July 23, 2024 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 23 July 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 Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the twenty third of July. Darlene Tana
says she will keep working in Parliament for as long
as this place allows me. The former Green MP's return
to the House as an independent today, resisting the Greens
call for her resignation from Parliament. It follows an investigation
(00:25):
of Tana's knowledge of alleged migrant exploitation at her husband's business.
Tana says the report did not link her to exploitation.
We spent so much money, wasting taxpayers hard earned money
to find out that I am married to my husband.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
For better or for worse. Thank you very much. I
need to get back into the House.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I am the only person there. Carmala Harris has confirmed
she has the support to become the new Democratic presidential nominee,
replacing Joe Biden. Harris says she looks forward to formally
accepting the nomination soon. She says she intends to unite
the party and the nation and defeat Donald Trump in November,
and praise for the hard work to get Harris over
(01:05):
the line. Former Obama official Van Jones says this is
the culmination of really hard work, mostly from black women
behind the scenes to make sure the nomination went to
capable hands, and it is.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Going to go down in history as one of the
most effective political operations in American history.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Thirty six hours the most money ever raised. The government's
proposed a change to stop unions initiating multi employer collective
agreement bargaining for charter school staff. Shannon Johnstone has more.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says such agreements would influence
the school's flexibility. He says charter school sponsors should spend
their time in resource delivering education, not negotiating. The changes
will also let charter schools access the same level of
teaching resources as state schools.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
The Education and Training Amendment Bill is open for public
submissions closing Thursday. The government's putting the pedal to the
metal on building a Northland Expressway. Transport Minister Simeon Brown's
announced they'll accelerate a delivery strategy letting n ZTA move
at pace on the route between Auckland and Fargare.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Thomas Rice reports it'll be split into three phases Walkworth
to Tehuana, Tehuana to Port Marsden and Port Marsden to
fung Are. Brown says they'll be using private public partnerships,
letting them treat the three roads as one project to
improve efficiency and innovation. He says they're treating it as
a corridor so it can be delivered up to ten
(02:37):
years faster than traditional approaches.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
The Commerce Commission is looking into regulating fees for payWave
and online card payments. The market Watchdog says adding regulation
could save kiwis two hundred and fifty million dollars from
the one billion spent each year in store and online.
And in sporting headlines, England's most capped rugby play player
(03:00):
has revealed he underwent heart surgery after collapsing during an
open training session. Leicester halfback Ben Young's had a two
hour operation in Birmingham and has been diagnosed with an
irregular heartbeat. Ben Old will miss the Ollie Whites opening
game against Guinea at the Paris Olympics after picking up
a minor injury. And basketball's Lebron James has welcomed the
(03:23):
prospect of carrying the United States flag at the opening
ceremony on Saturday. I'm Raylen Ramsey. That is your latest
news Flex. We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning.
From the news Talk seed ben news Room.
Good afternoon. I'm Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the twenty third of July. Darlene Tana
says she will keep working in Parliament for as long
as this place allows me. The former Green MP's return
to the House as an independent today, resisting the Greens
call for her resignation from Parliament. It follows an investigation
(00:25):
of Tana's knowledge of alleged migrant exploitation at her husband's business.
Tana says the report did not link her to exploitation.
We spent so much money, wasting taxpayers hard earned money
to find out that I am married to my husband.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
For better or for worse. Thank you very much. I
need to get back into the House.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I am the only person there. Carmala Harris has confirmed
she has the support to become the new Democratic presidential nominee,
replacing Joe Biden. Harris says she looks forward to formally
accepting the nomination soon. She says she intends to unite
the party and the nation and defeat Donald Trump in November,
and praise for the hard work to get Harris over
(01:05):
the line. Former Obama official Van Jones says this is
the culmination of really hard work, mostly from black women
behind the scenes to make sure the nomination went to
capable hands, and it is.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Going to go down in history as one of the
most effective political operations in American history.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Thirty six hours the most money ever raised. The government's
proposed a change to stop unions initiating multi employer collective
agreement bargaining for charter school staff. Shannon Johnstone has more.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says such agreements would influence
the school's flexibility. He says charter school sponsors should spend
their time in resource delivering education, not negotiating. The changes
will also let charter schools access the same level of
teaching resources as state schools.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
The Education and Training Amendment Bill is open for public
submissions closing Thursday. The government's putting the pedal to the
metal on building a Northland Expressway. Transport Minister Simeon Brown's
announced they'll accelerate a delivery strategy letting n ZTA move
at pace on the route between Auckland and Fargare.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Thomas Rice reports it'll be split into three phases Walkworth
to Tehuana, Tehuana to Port Marsden and Port Marsden to
fung Are. Brown says they'll be using private public partnerships,
letting them treat the three roads as one project to
improve efficiency and innovation. He says they're treating it as
a corridor so it can be delivered up to ten
(02:37):
years faster than traditional approaches.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
The Commerce Commission is looking into regulating fees for payWave
and online card payments. The market Watchdog says adding regulation
could save kiwis two hundred and fifty million dollars from
the one billion spent each year in store and online.
And in sporting headlines, England's most capped rugby play player
(03:00):
has revealed he underwent heart surgery after collapsing during an
open training session. Leicester halfback Ben Young's had a two
hour operation in Birmingham and has been diagnosed with an
irregular heartbeat. Ben Old will miss the Ollie Whites opening
game against Guinea at the Paris Olympics after picking up
a minor injury. And basketball's Lebron James has welcomed the
(03:23):
prospect of carrying the United States flag at the opening
ceremony on Saturday. I'm Raylen Ramsey. That is your latest
news Flex. We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning.
From the news Talk seed ben news Room.
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