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Midday Report for Tuesday 14 April 2020
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People asked to stand at their doors at dawn on ANZAC Day
12:47 PM.The Returned Services Association has announced its new plans for ANZAC Day, asking people to tune in and stand in front of their houses at dawn.
All services were cancelled out of concern for the… Read more Audio
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Opposition wants lockdown lifted soon to avoid "terrifying" forecasts
12:42 PM.The National Party is stressing the need to lift the nationwide lockdown as soon as safely possible, pointing to what it calls "terrifying" economic scenarios.
Treasury has released a range of… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 14 April 2020
12:35 PM.The Northland region is still in the grips of a prolonged drought with barely any of the predicted Easter weekend rain arriving.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 14 April 2020
12:28 PM.A report in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning says the Rugby Championship is front of mind for the Sanzar nations - with one option having the All Blacks based in Australia for an extended… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 14 April 2020
12:20 PM.The media company NZME is likely to keep pursuing its planned merger with Stuff, but a media commentator says consolidation is probably just a band-aid fix.
Andrew McRae has the business news. Read more Audio
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School returns - virtually - tomorrow
12:18 PM.Children of all ages return to school for Term 2 tomorrow - though they'll be learning virtually, with the classrooms and school grounds still off-limits.
Teachers will be delivering lessons to… Read more Audio
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NZME cuts 200 jobs in response to Covid-19 downturn
12:15 PM.Media company NZME, owner of The New Zealand Herald and half of the country's commercial radio networks, is cutting 200 jobs due to the downturn in revenue caused by Covid-19.
The redundancies -… Read more Audio
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Treasury forecasts show NZ facing significant hit to economy
12:12 PM.Treasury forecasts show New Zealand is facing a significant hit to the economy no matter how long the country remains in Alert Levels 3 and 4.
Treasury has released seven different scenarios on the… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 14 April 2020
12:00 PM.Treasury forecasts show unemployment could remain below 10 per cent if the lockdown remains short and billions is pumped into the economy..School is back tomorrow, from home, but can every child… Read more Audio