Morning Edition: 04 December 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I never ready Manu and this is your
morning News Fox for Wednesday, fourth of December and this update.
Defense Minister Judith Collins appears to have left out a
key detail in her address to a select committee. The
Ministry of Defense's Capability Plan is expected to be released
in the first quarter of next year. Collins is the plan,
which sets out defense investment for the coming years, was

(00:26):
pushed back to account for a worsening global situation, but
defense analyst Paul Buchanan believes the sinking of the hmnz
S Manama Nui is more likely.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
The reason the precipitating event was the sinking of that vessel,
and until such a time as they figure out what
to do in light of that, they will hold off
on presenting their plan to the public.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Belief the all black career of Severn Rees could be
finished if he were to appear in court again. The
twenty seven year old crashed a car into a garage
door after being asked to leave the post christ Church
Cup Day party last year, is admitted a reduced charge
of wilful damage and has been discharged without conviction. Rugby
commentator Tony Johnson told Ryan Bridge that he'll have to

(01:08):
stay true to his commitment to stay away from alcohol.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
It's already cost in one lucrative job overseas another repeat,
and you can't imagine it's going to exactly a positive
impact on his prospects of future employment in the game.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Reese was granted a discharge without conviction in twenty eighteen
after he admitted a single charge of common assault following
an incident involving his then partner. The search for three
climbers missing on Oldaki Mount Cook is still on hold,
with bad weather meaning it's unlikely to resume until tomorrow.
Two American men in their fifties, Kurt Blear and Carlos Romiro,

(01:40):
and a Canadian flew into Planto Heart on Saturday. However,
in a post online, Silverton Avalanche School in the US
said it had been notified the climbers had succumbed to
a fatal fall. Government influence over Auckland transport may be
even worse for the city's traffic woes. The Minister for
Transport says he's taking the agencies to make key decisions

(02:01):
and giving it back to Auckland Council. He says a
new committee will be established to develop further transport plans
agreed upon by Cabinet and the Council, but Greater Auckland
Director Matt Lowry says it should be left in the
hands of locals alone.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
The Board of Aukan Transport is appointed by Auckland councils,
whereas the government having a much greater stay in that
board means it is a lot more politicization to occur
and potentially poor outcomes as a Resultsland.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
The colling of eighty thousand birds begins today. Bird flu
was confirmed on the Mainland poultry managed Maidaki Farm in
North Otago on Sunday. Two of its barns have now
tested positive for the disease. Anyw says the Supreme Court
decision on Mardi customary rights as perplexing. The Court's ruled
customary marine titles come down to control and continuity of

(02:44):
use in an area. Following an Attorney General appeal, it's
rejected the Court of Appeal's judgment from October last year,
calling it a narrow interpretation of criteria. NATAHOO chairman Justin
Tepper says the Supreme Court decision significantly raises the are
for proving customary title.

Speaker 4 (03:02):
How we're supposed to prove exclusive use and occupation in
a strict sense, when in many cases the law itself
or crowd treaty breaches deprived of of the ability to
exclude others and sport.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
The black Caps in England have been deducted three World
Test Championship points for slow over rates during the opening
brigds