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The Christchurch Call five years on from mosque attacks
12:15 PM.It's five years to the day since a terrorist launched an attack on two Christchurch mosques, killing 51 people. This year's anniversary falls within the first week of Ramadan and members of the city's… Read more Audio
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Investigation launched into Green MP Darleen Tana
12:10 PM.The Green Party is facing questions about how much it knew, and when, over allegations involving MP Darleen Tana. Ms Tana has been suspended from the party and an investigation has been launched after… Read more Audio
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Good samaritan hides $50 notes in poor communities
12:46 PM.An Auckland construction company manager is spreading goodwill around the country in a very unique way. He's hiding 50 dollar notes in poorer communities - using social media to drop clues.He's only… Read more Audio
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Crytosporidium stomach bug prompts Te Whatu Ora health warnings
12:44 PM.A summer surge of the nasty stomach bug cryptosporidium has prompted public health warnings from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. The crypto parasite is spread mainly by faeces from people or animals… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 14 March 2024
12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 14 March 2024 Audio
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Labour looks to rebuild at caucus retreat
12:17 PM.The Labour leader Chris Hipkins has told his caucus it needs to re-build the party into a winning machine, ahead of the next election Labour MPs are meeting in Martinborough for their first caucus… Read more Audio
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Migration still at record levels but signs of slowdown
12:11 PM.Migrant arrivals and departures have hit record levels in the past year, but the monthly gain is slowing. Stats NZ says there was a net gain of 5-thousand-300 migrants in January, the lowest since… Read more Audio
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Iwi representives gather at Te Papa Marae for book launch
12:48 PM.More than 140 iwi representatives from across the motu have gathered at Te Papa marae in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington today for the launch of a very special book.
Te Ata O Tu the New Zealand Wars… Read more Audio
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Save the Children appalled by new ram raid bill
12:43 PM.The children's charity Save the Children is appalled by a new bill creating a ram raid offence which would see children as young as twelve criminally charged with up to ten years in prison, including… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 13 March 2024
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Cuts are coming for the Ministry for Primary Industries, but an MPI boss says it won't be to core frontline services like its quarantine officers, veterinarians or… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 13 March 2024
12:28 PM.The pressure is mounting on the Crusaders coach Rob Penney who concedes they simply haven't deserved to win any of their first three games of the Super Rugby season. The defending champs, who've won… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 13 March 2024
12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 13 March 2024 Audio
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Work underway to identify body pulled from the water in Gulf Harbour
12:16 PM.The police are working to identify a body which was pulled out of the sea at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland yesterday afternoon.
The body wrapped in plastic bags was found by a fisherman who first… Read more Audio
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Dozens of protestors demonstrate against offshore mining
12:11 PM.Protestors have turned out in force in the Taranaki town of Hawera today as a renewed hearing into an offshore mining application gets underway.
Trans Tasman Resources has for years been trying to… Read more Audio
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Special honour for longest-serving cricket scorer
12:45 PM.An Otago cricketing stalwart is receiving a special honour at the warm-up match between the White Ferns and England A in Dunedin today.
Helen Simpson is the country's longest-serving cricket scorer.
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49-year old Ombudsman Act may need amending - Constitutional law expert
12:43 PM.A constitutional law expert believes a 49-year-old law prohibiting the Chief Ombudsman from keeping his post, should be amended.
Peter Boshier is being forced to retire because the Ombudsmen Act… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 12 March 2024
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Lake Opuha only has a week's worth of water left. The dam near Fairlie which generates electricity for the national grid and supplies water to 16-thousand hectares… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 12 March 2024
12:28 PM.Tim Southee is determined to remain Black Caps captain and coach Gary Stead is confident he'll bounce back from a form slump this summer. The 35 year old Southee took just six wickets all up in the… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 12 March 2024
12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 12 March 2024 Air New Zealand is suspending its flights to Chicago because of maintenance issues with the engines on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The ANZ Truckometer… Read more Audio
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Two NZers killed in skifield avalanche
12:16 PM.The family of a New Zealand ski guide killed in an avalanche in Japan says she was full of vitality and life and had a passion for the outdoors.
Twenty-one-year old Isabella Bolton from Christchurch… Read more Audio
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NZ pilots reach out to Latam crew after horror flight
12:11 PM.The New Zealand Airline Pilots Association has reached out to the crew of a LATAM Airways flight to offer support after yesterday's onboard emergency.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner suddenly lost altitude… Read more Audio
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Plagiarism controversy casts shadow over Oscars
12:46 PM.A plagiarism controversy has broken out and is casting a shadow over the 96th Academy Awards as the ceremony gets underway in Los Angeles.
It's alleged the story of the film The Holdovers is… Read more Audio
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Fire crews dampen down hotspots after Otago blazes
12:42 PM.Firefighters remain at the scene of two fires which broke out in Otago.
No homes have been lost, but Fire and Emergency says a small number of farm buildings have been destroyed or damaged at… Read more Audio