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Midday Report for Wednesday 19 August 2020
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Midday News for 19 August 2020
12:00 PM.Only 40-percent of isolation workers were tested before last week's outbreak, finding out how one of them got infected, and Rocket Lab aims to fly to Venus in 2023. Audio
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Only 40% of iso, quarantine staff tested before Covid-19 outbreak
12:11 PM.Only 40-percent of staff working in managed isolation and quarantine facilities were tested prior to last week's Covid-19 community outbreak in Auckland. This comes after a maintenance worker at one… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist on latest Covid-19 cases
12:14 PM.Covid-19 has been able to get into the Auckland community at least twice, although the exact method of transmission is a mystery for both occasions. Otago University epidemiologist professor Michael… Read more Audio
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Rocket Lab plans for mission to Venus
12:17 PM.Rocket Lab is aiming beyond the moon, with plans to go to the second planet from the Sun - Venus. That mission is still a few years away. Rocket Lab's founder and chief executive Peter Beck talks… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 19 August 2020
12:20 PM.It's company reporting season, where they disclose profits or losses, how they've been faring over the past 12 months, and just as importantly what the next 12 months or so may hold for them. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 19 August 2020
12:26 PM.The health minister says he would not give exemptions to the Auckland based players who want to leave the region ahead of next weekend's North versus South rugby clash. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 19 August 2020
12:35 PM.The ramping up of New Zealand's dairy season in the face of a global market still troubled by Covid-19 appears to have weighed on prices at the global dairy auction overnight. Audio
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Contact tracing: digital faster, but manual methods essential
12:41 PM.New research shows manual contact tracing must remain the backbone of any such system. That's despite digital methods being faster and more effective at identifying close contacts. Senior researcher… Read more Audio
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North v South rugby game again in doubt
12:45 PM.The North and South rugby game is again in doubt with the Auckland-based players yet to receive government clearance to travel to Wellington. The game is scheduled to be played at Eden Park on… Read more Audio