Midday Edition: 17 July 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 17 July 2024, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the seventeenth of July. Inflation is
continuing to fall. Later stats n Z figures show the
consumer price index rose three point three percent in the
year to June. He is Business reporter Michael Siegal.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Today's rate is down from four percent in the year
to March this year, and well down from seven point
three percent annually to June twenty twenty two. Economists Head
forecast inflation would land on three point three to three
point five percent. Brizoo Bank needs to see inflation back
within the target range of one to three percent and
wants to see a sufficient drop in non tradable inflation.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
And that all important non tradable rate was five point
four percent, down from five point eight percent in March.
Labour leader Chris Hopkins says David Seymour is undervaluing titility's
role in improving health equity. The Associate Health Minister yesterday
outlined his expectations for FARMAC, including no longer record aquiring

(01:00):
treaty considerations to be a priority. Seemore claims it could
be a distraction, but Hipkins says we know that Maldy
face inequitable and unfair access to medical treatment. He told
Newstalks at b Canterbury Mornings. Dealing with that is not
a distraction and should be core Farmac business.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
Otherwise we're saying, oh, there's a section of our population
who are more likely to die, who are less likely
to get the medical treatment that they need, and we're
not going to do anything about it.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
The Green Party has released the summary of the investigation
into embattled former Party MP Darlene Tanner. She quit the
party after it had received the report into the list
MP's knowledge of alleged exploitation at her husband's business. Report
author lawyer Rachel Burt writes the investigation was complicated by

(01:47):
shifting evidence from respondents and a lack of consistent accounts.
The report finds Tanna likely knew about the claims of
migrant exploitation, which Tara denies. Green's co leader Chloe Swarbrick
says the public can now see why the caucus has
unanimously urged her to resign from Parliament and Nationals Mark

(02:07):
Mitchell says the Green Party may have no choice but
to use the law stopping party hopping that it has
always strongly opposed.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
They are in a difficult place without a doubt the
party if she chooses to stay, or they're talking about
maybe she could join the party Mary Party. I think
that the only option over to them is too In
fact that walker jumping bill.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Hefty prices set by Auckland Airport to fund its expansion
could effect just about every air traveler in New Zealand.
The Commerce Commissions criticized proposed airline charges as being too
high and prioritizing excessive returns. Board of Airline Representatives executive
director Kath O'Brien says expansion is necessary and requires a

(02:48):
huge investment, but she agrees the fees are too high.
She says part of the problem is the regulatory regime
doesn't give good oversight of the spending impact into the future.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
Them to set these prices and then airlines to essentially
pay them until finally the airport lowers them later is
the wrong ranging.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
New Zealand businesses are being told to hop on the
AI train before it's too late, with Treasury research suggesting
we coult up productivity with AI but could lose many
lower skilled jobs to sport. Six inbound cricket tours have
been confirmed for the New Zealand men and women across
the summer, including three tests against England for the Black

(03:27):
Caps in November and December. Prince William, New British Prime Minister,
Keir Starmer and David Beckham are all paying tribute to
Gareth Southgate, who has stood down as manager of the
England men's football side, and All Blacks winger Caleb Clark
is relishing the competitive nature of the outside back positional
group as the team prepares for Saturday's Test against Fiji

(03:48):
in San Diego. 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