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Florida lashed by Hurricane Milton
Florida is being lashed by Hurricane Milton - with flash flooding, 200 kilometre an hour winds, torrential rain, tornadoes and a devastating storm surge.The monster storm came ashore as a category… Audio
Kiwi woman stuck in Florida condo as Hurricane Milton hits
A kiwi holidaying in Florida is hunkered down with Hurricane Milton expected to hit the Tampa suburb, where she's stuck in a condo as it makes landfall. Pamela East is staying in a ground floor… Audio
Hurricane Milton: 'Region never gonna be the same'
A local journalist hunkered down in Florida's Tampa Bay said he's never seen anything like Hurricane Milton, and was "scared for the aftermath".
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 10 October 2024
In today's episode, Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall this afternoon with devastating life-threatening consequences expected, parts of Dunedin Hospital were leaking through the walls and… Audio
Wildlife experts assessing impact of Manawanui sinking
Wildlife experts are on the scene in Samoa surveying the impact of the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui on the environment. Professor Louise Chilvers is from Massey University and is the Director of… Audio
NZer in Florida evacuates as Hurricane Milton nears
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Thursday afternoon (NZ time) with devastating life-threatening consequences expected. New Zealander Erica Dill-Russell lives in south Tampa, and Tampa Bay… Audio
'I don't have time to be scared': Kiwis in Florida flee 'monster' storm
"I have to make sure my kids are safe," Erica Dill-Russell, a New Zealander living in Tampa, says
The Office actor now 'cancer free' after surgery and chemo
The actor says she had undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for stage 1 triple positive breast cancer after a diagnosis last year.
US election: Call for Florida voter registration to be extended due to hurricanes
Aspiring voters have no way to register due to the state's emergency measures, voting rights groups say.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 10 October 2024
On today's episode, New Zealand's deputy chief of Navy is in Samoa, to lead this country's response to the sinking of the Manawanui, the government's plan to overhaul New Zealand's emergency… Audio
Hurricane Milton supercharged due to warmer oceans: Scientist
An Auckland University climate scientist says Hurricane Milton which is due to make landfall in Florida is a creature of climate change. Dr Kevin Trenberth spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Samoa and NZ at odds over whether Manawanui is leaking
Samoa has a different view to the New Zealand navy over whether fuel is leaking into the ocean from the HMNZS Manawanui. RNZ Presenter Susana Lei'ataua spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
NZ Navy says fuel from Manawanui is contained, at odds with Samoan reports
New Zealand's deputy chief of Navy is in Samoa, to lead this country's response to the sinking of the Manawanui. New Zealand deputy chief of Navy Commodore Andrew Brown spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
According to The American National Hurricane Centre Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida. Correspondent Philip Crowther spoke to… Audio
Israel and Hezbollah clash in South East Lebanon
As Israel intensifies its ground offensive in Lebanon, fierce clashes are being reported between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in South East Lebanon. Middle East Correspondent Rania Abouzeid spoke to… Audio
Millions in Florida evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton
Millions of people have left Florida's west coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Matthew Gardner lives in Frostproof Florida and he spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Florida-based meteorologist on Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton is heading toward Florida - meteorologist Lewis Turner is in Jacksonville, Leonard Powell asked Lew when the storm is expected to make Audio
UK: Tory leadership down to final two
The Conservative Party leadership race is down to the final two candidates, Ellie Jay has the latest from London Audio
Million Americans told to flee as Hurricane Milton grows again
Hurricane Milton has barreled toward Florida's battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more than 1 million people…
Nobel prize in physics goes to machine learning pioneers Hopfield and Hinton
Hinton quit Google last year to speak more freely about dangers of AI and Princeton professor Hopfield created an associative memory that can store and reconstruct images.
