Midday Report for Friday 3 February 2023
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Iwi chairs meet with senior ministers ahead of Waitangi Day
12:45 PM.We go to Waitangi now where Iwi-chairs and senior ministers have been meeting today at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.
The prime minister Chris Hipkins has just been updating media on their… Read more Audio
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Outrage Saudi Arabia sponsoring Fifa women's world cup in NZ
12:43 PM.International outrage is growing after Fifa announced that Saudi Arabia's tourism authority would be a major sponsor of the Women's World Cup - co-hosted by Aotearoa from July.
The sponsorship came… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 3 February 2023
12:37 PM.News from the rural farming sector Audio
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Midday Sports News for 3 February 2023
12:30 PM.Midday sports News for 3 February 2023 Breakers captain Tom Abercrombie says last night's win over Illawarra to keep their NBL top two finish prospects alive, showed how they have to be wary of the… Read more Audio
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Communities' needs must be the focus of Auckland's future
12:17 PM.As Auckland cleans up, ideas about how to cope with increasingly intense rainfall have been pouring in.
Experts have been calling for - for example - a so-called sponge city to soak up water using… Read more Audio
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Calls for rent freeze with shortages increasing in flood-hit Auckland
12:12 PM.A waterlogged Auckland will this afternoon find out whether its local state of emergency will be extended. (NB: it has been extended)
As at 8 am, building assessors had issued 209 red, 1085 yellow… Read more Audio
