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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fix for Monday, the eighteenth of May. One hundred and
thirty one million dollars is going into literacy and maths
resources with government hope's achievement can go higher. Today's pre
budget announcement includes money for maths resources for years zero
to eight classrooms and thirty six new maths intervention teachers.
(00:27):
It will also go into a twelve week program for
students behind in reading and writing. Education Minister Erica Stanford
says the investment is substantial.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
In today's announcement, you've seen more intervention teachers and more tutoring,
more supports, more catch up resources, more in class resources,
more training for teachers, and more quality monitoring of student progress.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
A pilot and his guide have been named as the
victims in a helicopter crash near Warnica in Mount Aspiring
National Park. Alpine Helicopters says pilot Tim Brown and guide
Sean Wrote died during a guided hunting operation yesterday, flying
in clear and calm conditions. The company says both were
highly experienced. Three hunters on the ground were uninjured. Health
(01:11):
officials are concerned about the logistics of containing the Ebola
outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least eighty
seven have died and hundreds of cases are suspected. The
World Health Organizations declared a public health emergency of International concern.
The highly infectious and often deadly disease is spread by
(01:32):
direct contact with bodily fluids. John Hopkins University's doctor R.
Mesh Abdulja told the BBC this strain has no vaccine.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
It's going to take a lot of coordinated effort to
contain this. The threat to the general population of the
world is low, but this is still something that needs
to be aggressively contained.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
In Africa and four new zenantors are registered in Uganda.
Revelations a christ Church supporter of the Mosque terrorist was
planning a mass shooting less than a fortnight after the
twenty nineteen attacks. A Crown is looking into the death
of Artemi Volodimrevich Dubovsky, known as Troy. Jamie Cunningham has more.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Zubovsky died in his car after a three hour standoff
with police. Thought self inflicted. The officer who found his
car gave the first evidence today. He's told the court
the fifty four year old planned a major attack with
writing on firearms at his home linked to previous shootings,
prompting an intensified police search for him.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
State Highway one is expected to be blocked for some
time in Southland's Gore, where a tractor rolled near Craig
Road just after three. New Zealand's economy is showing further
signs of stalling. B and ZED and Business Endset have
released their later surveys of performance of services and manufacturing.
His business reporter Michael Circle.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
In the cators show the services sector, employing about three
quarters of Kiwi's continues to contract. Manufacturing is still but
only just B and Z economists Warren New Zealand may
struggle to achieve economic growth this quarter.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
Wellington Waters beginning repairs on Titahi Bay Road where wastewater
began leaking and to put into a harbor this morning
from a bust pipe. The leaks, now contained. Water quality
will be tested for at least seventy two hours or
until a clear result to sport in Kiwi's duo, Brittan
Nicora and Casey McLain have been picked by Queensland and
(03:29):
New South Wales respectively under new State of origin eligibility rules.
A blockbuster signing for the Breakers. They've acquired two time
NBL champion Quatnoy pending final sign off, it's understood he'll
sign a one year deal. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made
a mockery of Detroit's Game seven home advantage walloping. The
(03:51):
Pistons won twenty five ninety four to wrap up their
NBA Eastern Conference semi final series. That is your latest
news fix. Will be back with the next update tomorrow
morning from the News Talks ZB newsroom.
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