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Midday Report for Thursday 18 March 2021
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Tourism Minister pressed on trans-Tasman travel bubble
12:48 PM.The Minister of Tourism is in Invercargill where he is on a tour of tourism businesses in Southland today, before he heads to Queenstown tomorrow.
Stuart Nash has been under pressure from tourist… Read more Audio
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Rural medical staff turn down chance of vaccination
12:46 PM.Rural doctors and nurses are turning down their chance of a Covid vaccine because they would have to take hours out of their day to get one.
The head of the rural GP network, Fiona Bolden, says… Read more Audio
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Government takes first steps to fluoridate NZ's water
12:43 PM.The government is proposing to change the law to give the Director-General of Health the final say on what water should be fluordiated.
The government says it wants to simplify decision-making, which… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 18 March 2021
12:35 PM.A parliamentary select committee has this morning heard worries from high country farmers over proposed law changes to end tenure review.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 18 March 2021
12:28 PM.The search for funding may force Team New Zealand to look at new options when it comes to defending the America's Cup.
Sports reporter Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 18 March 2021
12:20 PM.Economic growth hits a brick wall.
Business reporter Kim Savage has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio
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New York Yacht Club - We'd like the cup to return to NZ
12:18 PM.And the head of the New York Yacht Club says he'd like to see the next America's Cup return to New Zealand.
Commodore Chris Culver is already calling for more challengers to Team New Zealand in the… Read more Audio
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Peter Burling still taking in that winning feeling
12:15 PM.Team New Zealand's helmsman, Peter Burling, says yesterday's America's Cup win means the world to him and the rest of the team.
They retained the Auld Mug in Auckland after beating out the Italian… Read more Audio
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Long-awaited travel bubble could be in place next month
12:12 PM.After months of waiting, it looks like the trans-Tasman bubble will finally happen.
Government plans for a bubble between New Zealand and Australia are now in full swing – RNZ understands the plan is… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 18 March 2021
12:00 PM.A travel bubble could be on the cards next month; Elation and exhaustion after Team New Zealand's win.
Nicola Wright has mo ngā pitopito korero. Read more Audio