Midday Report

Midday Rural News for 25 October 2024

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Midday Business News for 25 October 2024

Stormy weather and strong winds in the Capital has disrupted dozens of flights over the past 12 hours. Forty flights have been cancelled in and out of Wellington last night and this morning. Metservice meteorologist Clare O'Connor spoke to Ben Strang.

The Ambulance workers union is warning someone could be killed while attending mental health callouts if stab proof vests aren't made widely available to members. St John Integrated Operations Centre General Manager Doug Gallagher spoke to Ben Strang. In a statement, a spokesperson for Wellington Free Ambulance says the organisation is currently discussing the impact of police withdrawing from mental health callouts with staff and the safety of the frontline team is paramount.

In today's episode, Police have named the person they are still searching for in the fatal bus attack in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga yesterday; Lower Hutt locals are fed up with the stench coming from the Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant; and Moana 2 Reo Maori is coming to New Zealand cinemas soon.

For the first time, a reo adaptation of a Disney film will be released at the same time as its English counterpart. Moana 2 and Moana 2 Reo Maori will both be released in cinemas on November the 28th. Jaedyn Randell is the voice of Moana and previously, Princess Anna in Frozen Reo Maori. She spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Seaview business owners say their complaints are falling on deaf ears at the council, with the stench still unbearable from the local wastewater treatment plant. Those who live and work in the seaside suburb north of Wellington have been battling the bad smell for years, and recently, a second deodoriser has been put in place to try and eliminate the stench. Local businesses say customers often complain about the smell and it's off-putting and embarrassing. Charlotte speaks with Brady Dyer, a Hutt City Councillor representing Lower Hutt.

Midday Rural News for 24 October 2024

The Black Caps are expecting to face a bald, slow-paced wicket in Pune for the second test against India starting this afternoon.