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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the twenty first of July. Inflation
is on the rise again later as stats n Z
figures show the consumer's price index rose two point seven
percent in the year to June. He is Business reporter
Michael Segle.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Inflation has fallen from seven point three percent three years
ago to just two point two percent last year, but
has been on the rise since. Economists were expecting today's
figure to land somewhere between two point six and two
point nine percent. The rates expected to rise even higher
this quarter before again easing later this year.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
The Prime Minister says the government's open to profound changes
to NCEEA are damning. Reports highlighted major problems with ncea's credibility,
with some schools already withdrawing from Level one. An announcement
on the future of NCEEA is expected to be made
this year. Christopher Luckxen says there's nothing more important than
ensuring Kiwi kids are well educated.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Everything's on the table. When we lift this lid up
and we say it's not working, We've got to be
able to be prepared to look at everything.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Meanwhile, Luckson's doubling down on his commitment to force boy
Races to hit the brakes. After multiple meets in Auckland
at the weekend. Police is still identifying some of the
hundreds involved, with at least five vehicles and pounded so far,
and seventy vehicle infringement notice is issued. Luckson says they're
working on legislation because boy Races can't be allowed to
(01:30):
keep causing Kiwi's pain.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
We're going to take action on that because actually we
want people to be safe and we don't want people
in convenience. Their communities have fed up with it. They've
had enough.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Meanwhile, Auckland police have discovered a loaded shotgun early today
while pulling over a driver on Mount Eden's Dominion Road.
They spotted the gun and the foot well when they
stopped a wanted vehicle just after two am. A thirty
four year old man's been arrested and will appear in
the Auckland District Court today. He's charged with unlawful possession
of a firearm and ammunition and failing to comply with
(02:00):
license conditions. A man hunt's continuing in Hamilton after yesterday
morning's fatal street fight in the central city. At least
say four people were injured in an altercation near the
city's main entertainment precinct ours after the sold out All
Blacks game at Wakato Stadium. One a twenty year old
man died later in hospital. Witness Dane Lennon says he
(02:22):
saw the intense situation break out on Alexandra Street shortly
after midnight.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
There are a bunch of fights that exploded and I'm
assuming they put onto the street.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Unfortunately some people were stabbed. Infrastructure New Zealand says consistency
is vital to getting what we need built. The government's
announced six billion dollars of work that will be started
by the end of the year. Chief Executive Nick Leggett
says stopping and starting projects makes them cost more. He
says a lot of talent has been lost.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Two thirds of infrastructure businesses have let staff go in
the last couple of years. Forty five percent of seeing
people go to Australia. They lost Australia and beyond to sport.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
The chiefs have confirmed speculation from last month that assistant
John o'gibbs will take charge of the Super Rugby franchise
from Clayton McMillan. The Black Foils have won the Sale
GP Regatta in Portsmouth, lifting them to the top of
the season leaderboard. Victory on stage fifteen of cycling's Tour
de France means that Tim Vallens has completed wins on
(03:25):
all three Grand Tours, and England will stage the next
three World Test Championship Cricket finals, probably but not definitely
at Lord's despite reported interest from India. 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.
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