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Another Super Rugby Aupiki team could be in hot water over haka
12:44 PM.Another Women's Super-Rugby Aupiki team could be in hot water over their haka.
The Wellington-based Hurricanes Poua performed an altered haka on Saturday which included the words "karetao o te… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 6 March 2024
12:35 PM.International attention is honing in on forestry practices over on the East Coast, with promises audits around harvest practices will improve.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 6 March 2024
12:28 PM.New Zealand sailor Erica Dawson is motivated to improve on her last Olympic experience after being named in the team for the games.
Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 6 March 2024
12:21 PM.The Reserve Bank has not become cruisy or relaxed about inflation and continues to worry more about the upside risks from global volatility and unknowns such as shipping costs than the downside risks.
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Children's Minister Karen Chhour on bootcamps
12:16 PM.The Minister of Corrections and Police denies that a coalition government plan to introduce military style academies is a crackdown on young offenders.
The first of the pilot boot camps should be… Read more Audio
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Former bootcamp inmate warns Government to be selective over plans
12:10 PM.A former bootcamp inmate is warning the Government should be selective about who they choose for their youth military academies.
Wayne attended the Rangipo Prison Farm corrective training facility in… Read more Audio
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US Supreme Court bars states from disqualifying candidates
12:50 PM.In a huge win for Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has barred states from disqualifying candidates for running for president, using an anti-insurrection and constitutional clause.
The ruling has… Read more Audio
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Congestion charges back on agenda for main centres
12:45 PM.Congestion charges are set to be firmly back on the agenda for drivers in some of our main centres.
It's been revealed the government is working with Tauranga, Auckland and other councils to come up… Read more Audio
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David Benbow sentenced to 17 years in jail for murder of friend
12:43 PM.A High Court judge has described the murder of Christchurch man Michael McGrath as an execution-style killing.
Justice Eaton made the remarks in sentencing David Benbow to a minimum of 17 years in… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 5 March 2024
12:38 PM.Orchardists in China have been illegally growing Zespri's SunGold fruit - and now they're using counterfeit Zespri packaging.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 5 March 2024
12:28 PM.The Black Caps maintain they can still beat Australia despite being overwhelmed in just over three days in the first cricket test in Wellington.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 5 March 2024
12:19 PM.A New Zealand tech company is taking the unusual step of appointing a second chief executive to run the business.
Transport technology firm Eroad has appointed David Kenneson, to work alongside Mark… Read more Audio
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Former Defence Minister on problematic plane
12:15 PM.The Prime Minister abandoned his Defence Force flight to Melbourne because a 'maintenance fault' was identified with the Boeing 757.
Christopher Luxon ended up flying commercially, and running behind… Read more Audio
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PM misses meetings due to plane fault
12:12 PM.The Prime Minister has had to miss bilateral meetings in Australia this morning after a maintenance after the Defence Force plane couldn't take off due to a maintenance fault.
Christopher Luxon was… Read more Audio
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Wet and windy start to autumn
12:45 PM.It's a wet and windy start to autumn, with a severe thunderstorm watch in place on Monday for much of the North Island, as well as the top of the South.
Wind gusts have reached more than 140 kmph in… Read more Audio
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Wind blows roof off house in Greymouth
12:43 PM.The West Coast is being hit by wild weather with a roof being torn off a property in Greymouth.
Fire and Emergency say they responded to reports of the roof being lifted on a house in Cobden.
Grey… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 4 March 2024
12:36 PM.Trade Minister Todd McClay is investigating a possible trade agreement between New Zealand and the UAE, after meeting with his counterpart in Abu Dhabi last week.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 4 March 2024
12:28 PM.New Zealand won a second gold medal on the final day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow with George Beamish winning the men's 1500 metre final. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 4 March 2024
12:19 PM.Major banks are cutting interest rates in the wake of last week's Reserve Bank statement and market hopes that rate cuts are coming.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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School principal concerned over review into government funded school lunches
12:15 PM.Confirmation that the government-funded lunch programme is under review has sparked serious concern from health charities and school principals.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says 10,000… Read more Audio
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NZ athletes perfoming well at world indoor champs
12:11 PM.New Zealand athletes are taking the World Indoor Athletic Champs by storm, winning another gold medal in Glasgow.
George Beamish has taken out the men's 1500 metre title.
Earlier Hamish Kerr won the… Read more Audio
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Whangārei 75-year-old competing in Taupō Ironman
12:46 PM.For most people, competing an Iron Man is a mammoth achievement. But 75-year-old Whangārei man Brian Barach has done about 15 of them.
And on Saturday he'll be lining up again in Ironman New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Government approves NZ's first open ocean salmon farm in Cook Strait
12:42 PM.Despite strong opposition from conservation groups, the government has given final approval for the country's first open ocean salmon farm in the Cook Strait.
New Zealand King Salmon confirmed the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 1 March 2024
12:37 PM.Waikato sheep milking farmers say they were blind-sided this week when their company Maui Milk, told them to stop milking immediately.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 1 March 2024
12:27 PM.A final wicket stand has proved frustrating for the Black Caps early on day two of the first test against Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports. Read more Audio