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Midday Rural News for 12 March 2024
12:36 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Lake Opuha only has a week's worth of water left. The dam near Fairlie which generates electricity for the national grid and supplies water to 16-thousand hectares… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 12 March 2024
12:28 PM.Tim Southee is determined to remain Black Caps captain and coach Gary Stead is confident he'll bounce back from a form slump this summer. The 35 year old Southee took just six wickets all up in the… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 12 March 2024
12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 12 March 2024 Air New Zealand is suspending its flights to Chicago because of maintenance issues with the engines on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The ANZ Truckometer… Read more Audio
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Two NZers killed in skifield avalanche
12:16 PM.The family of a New Zealand ski guide killed in an avalanche in Japan says she was full of vitality and life and had a passion for the outdoors.
Twenty-one-year old Isabella Bolton from Christchurch… Read more Audio
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NZ pilots reach out to Latam crew after horror flight
12:11 PM.The New Zealand Airline Pilots Association has reached out to the crew of a LATAM Airways flight to offer support after yesterday's onboard emergency.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner suddenly lost altitude… Read more Audio
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Plagiarism controversy casts shadow over Oscars
12:46 PM.A plagiarism controversy has broken out and is casting a shadow over the 96th Academy Awards as the ceremony gets underway in Los Angeles.
It's alleged the story of the film The Holdovers is… Read more Audio
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Fire crews dampen down hotspots after Otago blazes
12:42 PM.Firefighters remain at the scene of two fires which broke out in Otago.
No homes have been lost, but Fire and Emergency says a small number of farm buildings have been destroyed or damaged at… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 11 March 2024
12:28 PM.Play has finally got underway on day four of the second and final cricket test between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch. Audio
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Midday Business News for 11 March 2024
12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 11 March 2024. Audio
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Master Plumbers brought in to help with Wellington water woes
12:16 PM.Wellington Water has begun working with national industry body Master Plumbers as it contends with a backlog of leaky pipes and what is says is constrained council funding.
The agency was given an… Read more Audio
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Speed bump frustration for Auckland firefighters
12:10 PM.The professional firefighters' union says fire vehicles are being damaged and response times are being compromised by speed bumps and other traffic calming measures around Tāmaki Makaurau.
They say… Read more Audio
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Warriors season to begin at sold-out Mt Smart
12:47 PM.The long wait is nearly over for Warriors fans, with a sold-out Mount Smart Stadium to stage their season-opening match against the Cronulla Sharks in Auckland Friday night.
The rejuvenated Warriors… Read more Audio
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Health Minister outlines 5 major health targets
12:44 PM.The Health Minister and Prime Minister are laying out five major health targets, completing the Coalition government's first 100-day plan.
The targets will likely include immunisation and cancer… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 8 March 2024
12:27 PM.New Zealand has again gone with an all pace bowling attack with Ben Sears making his debut. Australia won the toss and had no hesitation to field first, they've gone in with the same eleven that won… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 8 March 2024
12:23 PM.A co-founder of fledgling KiwiSaver provider Sharesies says investors should be taking an active but considered approach to managing their money. Read more Audio
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Māori want assurances over Fast Track bill
12:17 PM.Māori will be demanding assurances from the government that its Fast Track Approval Bill will not trample over Treaty settlements.
The legislation - which passed its first reading on Thursday - will… Read more Audio
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TVNZ set to cut popular shows
12:12 PM.Those are the familiar sounds of TVNZ current affairs show Sunday, the long-running consumer affairs show Fair Go, the midday news and 1News Tonight which RNZ understands are all on the chopping… Read more Audio
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Repairs continue on Parnell sinkhole
12:46 PM.Heavy rain, weak concrete and 100 years of deterioration are being blamed for a major sinkhole in the Auckland suburb of Parnell.
The sinkhole opened up in September last year when the Ōrākei Main… Read more Audio
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Fears new housing policy will cause more homelessness
12:43 PM.Wellington's City Missioner fears the government's new emergency housing policy will push more vulnerable people onto the streets.
The government has announced its new top-priority approach for… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 7 March 2024
12:35 PM.Despite sales of New Zealand-made infant formula remaining strong to our main market of China - producers are being warned against relying on just one market.
Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 7 March 2024
12:28 PM.New Zealand's most successful test batter Kane Williamson says he never dreamed he'd play a hundred tests.
Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 7 March 2024
12:20 PM.Wool carpet maker Bremworth says flooring giant Godfrey Hirst has eaten into its market share as it struggles to meet demand after cyclone damage shut down its Napier yarn plant.
Gyles Beckford has… Read more Audio
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Fast Track Approvals Bill announced
12:17 PM.The government has announced another key piece of legislation as it rushes towards its 100 Day Plan deadline.
The Fast Track Approvals Bill is part of National's coalition agreement with New Zealand… Read more Audio