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New bariatric ambulance for Auckland
12:47 PM.The St John ambulance service has just unveiled a new ambulance accessible to patients who are overweight or those with complex health needs The ambulance is designed to comfortably transport patients… Read more Audio
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Akld mayor calls some councillors "not financially literate"
12:43 PM.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown blocked various media outlets from attending this morning's budget annoucement where he critiscised some of his councilliors, calling them "not financially literate". In the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: 236 Hawkes Bay homes will not be rebuilt
12:15 PM.Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle have just found out if they are going to be able to rebuild on their flood damaged property. More than two hundred homes in flood-hit… Read more Audio
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Mayor Brown pushes ahead with plan to sell Akld Airport shares
12:12 PM.Auckland's mayor has doubled down on his contentious plan to sell the council's shares of the Airport in a bid to rectify the city's big budget shortfall, In a speech this morning, Wayne Brown said… Read more Audio
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Lecturers, students protest Otago Uni job cuts
12:46 PM.Hundreds of people have turned up to protest proposed job cuts at Otago University today. This is the second protest where staff, students and members of the public are marching through the campus… Read more Audio
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Auckland scrap metal yard could face disciplinary action
12:43 PM.An Auckland scrap metal yard could face disciplinary action if it is found it did not comply with environmental regulations A fire has been burning in the suburb of Favona since midnight and involves… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 31 May 2023
12:21 PM.News from the business sector Kiwifruit marketer Zespri's profit has fallen more than a third as sales volumes fell and costs rose. A Wellington-based tech company behind a carbon footprint calculator… Read more Audio
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Wellington's mayor defends auditing failures in Lodge fire
12:15 PM.A report into Wellington's Loafer's Lodge building revealed the Council had failed to meet it's safety audit requirements. The regulator MBIE eight months ago warned the Council it was not up to… Read more Audio
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Smoke warnings for a large scrap metal fire in South Auckland
12:12 PM.Fire and Emergency has extended its smoke warnings for a large scrap metal fire in South Auckland. The blaze in Favona has been burning since midnight and involves a ten-metre high pile of scrap… Read more Audio
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Beauty therapists trained to spot melanoma
12:46 PM.One of the country's biggest beauty therapy clinics has partnered with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia to train technicians to spot suspicious legions. Caci Clinic will train all of its… Read more Audio
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BNZ cannot terminate relationship with Gloriavale
12:40 PM.The High Court has heard BNZ can't justify terminating its banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community. The BNZ sought to close Gloriavale's commercial accounts following an… Read more Audio
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Ambulances queueing to offload patients to swamped EDs
12:15 PM.An emergency doctor at Wellington's Hutt Hospital says they are often operating with just half the number of people they need, adding to a backlog of ambulances queuing up outside the department. The… Read more Audio
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Pensioner housing hardest hit in Waihi Beach flood
12:11 PM.Elderly residents of Waihi Beach in Bay of Plenty are in clean up mode after their homes were swamped with chest height water. Up to 120 milimetres of rain fell in two hours yesterday afternoon… Read more Audio
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Flooding, slip warnings for Bay of Plenty
12:46 PM.People in Bay of Plenty have been warned of potential surface flooding and slips brought on by heavy rain over the next two days. Metservice has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the region… Read more Audio
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Tonga mourns death of Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu
12:42 PM.The Kingdom of Tonga is mourning the death of Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu who died yesterday in Auckland, aged 75. The princess is remembered for paving the way for women in politics in Tonga… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 29 May 2023
12:29 PM.Midday sports News for 29 May 2023 American Josef Newgarden has edged out Marcus Ericsson to win the Indy 500 in a nail-biting finish, denying the Swede back-to-back victories at the Brickyard. Read more Audio