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1:45 PM.In today's episode, Shops on Wairoa's main street are flooding after heavy rain hit the area overnight -- with 80 millimetres estimated to have fallen, the minimum wage will rise by 35 cents next year… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Approximately 140 police officers have been deployed to monitor a tangi for slain gang member in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata on Tuesday. Reporter Ashleigh McCaull spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.Orana Wildlife Park will stop taking new animals for the next six months while staff work on changes recommended by two reviews. Reporter Delphine Herbert spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 17 December 2024. Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps snared two wickets in the first session on day four of the third cricket test against England in Hamilton. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 17 December 2024. Audio

12:16 PM.The minimum wage will rise by 35 cents next year to $23.50 an hour in what the government describes as a "modest increase". NZCTU acting president Rachel Mackintosh spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:10 PM.Shops on Wairoa's main street are flooding after heavy rain hit the area overnight with 80 millimetres estimated to have fallen. Oslers Bakery and Cafe on Marine Parade in Wairoa owner Sarah Johansen… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, several people, including four Australians and one American are in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning, critics are questioning a trip to China by more than 30 police… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Food prices dropped between October and November, but only by 0.1 percent. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio

12:42 PM.Woolworths workers are welcoming a 6.8 percent pay rise, after what the union has described as a "long" and "difficult" fight. FIRST Union national secretart for retail Rudd Hughes spoke to Jemima… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 16 December 2024 Audio

12:28 PM.Rain has prevented any play so far on day three of the third and final cricket Test between the Black Caps and England in Hamilton. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 16 December 2024 Audio

12:16 PM.Critics are questioning a trip to China by more than 30 police officers labelling it as concerning and a political influence operation. Former spy minister Andrew Little spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio

12:11 PM.Several people, including four Australians and one American are in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning. Tourism Fiji chief executive Brent Hill spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio

2:00 PM.In today's episode, fire and Emergency is still dealing with inappropriate staff behaviour five years on from a scathing review into the organisation's workplace culture, Auckland hospitality… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.New data from Seek has found nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders have experienced a toxic work environment. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:43 PM.Firefighters say Canterbury is so dry, fires are taking hold and spreading rapidly. Christchurch reporter Delphine Herbert spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:40 PM.Midday Rural News for 13 December 2024. Audio

12:27 PM.The Black Caps are desperate to give veteran pace bowler Tim Southee a winning send off, when the third cricket test against England starts in Hamilton tomorrow. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 13 December 2024 Audio

12:16 PM.Auckland hospitality businesses are celebrating the reopening of a bridge linking Wynyard Quarter to the Viaduct, but say a campaign is needed to attract visitors back to the area. Baduzzi restaurant… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Fire and Emergency is still dealing with inappropriate staff behaviour five years on from a scathing review into the organisation's workplace culture. Fire and Emergency chief executive Kerry Gregory… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, hundreds more jobs are set to go at Health New Zealand under proposals to be laid out to staff on Friday, a manhunt is still underway in Lower Hutt for the suspect in a fatal gang… Read more Audio