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Midday Report for Thursday 25 March 2021
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North Korea may have launched a ballistic missile
12:50 PM.South Korea's military is reporting an "unidentified projectile" - was fired off the peninsula's east coast into the sea. Ballistic missiles are banned under the UN Security Council resolution… Read more Audio
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Focusing on frustrating fidgeters
12:46 PM.Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne have used MRI scans to demonstrate that fidgeting, might improve activation of the decision-making… Read more Audio
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Māori health leaders waiting for significant action on Māori healthcare
12:43 PM.Māori health leaders are still waiting to see the details on concrete, significant action for Māori healthcare. Yesterday, the Health Minister Andrew Little promised a major restructure of the the… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 25 March 2021
12:35 PM.There is further consolidation in New Zealand's kiwifruit industry. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 25 March 2021
12:28 PM.Pacific Super Rugby teams are set to start player recruitment. Audio
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Dozens of ships delayed with massive one wedged in Suez Canal
12:17 PM.International shipping networks already in a mess are now having to deal with a new problem. A huge container ship is wedged in the Suez Canal, blocking the waterway in both directions. The Suez, in… Read more Audio
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Who would buy Westpac?
12:13 PM.Speculation is rife around who might buy Westpac's New Zealand banking operations. Yesterday Westpac told the stock exchange it was looking at the future of its New Zealand business, including a… Read more Audio
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Fiery scenes in parliament over guns and gangs
12:10 PM.There were fiery scenes at parliament's Justice select committee this morning, where Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom public relations advisor Louise Hutchinson faced questions from opposition MPs -… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 25 March 2021
12:00 PM.Gangs hit back at proposed new police powers as racist, dog-whistling; Questions over the possible sale of Westpac's Kiwi Operation. Audio