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Morning Rural News for 13 February 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 13 February 2020
A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Britain suspends funding to Commonwealth Secretariat
13 Feb 2020The British government has followed New Zealand and Australia in suspending its funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat, the body that runs the international organisation from in London. UK diplomats… Read more Audio
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Physician says non-accidental injuries in children common
13 Feb 2020As the Flaxmere community reels from the injuries inflicted on a four-year-old boy, leaving him brain damaged, doctors say it's something they deal with on an all-too-regular basis.
Jeff Brown is the… Read more Audio
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Scrub fire burning in Marlborough
13 Feb 2020A large scrub fire is burning near the of Marlborough settlement of Rarangi.
Fire crews were called to the scene on Port Underwood Road just before midnight.
RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook has the… Read more Audio
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Legal action looming over Rio Tinto's inaction
13 Feb 2020The government is considering taking Rio Tinto to court to get it to clean up hazardous waste from its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Around 10,000 tonnes of ouvea premix is still sitting in a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2020
13 Feb 2020Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have gone top of the standings heading into the second half of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world sailing championships in Geelong. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 13 February 2020
13 Feb 2020A furious government threatens the Tiwai Point smelter with court action over hazardous waste. Hundreds rally in Flaxmere to condemn violence against children. The Hong Kong Sevens and Chinese Grand… Read more Audio
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Voting underway in New Hampshire primary race
12 Feb 2020Voting is underway in New Hampshire in the first primary of this year's US elections.
Senator Bernie Sanders is the favourite to win the primary, after narrowly coming second behind Pete Buttigieg in… Read more Audio
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Australian bid to deport men with Aboriginal heritage blocked
12 Feb 2020Australia's High Court has blocked a bid to deport two men with Aboriginal heritage - one of them born in New Zealand.
Brendan Thoms and Daniel Love had been detained and threatened with deportation… Read more Audio
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Three more National Party MPs quit
12 Feb 2020Three more National Party MPs have resigned, but leader Simon Bridges says there's no cause for concern.
Sarah Dowie, Nicky Wagner and David Carter have announced they will not be running in the… Read more Audio
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Iwi radio pleas for attention amid RNZ Concert controversy
12 Feb 2020The demise of RNZ Concert has provoked strong opposition from classical music lovers and even the Prime Minister, but some say the attention it has garnered highlights major disparities in the arts… Read more Audio
