Afternoon Edition: 07 December 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 December 2024, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks Eddy Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the Salvation Armies reiterating pleas for donations to
help people in need this Christmas and beyond. The Salies
say their appeal, which began last month, is especially important
with one in five New Zealand children living in households
struggling for food. But they say they're in a catch

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twenty two this year, with demand rising and donations declining.
Queenstown Corps Officer Andrew Wilson says their lower food bank
reserves have made it harder to meet the needs of
those in hardship. Mister Wilson says the rising cost of
living has made it challenging for people more generally able
to meet that demand. South Korean President Yun Sirkua has

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apologized for his attempt to impose martial law on the country.
It's Yun's first public appearance since he reversed his martial
law order earlier this week after MP's voted against it.
He says he'll leave it up to his party to
take steps to stabilize South Korea's political situation, with the
vote to impeach him looming. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield. Hayes says,
mister Ewnan's doing all he can to keep his party

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on his side. He's basically saying to his party today, look,
I will let you decide my fate, but don't vote
with the opposition in the impeachment vote. This afternoon, Kindness
was the main message for Princess Kate's annual Christmas Carol
service today. The Princess of Wales has been absent from
royal duties during cancer treatment. Sixteen hundred guests were invited
to the Westminster Abbey service, including families affected by the

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Southport knife attack and cancer. Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon
Mills says Princess Kate, Prince William and their three children
joined others at the Kindness Tree.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
Everyone's been encouraged to put a little red note on
the tree to say thank you to someone who's been
particularly helpful or supportive to them this year.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
State Highway one has reopened in Utiku following a crash
in which three people died this morning. The crash north
of Hunterville involved four motorcycles and a vehicle. Two people
are now in Wellington Hospital with critical injuries. That's news
in Sport The Phoenix are motivated to provide Auckland FC
with some unwonted history when they play in their A

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League derby this evening. The Black Knights are unbeaten in
five games and have yet to have an opposition team
make it through their goal. Phoenix striker Costabarbarussa said he'd
love to be the first to score against their new rivals.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
You can see not similarities to us, but the desperation
to Cuba klin sheet, which is, you know, fair play
to them, but in saying I think, you know there's
chances to be made there and I think we're good
for a few times and then you know, if it comes,
I'll take it.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Play has just begun. The Breakers insist there is no
need for a magic bullet to pull them out of
the downward spiral they've found themselves in the Australian Basketball League.
Team is on a three game losing streak, with two
of those losses by more than twenty five points. That's sport.
I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to news talks.

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