Afternoon Edition: 14 December 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 14 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 Talk's Eddy Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, Canterbury remains in a restricted fire season and
is experiencing a dry, windy start to the weekend. Met
Services just lifted a strong wind watch for the Canterbury
high Country, where northwesterly winds of edged towards gale force
in exposed places. Meteorologists surprise. Mashongo says it would be

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very hard to control or contain fires that break out
in these conditions. He says today's winds willies back from
here on a reminder that the need for blood and
plasma continues over Christmas. The New Zealand Blood Service is
urging people to give the gift of life and fill
one of the tens of thusts of appointments they need
to meet demand over the holiday season. National Marketing and

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Communications manager Shane Paramore says summer is a challenging time
to meet supply for blood and blood products.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
If people are going to go away, we'd really like
them just to think a little bit about making the
donation either before or a secunda before.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
The Blood Services teamed up with Auckland Museum to host
the inaugural Bloodsucker's Blood Drive today. The work of former
Otago University senior leaders has been recognized at today's graduation
through prestigious academic awards. Stephen Higgs and Professor Helen Nicholson
have both been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws for
their twelve and twenty four years of work, including as

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Chancellor and acting Vice chancellor. Current Chancellor Tris Oakley says
their service extends beyond just the university.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
It's such an important institution in side to NADAM. The
leadership that they have delivered as significant. It contributes in
so many ways.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
A British vicar has apologized after telling children Santa Claus
is not real during a talk about their nativity. Reverend
Doctor Paul Chamberlain told children at a school in Hampshire
their parents were the ones eating the cookies they leave
out for Santa on Christmas Eve. One parent says many
children started crying. The vicar has ruined a large part

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of their Christmas. Doctor Chamberlain now says his remarks were
an error of judgment. That's news. In Sport, Caine Williamson's
joined the two opening batters in the stands after being
dismissed for forty four after tea on Day one of
the third Cricket Test with England, Williamson played the ball
onto his own stumps in Hamilton, joining Tom Latham sixty

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three and Will Young forty two in being dismissed. Latham
and Young put on one hundred and five for the
first wicket at Seddon Park. A short time ago, the
black Caps were one hundred and ninety three for four.
The Wellington Phoenix Men are just starting at home against
MacArthur FC as the Phoenix aim to return to winning
ways and bolts to their playoffs chances. Last weekend's last

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to Auckland FC saw the Phoenix move to fifth on
the A League Football Ladder. A strong finish to their
opening round has reigning champions Lydia Coe and Jason Day
sitting four shots after lead at the Grant Thornton Invitational
in Florida. That's Sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
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