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Midday Report for Thursday 4 February 2021
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Melbourne back under severe restrictions yet again
12:47 PM.The Australian state of Victoria is back under sharp Covid restrictions, after a Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tested positive for the virus.
The man had been working at a hotel being used to… Read more Audio
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Landlords under fire for Facebook page blacklising tenants
12:45 PM.Landlords are under fire for posting the identities, passport details and photographs of so-called 'bad tenants" on a Facebook page viewed by thousands.
Property managers across the country and at… Read more Audio
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Man charged over Trentham racecourse incident appears in court
12:43 PM.The man accused of running onto Trentham raceway during the Wellington Cup on Saturday - narrowly avoiding injury - has appeared in court.
Twenty-four-year-old Justin Bergman appeared in the Hutt… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 4 February 2021
12:35 PM.There are worries a serious Facial Eczema disease could be particularly bad for North Island farmers this year.
Rurals reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 4 February 2021
12:28 PM.There is a change in dates for the Bangladesh men's cricket tour of New Zealand.
Sports reporter Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina.
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Midday Business News for 4 February 2021
12:19 PM.Shareholders in the country's biggest retailer -- the Warehouse -- are to get a belated Christmas present -- a special dividend.
Business Editor, Gyles Beckford, has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio
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Chris Bishop says it's not good enough that NZ isn't vaccinating yet
12:17 PM.The National Party says the Pfizer vaccine should have been waiting and ready to roll out as soon as Medsafe gave the green light.
The opposition is putting pressure on the government over why the… Read more Audio
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MPs prepare for Waitangi wlecome
12:14 PM.The Prime Minister and other political leaders are about to be welcomed onto the marae on the upper treaty grounds at Waitangi.
All parties except the Māori Party are attending, with their leaders… Read more Audio
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Local MP assures constiuents Council is doing what it can
12:11 PM.Waikouaiti and Karitane residents are furious they've been kept in the dark for months after the Dunedin City Council revealed lead was first detected in the towns' water supply in August.
Nearly six… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 4 February 2021
12:00 PM.Anger after delays in reporting unsafe drinking water. MPs prepare to be welcomed at Waitangi. And landlords are under fire for a "bad tenants" Facebook page.
Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio