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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news Fix. Four Wednesday, the fourth of March. More details
about a suspected Iranian drone strike on the US consulate
and Dubai officials including the President, have been giving updates
on the Iran conflict. Four days into hostilities, US Secretary
of State Mico Rubio says the drone struck the parking
(00:24):
lot near the Dubai consulate, setting fire there. Whal personnel
are accounted for. As you're aware, we began drawing down
personnel from our diplomatic facilities in advance of this. Meanwhile,
the US says it's facilitating charter flights from some Gulf
states for its citizens as it continues a fourth day
of joint pummeling of Iran with Israel. The Red Cresence
(00:44):
says US Israeli strikes have killed at least seven hundred
and eighty people in Iran. US Secretary of State Mico
Rubio says they'll use a variety of means to help
the more than fifteen hundred Americans requesting assistance. Children's advocate
it's continuing to criticize ordering A Tomariki's performance a critical
report from the Independent Children's Monitor argues that little progress
(01:08):
has been made and living up to national care standards
introduced six years ago. Among the issues identified were young
people in care not getting enough social worker visits and
one in ten suffering abuse or neglect. And Care Voice
CEO Tracy Shipton says some of the findings shocked her
that there.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Is an increase of harm to young people in care.
How can that happen? How can we be continually not
getting this right.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
The Utilities Dispute Service is welcoming changes to power rules.
The electricity authorities flicking the switch on new rules from
October thirty to force power codes to simplify bills and
tell customers the best plan for them. Backdated bills recouping
amounts wrongly billed can only be sent six monthly. Utilities
(01:55):
Dispute Commissioner Neil Mallon says it'll benefit them as well
as power companies. It'll reduce the complaints that come through
to us when we deal with them, and it will
make it easier for us to sort of resolve those
complaints with consumers as well.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
So I think they're positive changes.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
A belief the government's barking up the wrong tree by
again trying a boot camp for young offenders. News talks
there'd be understands. A second pilot course will start in
Palmeiston North on Monday for ten young offenders. They'll spend
more time in the residential facility than in the twenty
twenty four pilot and have more input from local EWE
(02:30):
Voice CEO Tracy Shipton says a therapeutic approach is the
only way for youth offenders.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Young people are going to return to the community and
that's why we think that's where the effort should be
and the money should be spent.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
The Police Minister thinks he'll take off as promise of
five hundred new police this year, twelve months behind schedule.
The government promised to train five hundred new officers by
last November, but they've only now hit the halfway point
with two hundred and fifty nine officers trained. Mark Mitchell
says he won't compromise on quality, but with a new
training facility in Auckland and strong interest from potential applicants,
(03:07):
he's hopeful to sport. The Brumbies have extended the contract
of coach Stephen Larkham until the end of the twenty
twenty eighth Super Rugby Pacific season. Crusaders coach Rob Penny
believes fans are right to question the process which led
to Chiefs prop Jared Prophet avoiding a suspension for a
tip tackle on David Harveli. A pair of charter planes
(03:30):
carrying Formula one personnel from ten of the eleven teams
are scheduled to land in Melbourne today for the season opener,
as officials scrambled to combat the latest eruption of geopolitical
violence in the Middle East. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at five pm from the news Talk ZB newsroom.
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