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Midday Rural News for 28 September 2023
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 28 September 2023
12:27 PM.Midday sports News for 28 September 2023 Italy coach Kieran Crowley is confident his side won't be fazed by the Azurri's poor record against the All Blacks when the two sides clash in a key World Cup… Read more Audio
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Auckland sinkhole could take days to be resolved
12:16 PM.Watercare is warning it could take several more days to fix a blocked sewer main at the bottom of huge sinkhole in Auckland. Large volumes of raw sewage have been pumping directly into the Waitemata… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of protesters gather in central Wellington
12:11 PM.Hundreds of protesters have caused disruption through Central Wellington today, as they march through the streets to Parliament. About 600 people gathered at Wellington's Civic Square for a protest… Read more Audio
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Local distillery set to make a splash at UK whisky show
12:46 PM.New Zealand's Thomson Whisky distillery is set to bring something unique to the most prestigious whisky show in the UK this weekend.
Thomson's Manuka Smoked whisky will be one of about one thousand… Read more Audio
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Wellington residents face disruption ahead of two protests
12:42 PM.Wellington City Council says it is not expecting trouble from tomorrow's political protests, but it has closed roads around Parliament as a precaution.
The closures, which are right next to… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 27 September 2023
12:35 PM.The value of what we're throwing out has risen to $3.2 billion - due to higher food costs.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 27 September 2023
12:28 PM.Black Caps captain Kane Williamson could yet play in New Zealand's world cup opener against England next week.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 27 September 2023
12:19 PM.Sentiment about the labour market has turned negative and points to a rise in unemployment.
The Westpac McDermott Miller employment confidence index turned pessimistic in the September quarter and is… Read more Audio
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Police Association weighs up National's police policy
12:16 PM.National has just released its policing policy, in which it commits to delivering a further 300 frontline police officers, if they're elected.
Labour also committed to the same number in their police… Read more Audio
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Labour says next few Budgets will be tight as it releases fiscal plan
12:11 PM.Labour has released its much-anticipated fiscal plan laying out the costs of its election promises, calling it responsible, balanced and credible.
The party's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson… Read more Audio
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First Union, ActionStation launch campaign agaisnt "Bankflation"
12:47 PM.FIRST Union and community advocacy group ActionStation are campaigning to end what they describe as "bankflation" by New Zealand's four largest retail banks: ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac.
They've… Read more Audio
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Drones used in Banks Peninsula grounded vessel operation
12:44 PM.Drones are being used to conduct aerial observations of a grounded fishing vessel in Banks Peninsula.
The 25 metre Austro Carina ran aground at Red Bluff, and had about 10,000 litres of diesel and… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 26 September 2023
12:38 PM.The New Zealand wool flooring manufacturer Bremworth is hoping to boost confidence in the wool sector by offering ten-year contracts for farmer suppliers.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 26 September 2023
12:35 PM.Midfielder Sarpreet Singh is set to play his first game for the All Whites in almost two years.
Stephen Hewson has sports.
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Midday Business News for 26 September 2023
12:20 PM.A rise in heavy freight activity, the first in two months, suggests more resilience in the economy than expected.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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Labour announces extra $1 billion for Pharmac
12:17 PM.The Labour Party is promising that if elected next month, it will boost Pharmac's budget by more than a billion dollars over the next four years.
The drug-buying agency already receives almost $1.5… Read more Audio
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National announces traffic light system for beneficiaries
12:13 PM.National has announced it will crackdown on beneficiaries if they're elected next month, saying jobseekers need to face consequences for not complying with their obligations to prepare for, or find… Read more Audio
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Sepuloni backs Labour's plan for overstayer amnesty
12:45 PM.Labour's deputy leader, Carmel Sepuloni, has backed her party's plan to implement an amnesty for overstayers of more than ten years.
It follows anger over why it was not done earlier, with community… Read more Audio
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Pike River families call for new corporate manslaughter legislation
12:41 PM.Families of Pike River victims are calling for new corporate manslaughter legislation after some of the charges against the owners of Whakaari/White Island were dismissed.
The owners of Whakaari… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 25 September 2023
12:36 PM.Rainfall watches are in place through to this evening and totals over the past 24 hours are ranging from 70 to 150 millimetres in Bay of Plenty and 300 millimetres north of Gisborne.
Susan Murray has… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 25 September 2023
12:28 PM.Wales have romped into the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with a record 40-6 win over Australia in Lyon.
Felicity Reid has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 25 September 2023
12:20 PM.Falling international demand for infant formula, high inflation and extreme weather have caused the specialty dairy company Synlait Milk fall into the red.
Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio
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Heavy rain battering eastern Bay of Plenty
12:17 PM.Heavy rainfall is continuing to hammer the Bay of Plenty region Monday morning.
MetService says Ōpōtiki had 59 millimetres of rain since midnight, with the rest of the region seeing between 30 and… Read more Audio