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Locked out toilet paper workers blocked from super hardship payments
12:40 PM.The Toilet paper giant Essity has blocked its locked-out workers from making hardship withdrawals from their own retirement savings.
Pulp and Paper Workers Union Kawerau secretary Tane Phillips says… Read more Audio
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Firefighters go on one hour strike - FENZ responds
12:14 PM.Firefighters have gone on a one-hour strike again today -- in an ongoing dispute over working conditions including hours, staffing levels, and equipment.
A short time ago, the professional… Read more Audio
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Auckland construction site explosion injures five
12:11 PM.Worksafe says it's investigating after a gas explosion at a busy Auckland building site early this morning left five people in hospital.
The incident was reported around 0630 on Halsey Street in the… Read more Audio
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Climate change ravages Mt Ruapehu businesses
12:47 PM.Businesses near Mt Ruapehu are having to adapt to a warming climate, after one of the warmest, wettest winters on record for the region left the mountain's two skifields almost bare of snow.
Ruapehu… Read more Audio
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NZers lost $4million to cyber scams in three months
12:42 PM.New Zealanders lost almost four million dollars to cyber scammers between April and June this year.
The government agency that supports those affected by cyber security incidents, New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 25 August 2022
12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 25 August 2022 The All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made just one injury enforced change to the team for this weekend's test against Argentina, with Beauden Barrett ruled out and… Read more Audio
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Marlborough braces for more rain, communities still isolated
12:16 PM.The emergency management minister Kieran McAnulty is back in Marlborough today, and will soon head off in a convoy along broken roads to visit communities cut off by last week's horrendous rainfall.
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Tributes flow for off-duty NZ soldier killed in eastern Ukraine
12:10 PM.Tributes have been pouring in for the off-duty New Zealand soldier killed in eastern Ukraine while fighting on the frontline.
Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University Wellington, Dr Marnie Lloydd… Read more Audio
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Northland woman offers secluded getaway for Nelson residents
12:46 PM.A Northland woman is offering up a secluded getaway free-of-charge for Nelson residents whose homes have been badly hit by flooding or landslides.
Kristan Lopes told Māni Dunlop why she was offering… Read more Audio
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KiwiBank believes housing shortage has halved in last year
12:42 PM.In housing news, KiwiBank believes the country's housing shortage has more than halved in the last year falling from an estimated 57,000 homes to 23,000.
That's in part due to the country building… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 24 August 2022
12:31 PM.News from the rural farming sector: Sheep are traced by mobs through a paper-based system, but that needs to be moved online to better protect against diseases. There's been talk in New Zealand about… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 24 August 2022
12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 24 August 2022: Former captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio and defender Jane Watson return to the Silver Ferns squad for upcoming internationals against Jamaica and Australia. The… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 24 August 2022
12:19 PM.News from the business sector: Spark's shareholders are in line for a big payday, following the partial sale of its cell towers and an improved full year result. Meridian Energy has posted a steady… Read more Audio
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Oranga Tamariki restructure bill passes
12:15 PM.Opposition MPs are labelling a restructure of the Ministry for Children as disappointing for our most vulnerable children.
Controversial legislation to restructure how Oranga Tamariki is monitored… Read more Audio
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New speaker of parliament announced
12:11 PM.Parliament's changing its speaker after Trevor Mallard yesterday formally resigned.
A pōwhiri has just taken place for his replacement Adrian Rurawhe who will be formally sworn into the role at… Read more Audio
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TradeMe data show house prices fall 6% from peak
12:45 PM.The latest data from TradeMe show house prices have fallen six percent since peaking earlier this year.
Auckland has had the biggest fall dropping $102,000 since March this year.
TradeMe's property… Read more Audio
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Unpacking disinfo behind anti-government protest at parliament
12:43 PM.A so called anti-government protest has reached parliament in a scene reminiscent of the occupation earlier this year.
However, today there's also an anti-fascist protest nearby.
The lead for the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 23 August 2022
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Gisborne kiwifruit growers are considering their legal options - after the High Court ruled Sungold Kiwifruit licenses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a… Read more Audio