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Midday Rural News for 9 April 2021
A rural GP says the nationwide bowel screening programme will miss the mark with his patient group and its success will be limited. Audio
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Call for evaluation of tsunami response to be more inclusive
An Eastern Bay of Plenty leader is disappointed a review of the response to last month's tsunami threat excluded rural areas.
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Midday Rural News for 8 April 2021
The number of bee colonies dying has increased again this year Audio
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Midday Rural News for 7 April 2021
Orchardists held a media briefing in Hawkes Bay this morning where they said the carnage caused by this season's acute labour shortage must never been repeated. Audio
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Fruit growers want bubble extended to Pacific
The long-awaited arrival of a trans-Tasman bubble has sparked calls for seasonal workers from the Pacific to be the next group allowed in. Max Towle speaks to Bruce Mitchell, an orchardist in Hawke's… Audio
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No baby, no help: Depressed, grieving mum told she’s not eligible for help
A depressed woman whose baby died was denied help from Perinatal Mental Health Services - and other mothers in extreme distress say they can't get treatment via their DHBs or ACC.
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Rural News for 7 April 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Orchards' loud bird-scaring devices: Whakatāne council to revise rules
This year's kiwifruit budding season may be one of the last in which the boom of audible bird scaring devices will be heard across Whakatāne District.
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Interview: Chch terror attack witness fears more lives may be lost
Nathan Smith was inside Masjid An-Nur when the shooting started on 15 March 2019. He sat down with RNZ reporter Anan Zaki to discuss his experience - and his call for more mental health support.
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Midday Rural News for 6 April 2021
The honey industry is calling for a national discussion on pesticide and herbicide use Audio
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Carterton residents 'annoyed' by water notices, but candidates back council response
Candidates in the Carterton council by-election say residents are "annoyed" and "frustrated" by the town's ongoing water contamination.
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Calls for funding increase for sexual assault prevention
A sex education group is demanding the government massively increase funding for sexual assault prevention after a drop in the rate of rape convictions.
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Gusty severe weather and high fire danger prompt warnings
Fire fighters spent last night battling two small vegetation fires in high winds, and much of the South Island and parts of the lower North Island are being warned to prepare for severe weather today.
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Concern for young people going home after 'traumatic' music festival
Hauora Tairāwhiti leaders want better mental health support at Rhythm and Vines after the death of a Wellington teen who went missing from the festival.
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Bay of Plenty gold kiwifruit growers are waiting for clearance to pick the fruit. Tasman apple orchardists are still crying out for workers. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 1 April 2021
The group in charge of getting the farming sector to reduce emissions says it's on track to meet its targets. He Waka Eke Noa is the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership that's tasked with… Audio
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Midday Rural News for 31 March 2021
The recent spike in dairy commodity prices has seen farmer sentiment rise sharply according to Rabobank's latest quarterly rural confidence survey. Audio
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South Wairarapa Mayor continues crusade for local banking
In a statement, an RBNZ spokesperson said the national authority "encourage every banking sector participant to consider their role in supporting the needs of their customers and their access to…
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Midday Rural News for 30 March 2021
Forestry export prices are reaching three year highs; Foveaux Strait oyster harvesters are continuing to meet with officials to work out how to deal with the deadly parasite Bonamia ostreae which was… Audio
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Cold case draws to a close after 30 years with guilty convictions
More than 30 years after publican Chris Bush was gunned down at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua, two men have been found guilty of his murder.