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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your mid
day news fix for Tuesday, the sixteenth of September. The
Prime Minister is defending not telling New Zealanders what the
government's stance on Palestine is before a crucial UN meeting.
Cabinets met on the issue ahead of the United Nations
Leader's summit next week in New York. The government previously
said a decision on recognizing a Palestinian state is a
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matter of when, not if. Chris Luxon says there's always
been strong views on the issue and says New Zealand's
in talks with other world leaders.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Cabinet will make a full and final decision very close
to when the Minister announces our position, and I think
that's the appropriate way for us to do it.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Australia, the UK and France have all announced they'll recognize
a Palestinian state at the summit. Tapati Maori's president has
echoed controversial comments from under fire MP Takuta Ferris. Ferris
posted a photo of labor volunteers stating their ethnicity and
wrote that they were campaigning to take a Maori seat
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from Maori in the Tomicki Makoto by election. The party apologized,
but Ferris stood by his comments. In another social media
video last week, John Tomaherty told Radio wat the comments
were too aggressive, but he agreed with the point.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
What Takuter said in substance was right. It is wrong
for other folk to politic in Marii's seats because I
don't go over to the country like the British ras
and destroy India.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
A marketing expert says other tinned products could soon be
effected following news that Watties is ending some peach supply contracts.
The Hastings based company says demand for New Zealand grown
canned peaches has declined over recent years. Massi University professor
Bodo Lang believes Watties is struggling to compete with important alternatives.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
They come from countries to the non for very low prices,
and that's what many consumers and businesses respond to, sort
of very responsors to price.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Ministers are confident and newly announced to Commerce Act changes
will work in favor of small businesses. The government shaking
up the Act through measures such as a Commerce Commission
restructure and clarifying merger rules. Economic Growth Minister Nikola Willis
says this is the government saying yes to competition, which
will help many small firms. The thing they fear is
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their larger competitor getting so much market power that they
can't actually get a fair suck at the sev will
It says acquisition will only be prevented if it's a
detriment to competition. The boss of Eden Park it can't
see the problem worth changing. The rules at the Auckland
Stadium are m a Minister Chris Bishop's leading an investigation
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into local rules impacting the number of concerts and sporting
events that can be held and how long they can
run for The stadium currently also can't host more than
two thousand people for conferences. Eden Park's CEO, Nick Saortner
says he doesn't see any risk in making changes when
you look at the local businesses.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Over ninety percent of our residents support additional activity.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
Any part to sport. Netball New Zealand board chair Matt
Winneret claims that stood down coach Dame Noline Todua was
aware of the investigation into the silver ferns environment, despite
reports to the contrary. The Knights have appointed Justin Holbrook
as their next NRL League coach former Wallaby's mentor Michael
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Checker is a favorite to replace him as an assistant
at the Roosters and French flanker axel Bertomu has copped
a twelve week suspension after chomping the arm of an
Irish opponent during their quarter final win at the Rugby
World Cup and Exeter. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest
news fix. We'll be back with the next update at
five pm from the newstalk ZB newsroom.