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Midday Report for Tuesday 4 August 2020
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Midday News for 4 August 2020
12:00 PM.The first person to escape managed isolation is sentenced; Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok.
Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio
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First person to escape isolation is sentenced
12:11 PM.The first person to escape managed isolation has been sentenced in the Dunedin District Court this morning.
Suzanne Derrett appeared on one charge of failing to comply with an order under the… Read more Audio
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Proposed TikTok sale to Microsoft includes NZ arm
12:14 PM.Microsoft is in talks to buy part of the Chinese social media app TikTok - including the app's New Zealand arm.
The US President Donald Trump has warned he will ban the app unless the sale to… Read more Audio
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Queenstown residents queue for Covid tests
12:16 PM.Queenstown residents have been queuing to get tested for Covid-19 at a free, drive-thru testing site this morning
The site has been set up at the Pak'n'Save carpark in Frankton and started testing… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 4 August 2020
12:20 PM.Car sales are up on last year for the first time since the country went into lockdown.
Andrew McRae has business. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 4 August 2020
12:26 PM.Halfback Blake Green has been released by the Warriors with immediate affect.
Barry Guy has sport. Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 4 August 2020
12:35 PM.A South Otago farming family have come up with an idea to rescue the troubled strong wool trade.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Pasifika scientists severely under-represented in academia
12:43 PM.A new study shows that Pasifika scientists are severely under-represented in universities - with no changes over 11 years.
Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers obtained data from 14 universities and crown… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands language week kicks off around New Zealand
12:44 PM.Kia pūāvai to tātou reo Māori Kūki Āirini Aotearoa – may the Cook Islands Maori Language blossom throughout New Zealand.
It is Cook Islands Language week - with a number of events taking place… Read more Audio