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Midday Report

Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National"s midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.

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00:06:01

Midday Rural News for 14 December 2023

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2023/12/13

Food and fibre exports are forecast to fall.

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00:01:59

Midday Sports News for 14 December 2023

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2023/12/13

Dame Noeline Taurua's sticking to her guns about player fitness.

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00:08:16

Midday Business News for 14 December 2023

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2023/12/13

Has the economy taken a tumble?

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00:04:23

Road freighter happy KiwiRail knocked back over...

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2023/12/13

Road freight operators are pleased to see the new government holding Kiwirail to account over its Cook Strait ferry project. Kiwirail was planning to build two custom-made Interislander ferries alongside a major port infrastructure upgrade. But the new government says a massive budget blow out means it's too expensive. Kiwirail says it's going back to the drawing board but has suggested it may still build the ferries and then sell them. Billie Clemens - project and policy advisor for Ia Ara

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00:04:10

Six cases of excessive police force at parliament...

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2023/12/13

The police watchdog has found officers used excessive force in six incidents during last year's protest and occupation of Parliament's grounds. In a report just released, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has summarised 17 investigations following more than 19-hundred complaints regarding the three week occupation. It found a police officer's use of a fire extinguisher against protesters on the final day of the protest was in self-defence, but he and other officers were not justified in

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00:02:22

Air NZ to bring high-speed onboard internet to...

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2023/12/12

There's some good news coming for New Zealand travellers. Air New Zealand has revealed it's working with the world's biggest satellite internet service provider, Starlink, to introduce free high speed internet on board its domestic aircraft. the airline's chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar spoke to Midday Report.

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00:02:46

East Auckland residents shocked by early morning...

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2023/12/12

A house in the east Auckland suburb of Point England has been shot at through a window where two school aged children were sleeping last night. Local residents say it's terrifying. Reporter Emma Stanford spoke to Midday Report from the scene.

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00:07:00

Midday Rural News for 13 December 2023

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2023/12/12

Wet weather is putting the East Coast's arable farmers behind schedule.

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00:02:12

Midday Sports News for 13 December 2023

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2023/12/12

Auckland City had a tough time in Saudia Arabia this morning.

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00:08:56

Midday Business News for 13 December 2023

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2023/12/12

New Zealand's real estate market is continuing to heat up.

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00:04:49

Labour will keep pushing for stronger stance on Gaza...

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2023/12/12

The Labour Party says it won't stop pushing for Aotearoa to take a stronger stance on the conflict in Gaza. The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined Australia and Canada's leaders in calling for a pause in hostilities in Gaza and more international efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire. But Labour's associate Foreign Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor told Midday Report that doesn't go far enough.

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00:03:14

Protests expected against plans to repeal smokefree...

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2023/12/12

Thousands are expected at rallies today in a show of opposition against government plans to scrap smokefree legislation. As part of its 100 Day Action Plan, the coalition government intends to repeal legislation restricting the number of retailers and banning cigarettes for the next generation. Rallies at parliament and in Auckland - organised by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - are due to kick off shortly. National Māori Public Health organisation Hāpai Te Hauora will also be

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00:02:30

Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms move up the east...

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2023/12/11

Canterbury has been lashed by heavy rain and hail as severe thunderstorms roll up the country's east coast. A thunderstorm watch is in place for a number of regions. In Christchurch, heavy rain has flooded houses in the suburbs of Belfast and Middleton and flights have been affected at Christchurch Airport. Met Service meteorologist Lewis Ferris joins Charlotte.

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00:02:59

Protestors call for immediate and permanent ceasefire...

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2023/12/11

A New Zealander has made it out of Gaza overnight, crossing into Egypt through the Rafah crossing. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says they're being supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Cairo. Meanwhile, about one thousand protestors were at Parliament once again urging the government to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Reporter Soumya Bhamidipati spoke to Charlotte Cook from the protest.

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00:07:21

Midday Rural News for 12 Macrh 2023

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2023/12/11

News from the rural farming sector.

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00:02:13

Midday Sports News for 12 December 2023

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2023/12/11

White Ferns openers Suzie Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout have put on a century opening stand in the one day cricket international against Pakistan in Queenstown.

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00:07:45

Midday Business News for 12 December 2023

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2023/12/11

Midday Business News for 12 December 2023

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00:03:47

First ever criminal prosecution for cartel conduct

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2023/12/11

The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against two construction companies and two directors for alleged bid rigging of publicly funded construction contracts in Auckland. It's the country's first-ever criminal prosecution for cartel conduct and has been filed in the Auckland District Court. The Commerce Commission's Dr John Small told Charlotte the offence carries very hefty pentalties.

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00:05:13

Right to protest supported, but not vandalism, says...

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2023/12/11

The Minister of Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith says vandalism is never the right thing to do as part of protest action. Twelve people from the group, Te Waka Hourua, were arrested at Te Papa yesterday after using spray paint and an angle grinder to damage a wooden panel displaying the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi. Charlotte Cook spoke to the Minister for Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith.

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00:02:41

Unions target ACT in fight against repeal of Fair Pay

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2023/12/10

Unions have targetted the office of the ACT Party leader David Seymour and the Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke Van Velden in Auckland as they fight against government plans to repeal Fair Pay Agreements. Protestors with flags and signs rallied outside the office in Epsom. Emma Stanford has been there and spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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