Midday Edition: 30 November 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No the news talk sad the newsroom, this is newsfacs.
In this update, Labour's leader says he'll take a very
different party into the twenty twenty six election than the
one he led last year. The Labour Parties holding its
annual conference in christ Church this weekend. It's first since
the twenty twenty three election defeat. While tax policy is

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on the agenda for discussion, Chris Sipkins says he's still
some way off announcing policy, but the next election certainly
won't be a rerun of Labour's twenty twenty three campaign.
The world is going to change dramatically again in the
next eighteen months.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
The economy is going to change and in the nature
of the flow on effect of the next Trump presidency
will be big for the world.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Assist dying could be allowed in England and Wales after
MPs they're voted in favor of legalizing it. Lawmakers have
approved the Terminally Ill Adults Bill by a vote of
three point thirty to two seventy five. It would allow
doctors to help patients with less than six months to
live to end their lives. Sky News Ali Fortescue says

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it was a historic vote. She says it felt like
nothing she'd seen in parliament before. There were no politics,
and it was silent when other MPs spoke. It did
feel unique.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
It felt like nothing I'd really seen in parliament before.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
There was no politics. It was silent as MP spoke.
Prominent criminal lawyer Peter Kay is being remembered as one
of the great advocates of his generation. This seventy seven
year old has died from an illness days after his daughter,
former National MP Nicki Kay passed away from breast cancer.
Senior Auckland criminal Vince lawyer Shannon Withers says Kay was

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one of the best who was known for his booming voice.
You can expect to see more locally grown fruit on
the shelves this summer with ideal conditions in key areas.
New data shows cherry exports totaled three thousand and seven
hundred tons last year, up from the previous three years.
Predicted good weather in Hawks Bay, Blenhim and Otago will

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bring even more cherries, peaches and stone fruits this season.
That's news in sports, A new look Black Fan seven's
lineup is set to be on the cards for the
series opener in Dubai tonight. New Zealand are missing the
retired pair of Porsha Woodman Widcliffe and Tyler King, while
michaeleb Lyde and Stacy Waker are out with leave and

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injury respectively. Coach Cory Sweeney says the absences present a
huge opportunity for others, including three debutants.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
And for ourselves there's a bit of an unknown there
and that's quite exciting because it does really become a
blank canvas. You know what is this team capable of
and this is a real opportunity for them to step
onto that world stage.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Brighton have missed out on a chance to move into
outright second in the English Premier League after a one
all draw with last placed Southampton at home. While the
Sea Eagles are now second, they're level on points with
Manchester City, eight points behind leaders Liverpool. That's Sports. I'm
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