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Midday Report for Friday 31 March 2023
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Farewell Māni Dunlop
12:57 PM.After 12 years it is Māni Dunlop's last day with RNZ.
From her start as a newsroom intern in 2011, she went on to specialise in housing and social issues, with stints as a music reporter.
She later… Read more Audio
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First trans recipient of Young New Zealander of the Year
12:43 PM.Activist Shaneel Lal took out the Young New Zealander of the Year award last night - the first time in its history to have a trans recipient.
Lal, 22, was instrumental figure in the fight to have… Read more Audio
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Māori Astronomer named New Zealander of the Year
12:40 PM.Māori Astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangiānehu Mātāmua is this year's New Zealander of the Year.
Professor Mātāmua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki.
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Midday Sports News for 31 March 2023
12:26 PM.International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is labelling criticism by some governments over the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport is "deplorable". Audio
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State Highway 1 over Brynderwyn open both ways
12:17 PM.A key route between Northland and Auckland is now open both ways, for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle hit.
Three Olympic swimming pools' worth of rubble has been cleared to make this happen… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump to be charged over hush money to porn star
12:11 PM.Donald Trump has become the first serving or former US president to face criminal charges, after a probe into hush money paid to a porn star.
A grand jury voted to indict him over the pay-out to… Read more Audio