Midday Edition: 29 November 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 29 November 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 Friday, the twenty ninth of November. The
next step of an inquiry into the New Zealand pandemic
response begins today. Phase one of the Royal Commission finds
the government made hard decisions quickly, but some vaccine requirements
were applied to broadly and the transition out of an

(00:25):
elimination strategy was not communicated. Phase two of the inquiry
is now being held as part of the Act National
Coalition Deal. Internal Affairs Minister Brook van Valden says some
people were unsettled the government in charge set the terms
of reference.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
People really wanted to look into vaccine mandate, vaccine safety
that have it fast, strong focus on their effect on business,
on education and other forms of healthcare.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Hooping cough cases have surpassed one thousand this year and
are continuing to climb. New Zealand's reported there were seventy
seven cases across the country last week, including four hospitalizations.
The government wants to bring in legislation which would remove
about three point four percent of the workforce of the
ability to lodge an unjustified dismissal claim. It would affect

(01:18):
anyone earning more than one hundred and eighty thousand dollars
a year. The change will be progressed through the Employment
Relation's Amendment Bill, with the intention of bringing it in
next year. In a year's time, under sixteens in Australia
will no longer be allowed to access social media. The
Australian Senate has passed laws banning them from accessing the platforms.

(01:42):
The ban will come into force at the end of
next year. Social media companies will face fines if they
fail to take reasonable steps to keep children off. Senior
researcher at Akoi II Center for Informed Futures, doctor Felicia Lowe,
told Kerrie Woodham parents need to be able to have
a say in what their children are doing.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Sometimes it can be easier if there is a more
top down approach where you know there is a law
in place so it's not something that children can argue against.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
A big step forward in preventing bank scams, the rollout
of the Confirmation of Payee service has started. Kiwis will
now need to enter both the account name and number
of the person they're sending money to. The new system
will then check if the name entered matches the recipient's
bank records showing if it's a full, partial, or no match.

(02:32):
All banks will be using it by April. Implementer gets
CERTI Get Verified CEO Duncan Robertson says it won't block
people from making payments even if the name doesn't match.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Or essentially tell them since the person they can't remember
a name that I could in matching the pay name
from the recipient.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Fact, more than three hundred people have already been in
touch with the Ministry of Regulations Red Tape tip Line,
which launched last week. The online resource lets people make
submissions on how excessive regulation affects them to Sport Golf's
much hyped PGA Tour live match up next month will

(03:13):
offer a purse worth a minimum of seventeen million dollars
in cryptocurrency. Rory McElroy and Scotty Scheffler will compete against
Brooks Keepka and Bryson Deshambeau. A lucky escape for Manchester
United in football's Europa League, coming from two to one
down to beat Norwegian club Bodo glimped three to two

(03:36):
and Tottenham conceded late to draw two all at home
against Roma and the All Whites have risen to eighty
ninth in the fever FIFA World Rankings, their highest spot
since twenty sixteen. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next up dates at five
pm from the newstalk ZB newsroom.