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Midday Report for Tuesday 27 April 2021
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Calls to waive manufacturers' intellectual property rights
12:46 PM.Oxfam are blaming vaccine manufacturers for making huge financial gains during a global health emergency. In the past year Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca paid 26-billion-dollars to their… Read more Audio
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Iwi need funding to better support those in emergency housing
12:42 PM.Iwi and Māori social service providers say they need funding to support those living in conditions described as "inhumane" at emergency housing motels. Moteliers are struggling with the complex social… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 27 April 2021
12:35 PM.Heavy rain on Banks Peninsula at the weekend has been a morale booster for farmers. There was a decent downpour - but many farmers are worried it's too late to prompt any solid pasture growth. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 27 April 2021
12:28 PM.New Zealand's IPL cricketers are going to stay in India? And it appears the Test Championship final between New Zealand and India in England in June remains on track despite the massive increase of… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 27 April 2021
12:20 PM.More small businesses are optimistic about the future than they were a year ago, but supply chain disruptions are creating headaches for some. Audio
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NZ cricketers anxious, but have no plans to leave IPL early
12:17 PM.New Zealand cricketers playing in the India Premier League have no plans to leave the tournament early, despite the surging number of cases in the country. India reported more than 300-thousand new… Read more Audio
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Perth travel could resume shortly with Covid lockdown now over
12:13 PM.The Government will today announce whether travel can resume between New Zealand and Perth, following a 72-hour lockdown in the Australian city. Perth went into a short lockdown on Friday after a… Read more Audio
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Autistic pupils are regularly excluded due to behaviour
12:11 PM.Autism New Zealand says it regularly receives requests for help from parents of children excluded from schools because of their behaviour. A 13-year-old autistic boy, who was suspended after being… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 27 April 2021
12:00 PM.Calls to review school exclusions after an autistic boy is forced to leave. Lockdown lifts in Perth - will travel be allowed to resume? Audio