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New gov bill to protect sexual abuse victims
12:16 PM.Victims of sexual assault will have greater legal protection with the help of a new law aimed at giving children and adults better support in the courts.
The bill, which the government plans to… Read more Audio
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Otago Uni fronts media after staff cuts proposal
12:10 PM.Otago University says a number of factors have led to a proposal to cut staff - not just falling student enrolments.
Several hundred staff could be laid off because of a 60 million dollar budget… Read more Audio
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Walks website doesn't hold up great
12:47 PM.The Milford Track booking system has crashed this morning after thousands of people tried to claim their spot on the iconic tramp.
Hut bookings for the Fiordland track went on sale at half past nine.
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The rate of growth in the cost of living has slowed
12:43 PM.The rate of growth in the cost of living has slowed, but it's still at levels not seen since the 1990's.
Rising food prices and housing costs drove a 1.2 percent rise in the consumer price index for… Read more Audio
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Resident reacts to protest IPCA report
12:19 PM.The occupation caused significant disruption in Wellington's CBD.
Rae Julian was in the thick of it - she lives nearby on Molesworth Street.
Katie Scotcher asked her what she remembers about the… Read more Audio
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Officers justified in protest action - Police Watchdog
12:12 PM.A major investigation by the police watchdog has found faults with the force's response to last year's Parliamentary protest - including a lack of planning.
But the Independent Police Conduct… Read more Audio
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Ship restorers have high hopes of Success
12:47 PM.In Nelson, work is underway to truck a nearly century old Scow, a flat bottomed sailing ship, to the old port on the Kaiapoi River.
That's where the 98-year-old vessel called Success will be… Read more Audio
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Fiji and New Zealand deputy prime ministers meet
12:43 PM.To Fiji, where New Zealand's deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni has just met with her local counterparts.
The Government's Pacific mission is about halfway through. RNZ Pacific reporter Susana… Read more Audio
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Fox News settles instead of having hosts admit to lying
12:17 PM.To the U-S, where Fox News will pay $NZ1.2 billion to avert a high-profile trial where its primetime hosts would have been asked about the network's coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020… Read more Audio
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National Party's farming policy released
12:12 PM.The National Party is promising to restart live cattle exports and double the recognised seasonal employer worker cap if elected in October.
The party's leader Christopher Luxon unveiled their plan… Read more Audio
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Severe wet weather warnings in place
12:45 PM.Metservice has issued multiple heavy rain warnings for today and tomorrow.
Starting with orange warnings for the South Island's West Coast today, before soaking the Tasman and Marlborough regions… Read more Audio
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Unravelling Gore's frayed council relationships
12:43 PM.Councillors are lifting the shroud from previously confidential proposals to mend the frayed relationship between the mayor and chief executive.
It follows numerous leaks from publicly excluded… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 18 April 2023
12:28 PM.Midday sports News for 18 April 2023 Black Caps allrounder Jimmy Neesham says he was ready to bowl the last over as the tourists grabbed a dramatic four run win over Pakistan in the third T20… Read more Audio
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"Deplorable" 150 jobs being slashed at Auckland Transport - Union
12:16 PM.The public service association is calling Auckland Transport's plan to cut 150 jobs "deplorable" and is asking the organisation to give staff more time to respond to the plan.
Auckland Transport last… Read more Audio
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Economic downturn 'not going to be an easy ride' - Brad Olsen
12:11 PM.Worry is mounting the economy's heading for a harsh landing.
Last year, amid stubbornly rising inflation the Reserve Bank told us it was engineering a minor recession through swift official cash rate… Read more Audio
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NZ Pacific diplomatic mission starts in Solomon Islands
12:45 PM.To the Solomons, the first stop on New Zealand's Pacific mission led by the deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni.
The tour comes amid increasing militarisation and geopolitical posturing in the… Read more Audio
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Police update on six road fatalities overnight
12:42 PM.Six people were killed in three separate crashes overnight, in Te Tai Tokerau / Northland, Waikato, and South Canterbury.
The director of road policing, superintendent Steve Greally spoke to Katie… Read more Audio