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Midday Rural News for 5 February 2024
12:35 PM.New research out of Lincoln University has found leaders in the primary industries sector are most worried about the impact of climate change, extreme weather and water quality.
Monique Steele has… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 5 February 2024
12:28 PM.South Africa has finally broken through to dismiss Black Caps batter Kane Williamson in the opening session of day two of the first cricket test in Mount Maunganui.
Stephen Hewson has sport. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 5 February 2024
12:21 PM.The country's biggest construction firm is setting aside $180 million for likely losses on two big projects.
Fletcher Building has put aside $165 million for further costs in the rebuild of the… Read more Audio
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NZ supports US-led strikes in Yemen
12:16 PM.An international relations expert says New Zealand's involvement in military strikes in Yemen suggests we're responding to violations of international law in the Red Sea, but not in Gaza.
This comes… Read more Audio
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Govenment formally welcomed onto Waitangi
12:11 PM.The Government has been formally welcomed onto Waitangi.
A stirring powhiri, welcoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, ACT leader David Seymour, and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, along… Read more Audio
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The race to Miss World
12:47 PM.The race is on to find New Zealand's Miss World contender.
Aotearoa is on a unusually fast paced audition plan to find an unmarried, childless woman aged between 16 and 27 to send for an all-expenses… Read more Audio
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Lack of trained security guards left some ED staff unsupported
12:45 PM.Emergency department doctors say a lack of properly trained security staff over summer hindered rather than helped in the waiting rooms.
Hospital ED's received just under $6 million from the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 2 February 2024
12:38 PM.Māori kiwifruit growers, which has 42 growers mostly around Bay of Plenty, sent three containers of fruit to Hawaii and this year they're planning to send 16 as they plan to ramp up their exports.
… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 2 February 2024
12:31 PM.The Black Caps will go into Sunday's first test against South Africa with a specialist spinner in Mitchell Santner.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 2 February 2024
12:25 PM.The national grid operator Transpower wants to see greater investment in flexible, fast starting generation to cope with peaking demand.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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Prime Minister prepares to speak after Iwi Forum meeting
12:22 PM.Iwi leaders have met with Government representatives wanting more clarity on how ACT's Treaty Principles Bill might progress through parliament.
The prime minister and other members of his cabinet… Read more Audio
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Chlöe Swarbrick announces Green Party co-leadership bid
12:14 PM.Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick is running for the Co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
It was largely expected she would go for the position after James Shaw resigned earlier in… Read more Audio
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Iwi leaders in Northland for annual hui
12:48 PM.Iwi leaders from across the motu have arrived in Northland for the annual meeting of the iwi chairs forum.
The hui in Kerikeri comes after the Hui aa Motu at Tūrangawaewae and ahead of what's… Read more Audio
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Peters and Collins in Australia for meetings with counterparts
12:42 PM.Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins have gone into their first meeting with their Australian counterparts in Melbourne.
The pair travelled to Australia… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 1 February 2024
12:38 PM.Fertiliser use is down as cash-strapped farmers look to reduce spending where they can.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 1 February 2024
12:27 PM.New All Blacks coach Scott Robertson's first test in charge will be in Dunedin against England.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 1 February 2024
12:25 PM.Electricity retailers will have to provide basic protections for residential consumers, after the market regulator decided to mandate consumer care guidelines.
Gyles Beckford has the business news.
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Calls for transparency on MPs dealing with tobacco companies
12:20 PM.There are increasing calls for complete transparency on any past or present dealings MPs have had with tobacco companies.
University of Otago public health academics compared statements made by… Read more Audio
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Documents show proposals for smokers to get tax breaks came from minister Costello
12:12 PM.New documents reveal proposals for smokers to get tax breaks came directly from the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello, despite her strong denials.
The New Zealand First Minister has been under… Read more Audio
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Canterbury moving to prohibited fire season
12:44 PM.Canterbury will move to a prohibited fire season from midnight Wednesday until further notice.
There have been several significant fires in the region in the past few weeks, including a number near… Read more Audio
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Wellington City councillors to work out how to pay for water infrastructure
12:42 PM.Wellington city councillors will sit down on Wednesday to try and work out how to pay for an increase in water infrastructure spending.
With water woes plaguing the capital, the council is holding a… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 31 January 2024
12:36 PM.Former farmer and Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson says farmers have been given a raw deal by decision makers for too long.
Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 31 January 2024
12:28 PM.Black Caps wicketkeeper Tom Blundell says South Africa will be playing with a point to prove in the two-test series starting at Mt Maunganui this weekend. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 31 January 2024
12:19 PM.Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly is aiming to cut red tape, cut costs, and simplify the rules for getting a loan, as well as streamline the regulation of the sector.
Gyles Beckford has the… Read more Audio
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Police trying to remove victims after fiery crash in Taranaki
12:15 PM.Emergency services are still trying to remove the victims from the scene of a fiery crash in Taranaki Wednesday morning.
The crash happened on State Highway Three, outside of Eltham. When emergency… Read more Audio