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Summer Report is back in 2020 with Leigh-Marama McLachlan and Logan Church for three weeks to keep you informed and up to date as we celebrate the great New Zealand summer.
Weekdays at 8am from January 2 2020
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Friday, 10 January 2020
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US calls for talks with Iran
10 Jan 2020The United States says it's ready to engage in serious negotiations with Iran, following the assassination of top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, and missile strikes on US bases in Iraq Donald Trump… Read more Audio
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Iran mistakenly shot Ukraine plane down - US officials
10 Jan 2020United States officials believe a Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran - killing all 176 people aboard - was mistakenly shot down by Iranian air defenses.
The crash came just hours after Iran… Read more Audio
Thursday, 9 January 2020
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New Zealand punching above its weight in fistball
9 Jan 2020Have you ever heard of Fistball? we certainly had not - but this summer we want to look at some lesser-known sports.
New Zealand is fairly new to Fistball, which is a bit like Volleyball, but the… Read more Audio
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NZ flagbearer for Youth Winter Olympics named
9 Jan 2020Twenty young New Zealanders will compete against the world's best at the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics in Switzerland over the next two weeks.
The athletes are all aged between 14 and 18 years old, and… Read more Audio
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Lyttelton seaplane operation unlikely to get green light
9 Jan 2020Lyttelton residents opposed to a seaplane operation in the area are relieved it's now unlikely to go ahead.
A tourism venture Peninsula Air had applied to operate scenic flights in and around the… Read more Audio
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Beneficiary reforms to come into effect
9 Jan 2020Beneficiary advocates say more needs to be done for those in poverty, and changes to the welfare system are not happening fast enough.
When the Coalition Government came to power, it promised to… Read more Audio
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Holiday hotspot: Taupo - more than just the lake
9 Jan 2020Today's holiday hotspot - Taupo.
Destination Great Lake Taupo, Jane Wilson, told Logan Church why she thinks the lake-side town is one the country's best places to visit. Read more Audio
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NZ fugitive accused of child sex trafficking on the run
9 Jan 2020U.S. authorities say they would seek to extradite a fugitive accused of child sex trafficking if he is found in New Zealand.
36-year-old Michael James Pratt, a New Zealand citizen, is believed to… Read more Audio
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Health system coping with aftermath of Whakaari disaster
9 Jan 2020A month on from the deadly Whakaari volcano eruption, staff at burns units across New Zealand continue to work tirelessly to help victims, many of whom are from overseas.
Thirteen people remain in… Read more Audio
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Whakatane mayor reflects on one month since Whakaari tragedy
9 Jan 2020Today marks one month since the fatal explosion on Whakaari that killed 19 people, two of whom haven't yet been found.
Twenty five people remain in hospitals here and in Australia, six of them with… Read more Audio
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NZ analyst on Iran-US tensions
9 Jan 2020An Iranian-born senior lecturer in defence and security studies at Massey University, Dr Negar Partow, speaks to Logan Church about tension between Iran and USA. Read more Audio
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Trump says Iran appears to be standing down
9 Jan 2020The US President, Donald Trump, appears to be backing away from any further military action against Iran.
Yesterday, Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at two US bases in Iraq, in retaliation… Read more Audio
Summer Report
Keeping you informed and celebrating the great New Zealand summer.
Weekdays at 8am from January 2 2020
Edited by Denise Garland
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