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Midday Report for Wednesday 16 December 2020
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Study shows why brains struggle with unexpected encounters
12:45 PM.Have you ever run into a work colleague at the supermarket and failed to recognise them? Blame your brilliant, lazy brain.
A study out of Bond University in Queensland sheds light on the way our… Read more Audio
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Fiji preapres for Category 5 Cyclone Yasa
12:42 PM.Fiji is desperately preparing for Tropical Cyclone Yasa, which has been upgraded to a category five storm The cyclone, which is now packing winds of about 200 kilometres an hour, is forecast to hit… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 16 December 2020
12:35 PM.Strong Chinese demand has helped push dairy prices to their highest level in 11 months in the global auction overnight.
Maja Burry has mo nga kōrero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 16 December 2020
12:28 PM.Team New Zealand expect to learn plenty about themselves and their boat, Te Rehutai, when America's Cup racing finally gets under on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland tomorrow.
Stephen Hewson has te… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 16 December 2020
12:20 PM.The retirement village operator Summerset Group will pay back the $8.6-million it received in wage subsidies.
Emma Hatton has business. Read more Audio
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Mallard to be grilled on dispute that cost taxpayers $330,000
12:17 PM.Parliament's Speaker, Trevor Mallard, will appear before a select committee at on o'clock to face questions about a legal dispute that cost taxpayers more than $300,000.
Mr Mallard claimed last year… Read more Audio
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Investigators begin work at Kekerengu helicopter crash site
12:14 PM.Transport accident investigators are now at the scene of yesterday's fatal helicopter crash north of Kaikoura, where the site remains under guard.
The crash killed what we understand to be the pilot… Read more Audio
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Survivor says report underestimates number of abuse victims
12:11 PM.A social worker and abuse survivor says a revelation that up to a quarter of a million New Zealanders were abused in State and religious care, underestimates the true extent.
The information comes… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 16 December 2020
12:00 PM.An estimated quarter of a million New Zealanders have been abused in state care, and Investigations begin into a fatal helicopter crash.
Shelley Venning has mo ngā pitopito kōrero. Read more Audio