Afternoon Edition: 10 December 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 10 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):
Good afternoon. I'm raileing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Tuesday, the tenth of December. The Speaker of
the House has ruled on MPs from Tapati, Marii and
Labour for their role in a hawker in the House
protesting the Treaty Principal's Bill. Jerry Brownley's referred debing Ariwa Packer,
Rahwedi Waiteti Hana Rafiti, Mighty Clerk and Labour's pair. Their

(00:28):
henare to the Privileges Committee. Brownlee says approaching acts David
Seymour on the House floor during the harker was against
Parliament's rules. That is disorderly and cannot be considered anything
other than disorderly. The Privileges Committee will now consider punishment
for the MPs. The Government is changing the law to
protect dogs as they retire from greyhound racing. The racing

(00:51):
ministers announced the industry will shut down over twenty months,
allowing time to re home nearly three thousand dogs. Winston
Peterson as the percentage of dogs injured is persistently high
and it's time to make a call in their best interests,
He says. The process begins today.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Which will we pass under urgesy to prevent the uncessary
killing of rating dogs and we have had the commitment
of one hundred and twenty two votes for that to happen.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
More than ten kilograms of meth has been caught at
the border in Auckland disguised as a Christmas present. Customs
officers questioned a woman who arrived from Vancouver on Sunday
and then searched her bag and allegedly held drugs worth
about three point eight million dollars on the street and
an estimated ten point seven million dollar social harm cost.

(01:39):
A woman's been charged in Monuco District Court with importing
and possessing a Class A drug for supply. A man's
been found critically injured on Lower hut Seddon Street in
nine aigh after three o'clock this afternoon. The Return Services
Association could change drastically in just two months. Up to

(02:01):
forty RSA clubs are threatening to quit the one hundred
and eight year old organization after a campaign to centralize.
In February, the independent clubs will all vote on the
organization's future direction at its general meeting. The Herald's David
Fisher says it could mean a very different look in
some communities.

Speaker 2 (02:21):
Issue has caused an extraordinary amount of banks. Among the
RSA independent clubs, they believe they can continue calling themselves RSA.
The National body has a different view.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Cash still appears to be a king in New Zealand
as the Reserve Bank decides whether to introduce a digital currency.
It's had more than eighteen thousand submissions. Eighty four percent
of respondents worried about the loss of banknotes and coins
want assurance physical cash will continue. Lachlan Rennie has.

Speaker 3 (02:51):
More money in cash. Director Ian Wolford says they'll keep
issuing cash for as long as New Zealanders want it.
Wolford says digital currency is being explored by thirty four
countries and couldn't be introduced here before twenty thirty.

Speaker 1 (03:06):
Just sport Our New Zealand Rugby Chief executive Mark Robinson
is defending the decision to give Wellington major tests against
France and South Africa next year after underwhelming ticket sales.
This year, Wellington have recorded their first victory of domestic
crickets planket Shield, beating Auckland by four wickets. Wolves manager

(03:27):
Garry O'Neill claims there were four incorrect refereeing decisions which
went against them in the two one Premier League loss
at west Ham. I'm railing Ramsey and that is your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning from the news Talk zb newsroom