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Midday Report for Friday 18 June 2021
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Obamacare survives fresh Republican challenge
12:52 PM.Obamacare survives again. The US Supreme Court has upheld the law which seeks to provide affordable health insurance - dismissing a challenge from Texas and 17 other Republican-led states. This is the… Read more Audio
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50 years of moral panic leading to drug harms - Michael Baker
12:46 PM.50 years since US president Richard Nixon began the so-called "War on Drugs", with his declaration that narcotics were "public enemy number one." Professor Michael Baker, newly appointed to the board… Read more Audio
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Auckland roads closed for gang member's funeral
12:45 PM.Roads are closed after more than a hundred gang members from the Head Hunters, Rebels, Comancheros and King Cobras arrived in cars and motorbikes at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Lynn this… Read more Audio
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NZ's childcare 33rd in developed world
12:42 PM.New Zealand's childcare is among the most expensive in the developed world, according to a new report just released by UNICEF. It compares 41 OECD and EU countries on affordability, access, quality of… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 18 June 2021
12:35 PM.The Rabobank-Kiwi Harvest Food Waste Research surveyed just over 1500 people about their food habits. It found New Zealanders waste 8.6 percent of their food - down from 10.2 percent in 2019. Audio
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Midday Sports News for 18 June 2021
12:28 PM.Black Caps coach Gary Stead says with the prospect of no play on the first day, they want to keep their playing options open. Audio
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Midday Business News for 18 June 2021
12:20 PM.Air New Zealand faces continued financial turbulence but plans to reinstate full staff salaries and pay a $1000 share bonus as well. Audio
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Samoan MP found guilty of bribing voters
12:17 PM.A member of Samoa's HRPP party has lost his seat, having been found guilty of bribing voters. That increases the FAST party's parliamentary majority to two for now, pending the outcome of a… Read more Audio
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Improvements needed at MIQ facilities
12:14 PM.An independent review of the country's MIQ facilities has identified how the system can work better as the pandemic rages on. The 66-page report - commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation… Read more Audio
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Fisheries changes the biggest in a century
12:11 PM.Environmental campaigners are thrilled by the government's decision to put cameras on 300 inshore fishing boats, and stop fish -- and anything else caught at sea -- being dumped overboard. Auckland… Read more Audio
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Midday News for 18 June 2021
12:00 PM.Cameras on fishing boats and new rules to help protect the oceans a review finds MIQ needs an I-T boost and better iwi relationships. Audio