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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Tuesday, the twenty second of October. Former
Green Party MP Darlene Tanner has been officially ousted from parliament.
Green delegates last week voted unanimously to urge the Speaker
to remove Tana after she resigned from the party in July.
Co leader Chloe Swarbrick says the Speaker has this morning
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gazetted notice that Tanner is no longer a member of Parliament.
Most of the youths who climbed on top of an
Auckland Youth Justice facility yesterday have come down. Thirteen people
made it onto the top of the Cordaway Monarchy facility
in Widy just after half past six last night, although
only six stayed the entire night. They have been progressively
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returning to safety over the morning. Prime Minister Chris Luxon
says KFC wouldn't be used to bribe them. Yeah, we've
got police and OT doing a good job actually talking
them down. The first of up to eighty Crown witnesses
will take the stand today in the christ Church murder
trial over the death of Jan Fei Bao last year.
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Chinese national Ting Zun Chao is accused of murdering the
forty four year old real estate agent whose body was
found in a shallow grave just months ago. Yesterday, the
Crown opened its case, claiming Bao was stabbed to death
as she showed the accused through a house. The defense
has told the jury the crown evidence is muddy. Boo's husband,
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Paul Gooch, is expected to be among the first witnesses.
The Maori Development Minister has dodged questions about whether he
will rule out to solving the Ehumatal Steering Group. Representatives
from Mana Fenowa groups, the king I Tunga and Crown
have so far failed to agree on a solution for
the highly disputed land. Official documents obtained by News Talks
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EDB showed during a meeting in May, the minister raised
the idea of replacing the group. Minister Portucka has called
the revelations speculative and wild, but refused to directly state
whether he had ruled that idea in or out. I've
got a very strong confidence that the for Ingramartaua moving
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towards some constructive options to resolve some of the concerns
in some of the outstanding issues. Six helicopters are fighting a
five kilometer wide fire in Wakato's Merrimdi with ground crews
filling monsoon buckets. The blaze is still out of control
and spreading through Fungo Mariino Wetland, a Department of Conservation
Area of Environmental Significance. Incident Commander Shane Bromley says the
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fires burned through about eighty hectares. Tell police what happened
is the message to those with information about the death
of lower Hut toddler Baby Roux. The baby died a
year ago today as a result of blunt force trauma
in what police call a callous homicide. No arrests have
been made. Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard says a large police
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team is dedicated to the investigation, working meticulously through a
large volume of material in order to find justice for
Baby Roux. To Sport, Chris Wood has scored to guide
Nottingham Forrest to eighth on the Premier League Ladder via
a one miil win over Crystal Palace. Rugby referee Wayne
Barnes has revealed he had surgery during last year's World
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Cup to restart his heart The Blues have signed Porsche
Woodman Wickliffe to a one year deal for the next
Opickie season, and New Zealand Rugby Commercial Limited Chief executive
Craig Fenton will leave the company in January twenty twenty
five after a year in charge because his vision is
not fully aligned with the organization. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's
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your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at five pm from the news Talk zb newsroom.