September 7, 2024 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 September 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, crews have now controlled the four hundred hectare
blaze in Otago's Whitehuckey district as they deal with inaccessible terrain.
The fire developed from an out of control burnoff yesterday
and fire an emergency has brought it under control. This
afternoon touchdown for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returning to Earth safely
(00:26):
without its crew. The empty craft came to a gentle
landing in the New Mexico Desert just after four this afternoon.
The astronauts will now return in February, extending their planned
eight days stay on the ISS to eight months. An
urgent appeal to the Health Minister to not proceed with
reported clinical service cuts in the New Dunedin Hospital. The
Council says no proposal has been put forward for consultation,
(00:50):
but clinicians have already voiced concerns. Doctor Shane Letti says
revelations of Health New Zealand's finances have meant every public
dollar available needs to be spent wisely, but the project
remains under active consideration. Mayor Jules Raddick says doctor Etti
as a clinician himself knows what's needed. My expectation is
if there are cuts, they may be to surface treatments,
(01:12):
for instance the exterior clearing or interior clearing bringing the
cheaper materials, squeezing contractors on pricing. Wild winds are whipping
the South Island and parts of the North today. An
active front is moving across New Zealand, bringing heavy rain
to Fiordland and heavy snow warnings for the Crown Range
and Milford Roads. Strong windwatchers are also in place for Marlborough,
(01:33):
Willing to Note Targo and the Canterbury Plains. Met Service
meteorologist Kieran Dooland says warnings will remain in place for
the rest of the day because of these severe gale
force northwesterlies have the cagohnd kilometers per hour and then
Minwellington and Calbourne. We had a recent guest of about
one hundred and fifteen kilometers. An Auckland City councilor says
(01:54):
it is a sad state of affairs after a shooting
in Graylyn on Thursday night, the fifth homicide in Auckland
this month alone. White to Matar Councilor Mike Lee says
this type of violence is happening far too often and
it's a concerning situation for the whole country that needs
a great deal of national focus. That's news in sport.
(02:15):
Auckland's ended their worst losing start to the NPC since
it began in nineteen seventy six, beating North Harbor thirty
six thirty two at Eden Park thanks to a very
late match winning try to wing Caleb Tungeto. Auckland captain
Akira Yuwani was typically understated afterwards. Yeah, that's a tough
game always as against you. Not good half side. They
had all the position in their first half. In No,
(02:37):
we're just hung in there, just enough for us to
crawbeck Wellington remains unbeaten and tops the men's competition after
a thirty six twelve win over Southland in Poridur. Taylor.
Fritz will play the world tennis number one Yannick Sinner
in the US Open Men's tennis final. Fritz won his
All American semi final in a marathon five setter, beating
Francis Tiafo. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
(03:03):
listen to News Talk Said be Live on iHeartRadio.
From the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, crews have now controlled the four hundred hectare
blaze in Otago's Whitehuckey district as they deal with inaccessible terrain.
The fire developed from an out of control burnoff yesterday
and fire an emergency has brought it under control. This
afternoon touchdown for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returning to Earth safely
(00:26):
without its crew. The empty craft came to a gentle
landing in the New Mexico Desert just after four this afternoon.
The astronauts will now return in February, extending their planned
eight days stay on the ISS to eight months. An
urgent appeal to the Health Minister to not proceed with
reported clinical service cuts in the New Dunedin Hospital. The
Council says no proposal has been put forward for consultation,
(00:50):
but clinicians have already voiced concerns. Doctor Shane Letti says
revelations of Health New Zealand's finances have meant every public
dollar available needs to be spent wisely, but the project
remains under active consideration. Mayor Jules Raddick says doctor Etti
as a clinician himself knows what's needed. My expectation is
if there are cuts, they may be to surface treatments,
(01:12):
for instance the exterior clearing or interior clearing bringing the
cheaper materials, squeezing contractors on pricing. Wild winds are whipping
the South Island and parts of the North today. An
active front is moving across New Zealand, bringing heavy rain
to Fiordland and heavy snow warnings for the Crown Range
and Milford Roads. Strong windwatchers are also in place for Marlborough,
(01:33):
Willing to Note Targo and the Canterbury Plains. Met Service
meteorologist Kieran Dooland says warnings will remain in place for
the rest of the day because of these severe gale
force northwesterlies have the cagohnd kilometers per hour and then
Minwellington and Calbourne. We had a recent guest of about
one hundred and fifteen kilometers. An Auckland City councilor says
(01:54):
it is a sad state of affairs after a shooting
in Graylyn on Thursday night, the fifth homicide in Auckland
this month alone. White to Matar Councilor Mike Lee says
this type of violence is happening far too often and
it's a concerning situation for the whole country that needs
a great deal of national focus. That's news in sport.
(02:15):
Auckland's ended their worst losing start to the NPC since
it began in nineteen seventy six, beating North Harbor thirty
six thirty two at Eden Park thanks to a very
late match winning try to wing Caleb Tungeto. Auckland captain
Akira Yuwani was typically understated afterwards. Yeah, that's a tough
game always as against you. Not good half side. They
had all the position in their first half. In No,
(02:37):
we're just hung in there, just enough for us to
crawbeck Wellington remains unbeaten and tops the men's competition after
a thirty six twelve win over Southland in Poridur. Taylor.
Fritz will play the world tennis number one Yannick Sinner
in the US Open Men's tennis final. Fritz won his
All American semi final in a marathon five setter, beating
Francis Tiafo. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
(03:03):
listen to News Talk Said be Live on iHeartRadio.
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