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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks end the newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is NEWSFACS.
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In this update, police bosses have frozen leave for officers
across the country to prepare for tens of thousands of
people protesting against the Treaty's Principles Bill, the bill requiring
new legal Treaties Principles to be used when interpreting legislation,
has been introduced to the House and we'll have its
first reading next week. Thomas Rice explains.
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Police estimate ten two twenty five thousand people will join
the Hekoi starting tomorrow and running until November nineteen. Superintendent
Kelly Ryan says they've been working closely with protest leaders
to minimize disruption to the public. She says they're weary
other groups may use it for their own agendas, so
they've boosted the numbers of available staff.
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A public transport group says it's crucial their sufficient alternatives
when Auckland's trains are shut down. The government's given a
two hundred million dollar boost to Kiwi Rail to carry
out extensive repairs. That means from Christmas until January twenty six,
there will be ninety six days of full network closures.
In twenty four days of partial ones. Public Transport Users
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Association National coordinator John Reeves says Auckland Transport's rail bus
alternatives need to be up to scratch.
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If they're going to do this amount of closures.
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Auckland Transport needs to make sure the rail buses actually
run on time and do tune up when they meant to.
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Employers have been asked to have an honest conversation with
their staff about drugs. A Drug Detection Agency report of
samples taken between July and September found just under five
percent of workplaces had some drug presence. The most commonly
found drugs were cannabis and aphetamines, which were in the samples.
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Agency CEO Glenn Dobson says workplaces need to have a
clear drug and alcohol policy.
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A policy texit around to see. So I said, hey, look,
this is what we will and won't tolerate, and this
is how we'll respond to it.
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And that's news to sport. A fast start is the
focus for the All Blacks this morning as they face
Island in the third match of their End of Yew
tour in Dublin. Ilearn carried the world number one status
heading into the game, a target the All Blacks have
set themselves of getting back. Santa Rico Yuani says starting
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fast will be vital against a strong Irish team.
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It doesn't purely have to be points based, but just
us getting our momentum and getting into our game. You know,
we have Lucy's ranging in the Wide Channels.
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Live commentary this morning from nine am on News Talk
zebby Gold Sport and iHeartRadio. Mitchell Satner is looking to
put a positive spin on his next venture into Sri
Lanka for the upcoming white ball tour. The Black capsule
rounder comes into the series having taken thirteen wickets during
the second Test victory over India. Satna struggled during two
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Tests in Sri Lanka in September, finishing with figures of
one hundred and ninety seven runs. And That Sport, I'm
Donna Marie Lever.
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