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Residents evacuated due to Port Hills fire
12:42 PM.For one Port Hills resident, the fire brings a horrible sense of déjà vu.
Vikki Pflaum's house was destroyed in the 2017 blaze and she had moved back into her new house on Worsleys Rd just five weeks… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 15 February 2024
12:34 PM.Cordons are in place around the fire, but Fire and Emergency has been allowing farmers access to manage livestock Thursday morning.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 15 February 2024
12:28 PM.Day 3 of the second test in Hamilton. The South African cricketers are 40 for 3 in their second innings with a lead of 71 runs.
Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 15 February 2024
12:19 PM.Falling commercial property values have hit another development company, this time, Vital Healthcare Property Trust.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell on the Port Hills fire
12:13 PM.The Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery has just touched down after a helicopter flight over the fire and surrounding areas.
Earlier Fire and Emergency said it was too early to give… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of firefighters battling Port Hills fire
12:11 PM.Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain the blaze which broke out Wednesday afternoon, seven years to the day of the devastating fires of 2017.
The fire grew from 100 to 630 hectares… Read more Audio
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Further disruption to Auckland trains
12:45 PM.There's been even further disruption for Auckland train commuters after an infrastructure problem closed two platforms at Britomart Station, affecting services on major lines.
It comes on top of days… Read more Audio
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Commemoration services for anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle
12:42 PM.Commemoration services are underway in Hawkes Bay marking the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle.
The cyclone caused extensive and devastating flooding in Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti, destroying hundreds… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 14 February 2024
12:37 PM.Devastated but not defeated is how one grower is describing the situation.
Early in the hours of February 14th last year, metres of floodwater ran through Linden Estate in the hard-hit Esk Valley -… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 14 February 2024
12:29 PM.South Africa have been bowled out for 242 in the second test against the Black Caps in Hamilton.
Barry Guy has the sports news.
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Midday Business News for 14 February 2024
12:19 PM.Fletcher Building's chief executive and board chair are stepping down amid a disappointing first half result.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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KiwiRail begins discussions to cancel new ferry contracts
12:17 PM.KiwiRail has begun discussions to cancel a $555 million contract for an overseas firm to build it two new Cook Strait ferries.
Late last year the Government rejected a plea for extra funding on the… Read more Audio
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Flu outbreak kills six at Whitianga rest home
12:10 PM.Six people have died in the space of just 12 days after influenza swept through a rest home in the Coromandel town of Whitianga.
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand was notified of an outbreak at the… Read more Audio
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Vaping affects taste and smell research shows
12:45 PM.New research out of Otago University shows that vaping affects our sense of taste and smell.
The findings could also provide information on how vaping can impact on appetite and eating behaviours in… Read more Audio
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Firefighters killed during Cyclone Gabrielle remembered in Muriwai
12:43 PM.A year on from a deadly landslide during Cyclone Gabrielle, two firefighters have been remembered by the west Auckland community of Muriwai.
The township, northwest of Auckland, was hit hard by the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 13 February 2024
12:36 PM.A Tolaga Bay farming couple are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle. Mike and Bridget Parker say a year on from the cyclone and they're still clearing their land, with little help from… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 13 February 2024
12:28 PM.The Black Caps have grabbed two early wickets in the first session of play on the opening day of the second cricket test against South Africa in Hamilton.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 13 February 2024
12:19 PM.The Shareholders Association says Fletcher Building has a credibility problem, which won't be solved with the resignation of its chief executive.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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Doctors write letter to PM over plans to ditch smoking reforms
12:14 PM.A group representing more than 9000 doctors has written to the Prime Minister along with the health and Māori development ministers, urging them to change their mind on ditching planned smoking… Read more Audio
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Woman charged with murder of Khandallah woman
12:11 PM.A 52-year-old woman has appeared in the Wellington District Court charged with the murder of an elderly woman in the suburb of Khandallah.
Helen Gregory was found dead in her home last month, police… Read more Audio
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Super Bowl LVIII underway
12:46 PM.One of the most watched and highly anticipated sports games in history has just kicked off in Las Vegas.
The San Francisco 49ers are up against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Super Bowl.
The game… Read more Audio
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Israel warned not to go ahead with ground offensive on Rafah
12:41 PM.The United Nations, the European Union, the US, and Arab nations are warning Israel not to go ahead with a planned offensive on the southern city of Rafah, saying it will cause a humanitarian… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 12 February 2024
12:36 PM.Fonterra has lifted its farmgate forecast milk price for this season by 30 cents to a new mid-point of 7-dollars-80 a kilogram of milk solids.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 12 February 2024
12:28 PM.Erika Fairweather might be a new world champion, but Swimming New Zealand's Olympic Programme lead Gary Francis says it will be tough for her to win a medal at this year's Paris Games.
Stephen Hewson… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 12 February 22024
12:19 PM.Internal Affairs is taking the casino operator SkyCity to court in a civil case related to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio