June 17, 2024 • 4 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 17 June 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):
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fix for Monday, the seventeenth of June. Moves to smooth
the path for Granny Flats. The government's publishing a discussion
document today mooting changes to the Building Act and Resource
Management System. Dunnica MacLean has more.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
The National New Zealand First coalition agreement included an undertaking
to ease building the flats and other small structures up
to sixty square meters. Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says
they're a great option for seniors, university, children living at
home and families wanting to support a loved one. Final
decisions will be made later this year, with legislative changes
(00:45):
expected mid next year.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Green Party collader Madame Ma Davidson is encouraging others to
get checks after announcing she has breast cancer. She'll keep
working until Martaiki before taking leave to have a partial
mistaketomy next month and the treatment. Davidson so she attended
a cancer breakfast in Parliament in recent years where survivors
pressed her to have her mammogram.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
I want to thank them because I got into the
breasts screening program because of their insistence. My insistence is
exactly the same.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Due to Colin seros, the government can't keep pouring money
into fixing science. Parliament's first scrutiny week has begun, letting
Select committees question ministers and ministries about the budget. The Science,
Innovation and Technology Minister has been asked why many research
grants weren't topped up. Colin says it's ridiculous for scientists
to all compete for the same funding and an advisory
(01:42):
report is due this month even though that money is
not there in this budget. The Science System Advisory Group
will come up with some ideas around how we handle
that research funding. In New Zealand's chairs, there's the Airlines
done its best to help with the Defense Force plane's failure.
The Prime Minister's Smith's delegation flight broke down yesterday and
Papua New Guinea on the way to Japan. Chris Luxon
(02:05):
took a direct commercial flight to Tokyo and all others
have now departed Brisbane flying with their New Zealand Airline
Chair and CEO Greg Forren are with the group. Dame
Teres Walsh says they were quickly aware of the issue
in New Zealand for decades has stepped in on various
scenarios where the countries needed. It. Can't always do that,
(02:27):
but where it's possible. A union says people are being
stood down over train worker pay disputes in Auckland. The
Rail and Maritime Union is in facilitated bargaining with employers
CALF and Auckland Rail I members are refusing to work
overtime or shifts varying from the master roster over wages
(02:48):
and work life balance. It's meant cancelations and delays for
Auckland Train Services. Union General Secretary Todd Vlster says all
four CALF team members have been suspended without pay. Last
team got suspended on Thursday night, so that's pretty tough
for the guys. That's no wages whatsoever. So we're rallying
around to try and give them some support so they
can pay their rent. A U NZTA safety camera opening
(03:12):
today on State Highway one between Kawakawa and Moiderwa in
Northland has been vandalized. Repairs will take a few weeks
to sport. In Queensland, coach billis Later has underlined Warriors
second rower Kurt Capewell's utility value as the reason for
his state of origin recall for game two at the MCG.
(03:33):
The Super eight is complete at the T twenty Cricket
World Cup after Bangladesh clinch the last spot by virtue
of a twenty one run win over Nepaul and Saint
Vincent and forward Hiram Harris is a late scratching from
the Tour Black squad head of next month's Feber Olympic
qualifying tournament. A knee injury has forced him out, with
(03:55):
Dan Foutu replacing him. I'm Rayleian Ramsey. That is your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next up
date tomorrow morning from the News Talk sat B Newsroom.
M
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fix for Monday, the seventeenth of June. Moves to smooth
the path for Granny Flats. The government's publishing a discussion
document today mooting changes to the Building Act and Resource
Management System. Dunnica MacLean has more.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
The National New Zealand First coalition agreement included an undertaking
to ease building the flats and other small structures up
to sixty square meters. Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says
they're a great option for seniors, university, children living at
home and families wanting to support a loved one. Final
decisions will be made later this year, with legislative changes
(00:45):
expected mid next year.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Green Party collader Madame Ma Davidson is encouraging others to
get checks after announcing she has breast cancer. She'll keep
working until Martaiki before taking leave to have a partial
mistaketomy next month and the treatment. Davidson so she attended
a cancer breakfast in Parliament in recent years where survivors
pressed her to have her mammogram.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
I want to thank them because I got into the
breasts screening program because of their insistence. My insistence is
exactly the same.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Due to Colin seros, the government can't keep pouring money
into fixing science. Parliament's first scrutiny week has begun, letting
Select committees question ministers and ministries about the budget. The Science,
Innovation and Technology Minister has been asked why many research
grants weren't topped up. Colin says it's ridiculous for scientists
to all compete for the same funding and an advisory
(01:42):
report is due this month even though that money is
not there in this budget. The Science System Advisory Group
will come up with some ideas around how we handle
that research funding. In New Zealand's chairs, there's the Airlines
done its best to help with the Defense Force plane's failure.
The Prime Minister's Smith's delegation flight broke down yesterday and
Papua New Guinea on the way to Japan. Chris Luxon
(02:05):
took a direct commercial flight to Tokyo and all others
have now departed Brisbane flying with their New Zealand Airline
Chair and CEO Greg Forren are with the group. Dame
Teres Walsh says they were quickly aware of the issue
in New Zealand for decades has stepped in on various
scenarios where the countries needed. It. Can't always do that,
(02:27):
but where it's possible. A union says people are being
stood down over train worker pay disputes in Auckland. The
Rail and Maritime Union is in facilitated bargaining with employers
CALF and Auckland Rail I members are refusing to work
overtime or shifts varying from the master roster over wages
(02:48):
and work life balance. It's meant cancelations and delays for
Auckland Train Services. Union General Secretary Todd Vlster says all
four CALF team members have been suspended without pay. Last
team got suspended on Thursday night, so that's pretty tough
for the guys. That's no wages whatsoever. So we're rallying
around to try and give them some support so they
can pay their rent. A U NZTA safety camera opening
(03:12):
today on State Highway one between Kawakawa and Moiderwa in
Northland has been vandalized. Repairs will take a few weeks
to sport. In Queensland, coach billis Later has underlined Warriors
second rower Kurt Capewell's utility value as the reason for
his state of origin recall for game two at the MCG.
(03:33):
The Super eight is complete at the T twenty Cricket
World Cup after Bangladesh clinch the last spot by virtue
of a twenty one run win over Nepaul and Saint
Vincent and forward Hiram Harris is a late scratching from
the Tour Black squad head of next month's Feber Olympic
qualifying tournament. A knee injury has forced him out, with
(03:55):
Dan Foutu replacing him. I'm Rayleian Ramsey. That is your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next up
date tomorrow morning from the News Talk sat B Newsroom.
M
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