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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your mid
day news facts for Monday, the ninth of September. A
criminologist says, in most murders, the people know each other.
Police have launched eleven homicide inquiry since early last month,
with one later deemed not a homicide and referred to
the coroner. A man died in Clytiah on Saturday night
(00:24):
and police have arrested a woman understood to have known him.
Auckland University criminology lecturer Ronald Kramer says the general public
shouldn't be fearful.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
These are not random acts and it's very unlikely that
you would be sort of randomly murdered.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Two Auckland Islamic schools in Mangeri have closed today. Al
Medina School and Zayed College for Girls are receiving threats.
Access is also restricted to a third Ekra Primary school
in New Lynn. Shannon Johnstone reports Please.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Say they're investigating an email of a discerning nature sent
to staff at Al Madina's school. A senior staff member
has told URNZ the principal was sent to video late
last night featuring a man in a car brandishing and
randomly shooting guns. The assistant principle tells our newsroom everyone
is safe and is urging people not to panic.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
A thirty six year old man's been charged and will
face court, accused of assaulting an Auckland bus driver over
the weekend. The driver has stitches and a dislodged tooth
after what he says was a racially charged attack by
a passenger. On Saturday, Courtney Winter.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Reports leis arrested a suspect in Avondale Town Center yesterday.
He'll appear in the Auckland District Court on Friday. Inspector
Wayne Kitchener says police have zero tolerance for violence on
public transport. He says no one deserves to come to
work and be harmed doing their job.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
The mayor of Ruape who wants the government to step
in to save at Winstone's two mills, with the decision
on the future of both expected in the next two days.
Western Curtains says governments have acted in the past to
save Southland's t Y Point smelter. Options to address electricity
market issues are being put on the table. A Commerce
(02:11):
Commission and Electricity Authority task force has offered recommendations this morning.
Business reporter Michael Sergel has more.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
Options could allow for more competition, including potentially requiring so
called gune tailors to treat the retail of their business
like they treat other retailers. Other options are focused on
electricity users, including requiring time of use, pricing and bed
rewarding consumers who supply during peak periods and industrial users
who use less during peak periods.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
South Island mental health organizations are joining forces to raise
suicide prevention awareness. Teir Y Ponamu, Kiapiki to Order and
Naketi Mato Runga Ponamu are hosting a hikoy from Inverkargol's
Muri Hiku today. There will also be a symposium in
christ Church in time for tomorrow's World Suicide Prevention Day.
(03:01):
Corrari Maori Health Manager Public Health Manager Caarina Davis Marsden
says impacts will be ongoing.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Those people that are attending are going to take those tinger,
those guests that they've lurch.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Back home and say, hey, how about we try something
new to sport. Yarnick Sinners completed a straight sets victory
over Taylor Fritz to win the year's final tennis Grand
slam the US Open. Miammi wide receiver Tyreek Hill has
overcome an arrest for a driving violation by scoring a
touchdown in his side's NFL win over Jacksonville. Dolphins coach
(03:37):
Wayne Bennett's calling for the NRL bunker to be sinnburned
after a loss to the Knights marked his last game
in charge. Full Back Trey Fuller was denied a try
due to a first half obstruction call, and Hayden Wilde
secured back to back wins on the Super Triathlon series.
I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update at five pm from the
(03:59):
News Talk. It'd be Newsroom.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
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