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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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00:02:39

Heavy rain battering eastern Bay of Plenty

Midday Report ·

2023/09/24

Heavy rainfall is continuing to hammer the Bay of Plenty region Monday morning. MetService says Ōpōtiki had 59 millimetres of rain since midnight, with the rest of the region seeing between 30 and 60 millimetres. In eastern Bay of Plenty there's concern Lake Rotomā, which has been flooding intermitently over the past five months, could overflow again and flood part of State Highway 30. Further south, State Highway 5 south of Tumunui is partially blocked due to a slip caused by heavy

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00:05:48

ACT says working with NZ First is not their...

Midday Report ·

2023/09/24

National leader Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will work with New Zealand First after the election, if necessary. In a social media video released Monday morning, Luxon expressed his strong preference would be to form a coalition Governent with ACT, if he wins next month's election. But he conceded MMP elections are always tight, and said he will work with Winston Peters if that's what's needed to put Labour out of power. ACT leader David Seymour last month ruled out working with New

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00:03:21

Labour extends school lunches

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

Labour is vowing to keep free school lunches in nearly one-thousand schools if it's re-elected. Government funding had only budgeted for the programme until the end of 2024, but Labour is committing $650 million to continue it. It says the meals save families $33 per week per child, or more than $1,200 per year per child on average. Labour's Associate Education spokesperson Jo Luxton spoke with Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:23

Heavy rain moving up the country as weekend approaches

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

Heavy rain that caused widespread flooding and damage in Southland and Otago has now eased there, but it's now making its way up the country. Large swathes of the South Island remain under weather warnings and watches ahead of the weekend. Metservice Meteorologist Clare O'Connor spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:46

Midday Rural News for 22 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

Many farmers are in damage control, putting out supplementary feed and moving stock after heavy rainfall resulted in flooding across the Southland region. Monique Steele has the business news.

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00:02:15

Midday Sports News for 22 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

France crushed Namibia 96 - 0 Friday morning in their World Cup pool game in Marseille but their biggest ever test win has come at a cost with captain Antoine Dupont suffering a broken cheekbone which could rule him out of the rest of the tournament. Jonty Dine has sports.

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00:08:15

Midday Business News for 22 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

The Commerce Commission's market study into personal banking services has unleashed a torrent of negative feedback on the current state of sector competition. Kim Moodie has the business news.

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00:03:07

Southland in state of emergency following heavy rain

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

The Southland region also remains in a state of emergency, following the heavy rain. Tuatapere's water treatment plant is back up and running with the help of generators, though people in the Southland town are still being advised to boil their water. The plant stopped working last night when it was flooded, forcing the council to bring in water tankers. Joining us now is the chair of the Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board, Anne Horrell.

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00:05:15

Queenstown records wettest day in 24 years

Midday Report ·

2023/09/22

NIWA says Queenstown has had its wettest day in 24 years, with 87 millimetres of rain falling in the past 24 hours. The drenching has prompted a state of emergency in the tourist town, with more than 100 people evacuated overnight because of the risk of landslips and flooding. While the rain has eased, businesses and residents have a sizable clean up ahead. Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers spoke with Charlotte Cook

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00:02:36

Boil water notice in force for Queenstown

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

People in Queenstown may have to keep boiling their water for months because of the current cryptosporidium infection. The national water authority, Taumata Arowai, has served the council with a compliance notice because the Two Mile water treatment plant doesn't have a protozoa barrier which would keep parasites out of the supply. Queenstown's mayor has warned it may take some time to get the right equipment to the town and install it at the plant. Queenstown Primary School principal Fiona

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00:03:08

National plans to make NZ more attractive to...

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

The National Party is promising to expand work rights for international students and do more recruiting, from more countries, if elected next month. The party announced its international education policy in Invercargill this morning. It includes increasing the number of hours international students can work, expanding work rights for students and their partners, and fast tracking visa processing for applicants who pay an extra fee. National's Tertiary Education spokesperson, Penny Simmonds,

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00:07:06

Midday Rural News for 21 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

Fonterra has made a record profit with the dairy giant's profit for the year to July was $1.6 billion dollars, a 170% lift on last year. Monique Steele has the rural news.

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00:01:53

Midday Sports News for 21 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

The Black Caps stand-in captain Lockie Ferguson says while the team he'll be leading in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh might be understrength, they still have an important role to play. Barry Guy has sports.

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00:08:07

Midday Business News for 21 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

The economy has posted stronger than expected growth of 0.9% for the three months ended June. Gyles Beckford has the business news.

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00:03:24

Pūkaki scrub fire growing as strong winds fan flames

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

A local resident says the large scrub fire at Pūkaki Downs is getting larger and winds are getting stronger, as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. Seven helicopters with monsoon buckets are working to try and put out the fire, which has forced six homes to be evacuated as a precaution. Fire and Emergency's Assistant Commander for mid-South Canterbury, Stephen Butler spoke with Charlotte Cook

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00:07:24

OT report into youth residences finds serious failings

Midday Report ·

2023/09/21

An external review into Oranga Tamariki's youth residences has just been released, with the Ministry saying they expect further charges to be laid against some of their former staff. Since the review got underway at the end of June, there have been 46 complaints made about staff potentially causing harm to young people in care 28 of those have been referred to the Police. Oranga Tamariki have removed 22 kaimahi from the youth residences since the start of June, and three staff have been charged

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00:02:31

Workplaces encouraged to give staff exercise time for...

Midday Report ·

2023/09/20

Some workplaces are introducing a new kind of happy hour into their schedule this month. A mental health happy hour involves shutting down worksites for an hour each week to give employees extra time to look after themselves. Michaiah Simmons from I am Hope and Gumboot Friday told Charlotte Cook how the idea could be put into practice.

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00:04:17

Auckland Police officers discharged from hospital...

Midday Report ·

2023/09/20

Two police officers injured while arresting an offender in Auckland have now been discharged from hospital. Police say the pair had followed a vehicle that had failed to stop and were in the process of handcuffing a male offender when he lashed out, attacking them with a heavy object. One officer was knocked unconscious and both suffered head wounds. President of the Police Association Chris Cahill spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:46

Midday Rural News for 20 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/20

Heavy rainfall destroyed around four million young plants at the country's three main propagators at Bay of Plenty nurseries, earlier this year. Monique Steele has the rural news.

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00:01:55

Midday Sports News for 20 September 2023

Midday Report ·

2023/09/20

The Warriors are one win away from the NRL grand final and their remarkable run this season is motivating another champion side. Barry Guy has sports.

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