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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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00:03:05

Palestinian NZers vow to keep protesting despite attack

Midday Report ·

2023/11/12

Palestinian New Zealanders are vowing to keep protesting despite an incident yesterday when a young boy was hit by a shovel in Auckland. The nine-year-old spent the night in hospital after being hit when he was leaving the protest in central Auckland on Sunday. Organisers of the Auckland Pro-Palestine rally say they are "deeply saddened" a child was injured. Maher Nazzal spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

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00:07:00

Midday Rural News for 13 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/12

Farmers are being told to check their paddocks of maize and sweetcorn in particular for the crop-destroying moth fall armyworm well into summer. Monique Steele has the rural news.

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00:02:07

Midday Sports News for 13 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/12

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker is closing in on a nearly $2 million payday in the final tournament of the US seniors circuit for the year. Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports.

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00:08:48

Midday Business News for 13 November 2023

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2023/11/12

A slower second half and tougher economic conditions have dented the ANZ Bank's full year profit. Gyles Beckord has the business news.

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00:04:19

Coalition talks continue as Luxon's chances of...

Midday Report ·

2023/11/12

Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon's chances of attending APEC looks slim to none, as coalition talks stretch into this week. Instead, it will be someone from the caretaker government representing the country in San Francisco. Meanwhile, advanced voting has opened on Monday in the Port Waikato by-election, due to the death of ACT Party candidate Neil Christensen. RNZ Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

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00:03:36

Interislander ferry has 'dramatic' hole after hitting...

Midday Report ·

2023/11/12

An Interislander ferry has been left with a large hole in it after hitting a wharf in Wellington. It's the second Cook Strait ferry to smash into the wharf and receive a hole in less than a week - it also comes on top of a string of problems with ferry operations this year. Reporter Ashleigh McCaull spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

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00:03:13

Taupō takes title of most beautiful town in Aotearoa

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

Known for its trout fishing, waterfalls and the largest freshwater lake in Australasia - Taupō has officially taken out the top title - for the most beautiful town in Aotearoa. It won the supreme award in the Kiwi charity competition - Keep New Zealand Beautiful. Other notable mentions included Awanui in the Far North which won Best Tiny Town, and Tauranga which nabbed Most Beautiful Large City The winners were judged on their environmental and sustainability efforts - but according to the

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00:02:23

Seymour and Peters meet for second time at Parliament

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

ACT leader David Seymour has met with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters for another ten-minute meeting at New Zealand First's temporary offices. On Thursday, it was Peters visiting ACT's headquarters at Parliament, but on Friday it was Seymour heading across the road. It's now been seven days since the special votes were counted revealing the National Party would need both ACT and New Zealand First to form a government. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte Cook from

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00:07:15

Midday Rural News for 10 November 2023

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2023/11/09

A new study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found heart attack patients presenting at urban hospitals receive more timely care than those at rural or smaller urban hospitals. Monique Steele has the rural news.

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00:02:38

Midday Sports News for 10 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

The Black Caps are on track to face hosts India in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals in Mumbai. Felicity Reid has sports.

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00:09:24

Midday Business News for 10 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

Kiwisaver provider Simplicity is dismissing suggestions it's bowing to political pressure after divesting its shares in three Israeli banks. Anan Zaki has the business news.

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00:03:19

Still no charges over death of Baby Ru

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

It's been 20 days since Lower Hutt toddler Ruthless-Empire Ahipene-Wall - also known as Baby Ru - died of massive head injuries, but no-one has yet been charged over his death. Police are now appealing for sightings of the car used to drive him and three adults to hospital. Reporter Ashleigh McC It's been 20 days since Lower Hutt toddler Ruthless-Empire Ahipene-Wall - also known as Baby Ru - died of massive head injuries, but no-one has yet been charged over his death. Police are now appealing

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00:03:52

Man arrested and charged over murder of Auckland couple

Midday Report ·

2023/11/09

Police have arrested and charged a 42-year old man with the murder of an Auckland couple. Sixty-six-year-old Fuk-Fu Kwok was found dead at his home in Ellerslie on Monday evening having suffered violent injuries. His wife Mei Han Chong had been missing, but Friday morning police announced her body had been discovered in the Auckland suburb of Greenhithe. Reporter Amy Williams spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:01:31

Police give update on Ellerslie homicide investigation

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

Police have been giving an update on the homicide investigation into the death of a man at a house in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie. The man has been named as 66-year-old Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok. Police confirmed he was killed in a violent attack and have been trying to locate his 67-year-old wife Mei Han Chong who's been missing for several days. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

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00:02:31

Wellington City Council considers cuts to ease...

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

Wellington City Council is meeting today to decide what might be cut or further delayed to ease its financial woes. It comes as the council considers selling its airport shares valued at $278 million and making other cuts as it works out a way to pay for its long-term plan. Reporter Ashleigh McCaull is at the council meeting and spoke to Charlie Dreaver.

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00:07:02

Midday Rural News for 9 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

Dairy giant Fonterra wants a 30 percent intensity reduction in on-farm emissions by 2030. Monique Steele has the rural news.

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00:02:17

Midday Sports News for 9 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

The Chiefs, Highlanders and Moana Pasifika have unveiled their Super Rugby lineups for next season. Felicity Reid has sports.

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00:08:00

Midday Business News for 9 November 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

BNZ has posted a record full year profit of $1.5 billion, which it likens to a game of two halves .. with a bumper first half but tough going in the second. Anan Zaki has the business news.

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00:04:41

Israel must not reoccupy the Gaza Strip after the war...

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

Israel's military says its troops are at the heart of Gaza City and that 50,000 Palestinians have fled the area by foot - raising the question of what Israel's post-war plans are. At the G7 summit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel must not reoccupy the Gaza Strip after the war, but "there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict." Australian National University Middle East specialist and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter spoke

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00:03:53

Senior doctors and dentists reach settlement with Te...

Midday Report ·

2023/11/08

Senior hospital doctors and dentists have reached a settlement in their long-running pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora. More than 5,000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists took unprecedented nationwide strike action over concerns about pay, short staffing and workload. Two further planned strikes were called off and the dispute ended up in the Employment Relations Authority. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke to Charlie

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