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Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
NEWSFAX four Thursday, the thirteenth of November. The Public Service
Commissioner is pushing for more transparency in background checks for
public servants. Sir Brian Roach has released a review of
the reference and probity checks into Jevin mcskimming before he
was appointed Deputy Police Commissioner in twenty twenty three. The
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IPCA this week put out a report highlighting problematic in
action from senior police over serious allegations against mcskimming. He's
now waiting sentencing for having child sexual exploitation and best
reality material on work devices. Roach says the review raised
points for improvements and the commissions reflecting on how his
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behavior went unnoticed.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Mister mc skimming was a devious liar. He manipulated a
story that people bought into. That doesn't make it acceptable
and I have to work through that as quickly as
I can.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Meanwhile, Transparency International New Zealand head Julie Hagge says this
will impact New Zealand's perceived corruption levels, even if it's
not necessarily considered corruption.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
What I see is a cultural integrity problem at the
level of not being able to manage conflict of interest,
not being able to recognize when relationships might be interfering
with your integrity.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Checks associated Education Minister David Seymour's blaming strike action for
poor school attendance. Senior political reporter Azaria Hall has more.
Speaker 4 (01:31):
With one week to go in term three, regular attendants
sat at fifty two point seven percent. In the last
week of term. During the mass strike of teachers, health
workers and public servants, that dropped to fifty point three percent.
The act leader says the drop in attendance is a
disappointing finish in strikes likely played a significant role.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
The government has a target of eighty percent of students
present more than ninety percent of the term by twenty third.
The design of websites and apps could be prompting us
to overspend. One in three respondents to a consumer New
Zealand survey say they're spending more than they want to
online because of deceptive digital design tactics. He as business
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reporter Michael Sigle.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
Some shopping websites have hidden fees, pretick boxes for extras,
and warnings about products selling out. People trying to cancel
subscription services often face hard to find buttons, multi step
processes and messages gilting them into changing their mind. Consumer
in Zed says other countries are moving to ban the
practices and New Zealand should do the same.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Hopes government changes to prescriptions will free up GPS. People
with long term stable conditions can receive up to twelve
months prescriptions from February. It could save them up to
one hundred and five dollars a year in GP fees.
Health Minister Simeon Brown says it'll reduce the number of
routine renewals.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
Our doctors arened an enormous amount of pressure.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
They are incredibly We know how long it takes people
to get appointments, which is a big issue that we're addressing.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
To sport, the Warriors will meet the defending champion Broncos
as part of NRL's Magic Round in Brisbane next year.
The two clubs have been pitted against each other in
the Marquee Sunday fixture on May seventeen. Josh Hazelwood has
been cleared of a hamstring strain, with Australia confident the
pace bowler will be fit for the first Ashes cricket
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Test against England starting in eight days at Perth, and
defending champion Yarnix Sinners beaten Alexander Zverev to qualify for
the semifinals at tennis's season ending ATP Finals in Turin.
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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