Afternoon Edition: 08 January 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 08 January 2025, 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 Talk said the newsroom, this is newsfacs in.
This updates Labour's calling for the Justice Select Committee to
extend the deadline to submits on the Treaty Principal's Bill.
Users trying to submit yesterday reported technical issues on the
Parliament's websites ahead of the midnight deadline. The committee will
meet tomorrow to discuss how to ensure those who tried

(00:25):
to submit can still do so. Labour's Barbara Edmonds says,
given submissions closed so soon after New Year, and the
fact there's wide debate around the bill, it would be
fair to allow submissions for another week. It's quite clear
at the Parliamentary website issue. So they met the deadline,
but the system won't accept it. The Law Society says

(00:45):
it cautiously opposes the Government's looking into increasing the threshold
of jury election. Currently, a defendant can choose between a
jury or a judge alone trial in cases where the
maximum penalty is at least two years in jail. The
Government's consider increasing this to three, five or seven years,
claiming jury trials are driving court delays, but the Law

(01:06):
Society's Criminal Law Committee convena Chris Macklin says Judge Alone.
Trials also take time and money. Consumers are being left
out of pocket by last week's liquidation of baby products
retailer baby City. More than three hundred thousand dollars worth
of gift cards and loyalty points are unable to be used,
despite some stores continuing to operate under a new owner.

(01:28):
Before liquidation, Baby City owned and operated seven stores around
the country. The new owner is keeping four stores open
while closing the remaining three, and Noah remains the most
popular boy's name in New Zealand. According to annual figures
from the Department of Internal Affairs, Eiler has returned as
the most popular girl's name. Other popular boys' names last

(01:48):
year included both Theodore and Theo, as well as Jack, George, Oliver, Arthur, Luca, Leo,
and Elijah. Popular girls names included Emilia, Charlotte, Isabella, Olivia, Hazel, Harper,
Mihler and Meyer. In recent years, the most popular Mali
name for girls was Adoha or t Adoha of the
most common name for boys was Diki or t Adiki.

(02:11):
That's news, I'm Adam Cooper and sports Play is Underway
and Hamilton and Rain reduced thirty seven over affair in
the second one day cricket match between the black Caps
and Sri Lanka. The hosts have been sent into bat
by Sri Lunka. The second and third seeds have been
dumped out. In the second round of the ASP Tennis Classic,
first to fall was defending champion and second seed Alijandro

(02:34):
da Bilo. It's the hands of American team. Nachesh Basa
Aready in three sets, then lucky loser for Condo. Diaz
Acosta claimed a stunning victory over Argentine countryman Sebastian Bayaz
six four seven six. Boxing promoter Eddie Hearns refusing to
write off cruise aways. David Nica, the head of tonight's
IBF World title bout against Australian champion Jai Optaya on

(02:56):
the Gold Coast. Nika opted to take the fight on
three week's notice when the original challenger was injured. Herne says,
the kiwi has the tools to give his opponent trouble
and that's sport. For more news, listen to news Talks.
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