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Midday Report for Wednesday 18 October 2023
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NZers picking up vapes even if they never smoked - survey
12:46 PM.More New Zealanders are using nicotine vapes even if they have never smoked, a survey has found.
Massey University's New Zealand Drug Trends Survey also found that doctors were more willing to… Read more Audio
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'Lamb Delight' snags top sausage prize
12:42 PM.An Auckland butcher has snagged the top title as New Zealand's top sausage-maker.
The "Lamb Delight" from Sam's Butchery in Silverdale came up trumps at the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.
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Midday Rural News for 18 October 2023
12:36 PM.A recently released University of Auckland study has found NCEA results and University Entrance rates were about 15 percent lower for rural students, compared to their urban counterparts.
Monique… Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 18 October 2023
12:28 PM.A misfiring All Whites side has been outplayed by Australia, going down 2-0 in their trans-Tasman football international in London.
Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 18 October 2023
12:21 PM.Drug maker AFT Pharmaceuticals has had another breakthrough in the lucrative US market with approval for the sale of its intravenous Maxigesic pain relief medicine by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Findings from investigation into broken Ranfurly Shield released
12:15 PM.New Zealand Rugby has just released its findings into its Ranfurly Shield investigation.
The Ranfurly Shield, provincial rugby's most treasured prize, was broken in half during late-night… Read more Audio
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Around 500 feared dead after air strike on hospital in Gaza
12:11 PM.About 500 people are feared dead in Gaza after an air strike on a hospital. Hamas says the strike was an Israeli air strike, but the Israeli military says the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation is… Read more Audio