Midday Edition: 19 April 2026

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the News Talk Sabby Newsroom. This is newsfacts.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
In this update. Heavy rain and slips in the Munuwatu
Wanganui region have forced residents in a small town to
evacuate from their homes. The rupe Who District Council has
declared a state of local emergency for the Ohura ward.
The upper catchment of the Wanganui River has seen about
one hundred millimeters of rain in twenty four hours and
a heavy rain warning remains in place. High tide was

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set for just after eleven am, which has impacted river levels.
Rupe Who District to Mayor Western Curtains sees a number
of tourists at taking shelter at the community Hall.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
My understanding is that they're eighteen people that have been
moved to the hall and we're hoping that we'll get
some resources in there to actually allow them to stay
the until the waters received.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
A mini tornado which wrote through Taronga overnight will disrupt
some travel today. Road closures include Welcome Bay Road between
Tarrong and Waldorf School and the Welcome Bay hot Polson
Street west of Cameron Road and Devenport Road. Tye Park
is closed due to a number of fallen trees. Power
is out to seventy five homes in Tairon is Welcome Bay.

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Conflict between the US and Iran could resume, with both
sides unwilling to make concessions to secure a peace deal.
A ceasefire is in place between the two countries until Wednesday,
with delegates expected to meet in Pakistan. The White House
wants a hold on Iran's enriched uranium, while Iran officials
want sanctioned relief and frozen funds unlocked. Geopolitical analyst Jeffrey

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Miller sees both parties demands are unlikely to be agreed
upon in the coming days. The ceasefire is only in
place until Wednesday, New Zealand time, and if there is
no deal done, there's a real possibility, unfortunately, we could
go back towards A public meeting has been held today
to discuss the future of the Auckland White Targety Ranges
groups feed The replacement of the Resource Management Act could

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see a reduction and protection for the area. Former Mayor
of White Tarkaty City, ser Bob Harvey says it's such
a beautiful part of the city, but he has particular
concerns so Bob says he doesn't want to see increased
development in the White Tarkety area. That's news In sport,
Norway's a Christian Blumenfeldt has amazed the triathan world with

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a staggering win in the North American Championships in Texas,
setting the second fastest ironman time in history and just
missing his own world record by thirteen seconds. The Dragons
players are rallying behind a beleagued coach, Shane Flanagan, after
a seventh straight loss to start the NRL season. Veteran
howker Damian Cook says they're letting their coach down. He's

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done everything again, It's up to us. The Warriors have
jumped into second place on the ladder after dispatching bogey
team the Titans by eight points in Auckland. Tyler Reddick
has continued his domination of the NASCAR series, earning his
fourth pole of the season in Kansas. Shane van Gisbergen
will be seventeen it on the grid in the field
of thirty seven. That Sport. I'm Sandy Hodge.

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