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Midday Report for Monday 27 November 2023
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State Highway Two reopens but work continues to clear slip
12:44 PM.State Highway Two south of Wairoa has reopened - but is down to one lane - as work continues to clear a slip where a person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash on Sunday.
Dozens of… Read more Audio
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Man who stole ambulance in Hamilton due in court
12:42 PM.A man who has been charged with threatening an ambulance crew before taking their vehicle and crashing it into a lodge in Hamilton is due in court on Monday.
The 32-year-old man was arrested on… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 27 November 2023
12:35 PM.Access roads have been washed out, there are massive slips on some back country, and fences have been destroyed again - after over 225 millimetres of rain fell in Tai Rāwhiti over the weekend.
Susan… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 27 November 2023
12:28 PM.Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed concern about Red Bull's continued dominance and questioned whether Mercedes could close the gap next year after Formula One's Abu Dhabi… Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 27 November 2023
12:20 PM.Kiwi Property Group has reported another half year loss as the value of its property portfolio continues to be affected by soft economic conditions.
Anan Zaki has the business news.
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Calls for new government to reconsider repealing smokefree legislation
12:14 PM.As the new government is sworn in, there are mounting calls for it to reconsider its planned repeal of the country's world-leading smokefree legislation.
New Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has… Read more Audio
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New government officially sworn in
12:11 PM.The new coalition government led by National Party leader Christopher Luxon is being officially sworn in at a ceremony at Government House.
Luxon becomes the country's 42nd Prime Minister. The… Read more Audio