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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your afternoon
news Fixed the Monday, the twenty fourth of November. Labour's
broadly supportive of changes to building consents. Building in Construction
Minister Chris Penk has announced consumer protections will be built
into modifications of the wider regime. These include requiring architects
and engineers to hold professional indemnity insurance and mandatory home
(00:27):
warranties for new builds. Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he's
in favor as long as consumers are protected. We don't
want people to end up in another leaky homes to barkle,
so the idea that there should be some compulsory indemnity
is probably a good step in the right direction. Polling
suggests more people support and inflation adjusted capital gains tax
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rather than the nominal tax proposed by Labour. The party's
campaigning on the change, excluding the family home and Kiwi
saver as Senior political reporter Azariah Howell, a new tax.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Ffair's Union Curier poll shows sixty one percent of those
polled would not want it based on nominal profit, which
taxes the full rise in value without subtracting inflation. Support
for taxing real gains was highest among those saying their
labour supporters. The party promises every dollar the policy raisers
will go towards improving the public health system.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Our body has been found in the search for missing
woman to Anihana pouhamp Poormana, last seen leaving Auckland Sky
City Hotel in August twenty one. The remains were discovered
in dense Poki Koe Bush on Saturday evening. Police believe
it's the twenty five year old, but formal identification and
a post mortem aren't yet complete. Health New Zealand has
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been criticized over a still birth in Auckland's wait Taki Hospital.
The woman who was an early labour had reported the
baby's movements had decreased. Her husband tried to reach the
midwife on a bedside phone, accidentally on a block caller mode.
Jacob Jones reports.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner points out because of
the consultant obstetricians workload, the fetal heart rate wasn't monitored
as required. Rose Wall recommends deactivating the call block function
on all phones and the hospital update its policy on
the threshold for calling an on call obstetrician.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
In New Zealand. CEO says the pay increase offered to
staff isn't less an inflation, despite union's claims. A strike
notices in place for December eighth, with cabin crew demanding
greatest salaries and allowances. The airline's assessing the effect on
operations with up to fifteen thousand passengers potentially impacted. CEO
nikiel Ravashanka says it's discussing with the unions what potential
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increases need to look like over a period of time.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Ensuring we can help the airline navigate through a very
tough economic cycle is high on the agenda, but equally
high on the agenda, who is making sure that we
look after our cabin.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Crew to Sport and Black Aps coach Rob Walter has
revealed their airing on the side of caution, as Will
o'rourk recovers from a backstress fracture and the giant pace
Bowlder is unlikely to be seriously considered for selection until
March of next year. Former Australian cricket coach Darren Leeman
is calling for a letterup on the abuse towards Steve Smith.
(03:16):
Almost eight years on from the sandpaper scandal, basketball's international
window is providing a few headaches for Breakers. Coach Pee
Terry Coppenhan striving to train with five players away on
Tall Black's duty. I'm Wendy Patrick. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning. From
the News Talk said Bee Newsroom.
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