given another online investment platform a formal warning for not complying with anti-money laundering requirements. As the dust… Read more Audio
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Climate protesters blocking state high way one arrested
12:16 PM.Climate protesters who were arrested for blocking State Highway One Transmission Gully north of Wellington this morning will appear in Court this afternoon. Restore Passenger Rail says it could keep… Read more Audio
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Business owners meet police minister over smash and grabs
12:10 PM.Frustrated dairy and business owners have met with the police minister Chris Hipkins this morning, demanding more be done to stop ramraids and smash and grabs. There's been an increase in those crimes… Read more Audio
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Diesel prices surge as inflation rate tipped to fall
12:45 PM.As we've been reporting, inflation has remained largely flat, the annual rate easing marginally to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent, which was a 32 year high.
One of the main drivers of inflation is fuel… Read more Audio
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The Local Government Minister at Water Conference
12:43 PM.The Local Government Minister is pushing to find common ground with new Auckland mayor Wayne Brown over the controversial three waters policy.
Nanaia Mahuta has been at the Water NZ Conference in… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 18 October 2022
12:18 PM.Midday sports News for 18 October 2022 Read more Audio
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Public health expert on report into Middlemore hospital
12:15 PM.A public health expert says the damning report into Middlemore Hospital's Emergency department is a failure of primary care in South Auckland.
The independent review of Middlemore was carried out… Read more Audio
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Annual inflation barely moves in latest CPI
12:12 PM.In what is being described as a big surprise, the annual inflation rate has barely changed from a 32 year high.
Consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in the three months ended September, driven by higher… Read more Audio
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Illegal trees cause damage on Owairaka Mount Albert
12:47 PM.Illegal tree planting has caused permanent damage to a sacred historic pa settlement on Ōwairaka Mount Albert in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Auckland Council's Tupuna Maunga Authority says 27 trees have been… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 17th October 2022
12:45 PM.China's continuing zero-Covid policy is still tough for New Zealand exporters.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Wellington rape trial enters second week
12:45 PM.The rape trial of a 25-year-old man in Wellington has entered its second week. The man, who has name suppression, is charged with several sexual offences against six women. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 17 October 2022
12:35 PM.Kiwis coach Michael Maguire says his side lacked intensity at the start of their opening Rugby League World Cup game against Lebanon.
Stephen Hewson has sport.
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Concern Winston Peters stirring fear to get back into Parliament
12:23 PM.NZ First Leader, Winston Peters, denies he is stirring up fear in order to get his party back in to the halls of power, after describing the Government's agenda as "malignant paternalism" and "inverse… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 17 October 2022
12:20 PM.Vero Insurance is the latest life insurance company to be taken to court by the Financial Markets Authority.
Business Editor Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio
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Foodbanks say record number of children needing kai
12:10 PM.KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the record number of children it says need support, with the charity saying whanau are at breaking point.
It's now helping to feed more… Read more Audio
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Harakeke fibres creating strong, low-carbon material for boats, rockets, cars
12:45 PM.Harakeke or flax fibres are being used to create a new low-carbon composite material which is lighter and stronger than fibreglass.
The company behind the invention, KiwiFibre, says the harakeke… Read more Audio
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Building costs going up - check insurance covers a rebuild
12:43 PM.There's been a 9.6 percent rise in home building costs over the past year, a record according to the Construction Cost Index.
For homeowners, that could mean their home insurance wouldn't be enough… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 14 October 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector It's peak season for many contractors at the moment, as arable farmers prepare the ground for planting. But wet weather across the Waikato, Manawatu and Wairarapa… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 14 October 2022
12:33 PM.Midday sports News for 14 October 2022 The Black Ferns have made wholesale changes to their lineup for their second Rugby World Cup match against Wales in Auckland on Sunday. The Black Caps play… Read more Audio