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Coronial inquest clears staff of wrongdoing in man's suicide
An inquest into the suicide of a man while at a mental health unit in Wellington has cleared the staff of any wrongdoing.
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Morning Rural News for 30 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 29 June 2020
A new report says a bill imposing tough rules on log traders will increase costs and reduce value for the New Zealand economy.
Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio
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Southland teen to be sentenced for Otautau killing today
A Southland teenager will today be sentenced for the murder of a nine-year-old boy in the small settlement of Otautau - about 40 kilometres northwest of Invercargill.
The rural town of about 800… Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases, Texas pauses reopening
The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state's reopening on Thursday as Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases.
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Midday Rural News for 26 June 2020
Fonterra and Federated Farmers have announced changes at the top.
Susan Murray has rural news. Audio
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Humanitarian crisis growing in Fiji
An alliance of civil society groups in Fiji is calling for urgent action to respond to what it says is a growing humanitarian crisis. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Politicians ramp up election campaigns in Hawke's Bay
Political parties are ramping up their electioneering, with Hawke's Bay the battleground for the hearts and minds of voters today.
While National leader Todd Muller was wooing farmers in rural… Audio
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Councillor comes under fire during sewerage scheme debate
A Rotorua councillor has been criticised for not stepping back from the decision-making table after making a public submission on a controversial sewerage management proposal.
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Midday Rural News for 25 June 2020
After months of drought in North Waikato and Northland, the rain has well and truly arrived.
Susan Murray has the rural news. Audio
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Three US states impose quarantine on visitors from hard-hit states
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - once the epicentre of the outbreak - will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine on arrival.
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Morning Rural News for 25 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 24 June 2020
The drought looks likely to reduce the number of lambs that will be born this spring.
Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 23 Junue 2020
Hawke's Bay farmers say recent rainfall in the region is a huge relief, but it doesn't spell the end of their struggles.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
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Vanuatu uses local produce for cyclone relief
About 2000 bags of rice, more than 1000 boxes of canned food and over 1000 cartons of bottled water have been given to people affected by April's Cyclone Harold in the north of Vanuatu's Malekula.
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Morning Rural News for 23 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 22 June 2020
The Forestry Minister has taken a swipe at his own industry.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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On the farm: What's been happening in rural New Zealand this week
Drought hit Hawke's Bay has had rain and in the South Island, Tekapo farmers have been working in temperatures that have barely hit five degrees. Audio
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Students forge ahead with campaign to bring back school doctors
Gisborne Girls' High School students will press their case for free in-school doctors' appointments when they meet members of the district health board this month.
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Midday Rural News for 19 June 2020
Far fewer farms are being sold and Covid-19 is getting a lot of the blame, but so is a progressive drawback by banks from lending to the rural sector.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 June 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
