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Good afternoon, I'm Susie Nordquiz and this is your midday
news fixed for Friday, the seventh of November. People sprang
into action after a fatal collision between a car and
a bus and Rotu's All Funter last night. One person
died and two others from the car are critically injured.
About thirty people suffered minor to moderate injuries on the
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bus carrying students and teachers from Kayti School in Gisbon
that were traveling from a Kapahaka event. Local Ivan Clothiers
says the public acted quickly. We had a problem with
the traffic moving around, so the brose had got a
couple of four x fours in the block the road
of the Prime Minister says he hasn't thought about who
could next lead national Chris Luckson's popularity has lagged in
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polls this year. Luxon told Kerry Woodham a potential success
it hasn't crossed his mind. I'm selling a product which
is I'm the CEO. I've got a team place, I've
put a team together with great ministers buying on it. Well,
let's find out what happens next year. A reminder that
mental health crises don't follow timetables. Longtime support service Lifeline
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will now go unanswered between midnight and seven am. It's
asking the government for help after reducing hours because it
has a two million dollar annual shortfall. Labour's Reben Davidson
says help is needed at all hours. People don't just
have mental health crisis and require mental health assistance on
the phone or in any other format in the convenient
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hours of seven am till midnight. Minister Matt Dooces says
there are other options. There is a number of telehealth
lines in New Zealand. For example one seven three seven
you can call twenty four seven. The Ministry of Education
is making a call today on whether to close Glory
of Our's School and withdraw its home schooling permissions. A
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review found the school and the reclusive Christian community wasn't
physically or mentally safe for children. If closed, about two
hundred and twenty kids will need to leave daily to
attend public schools. Child psychologist Sarah Chatwin says some children
might be excited by the change. They'll be learning new stuff.
Can you imagine not having had social media and all
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of a sudden being part of that community Parliament has
been hearing submissions on changing fireworks rules. A Select committee
has been considering petitions calling to further restrict or ban
private sales. The law last changed in two thousand and seven,
lifting the purchase aged eighteen and limiting sales to four days.
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Dog owner Raywyn Harrison says more limits unneeded. Nobody wants
to see native booths leaving your nest, Nobody wants to
see harm done to horses, Nobody wants to see companion
animals impacted by fireworks. And the US President Donald Trump
has made a deal to slash the prices of some
weight loss drugs, giving more Americans access. Trump says some
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people are paying more than one thousand dollars each month.
In sport, mayhem has ensued outside Aston Villa's home ground
for their two nail Europa League football win over MCCABI
Tel Aviv. Seven hundred police were deployed in multiple arrests
made as pro Palestinian supporters swarmed the concourse. Blair Tekna's
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international cricket comeback will continue when New Zealand played the
West INDs in three One day internationals this month. Erin
Rutliffe and Doubles playing partner Gabby Debraski have missed out
on a last four birth at the WTA Tour season
ending tennis Finals event in Saudi Arabia. I'm Susie nordquistin
That is your latest news fix. We'll be back with
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the next update at five pm from the News Talks
air BNUS room.