Morning Edition: 15 October 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 15 October 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 morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Tuesday, fifteenth of October. In this update,
government intervention could be on the cards at Wellington City Council.
The council's decision not to sell its airport shares has
left it with a potential budget whole of hundreds of
millions of dollars. Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the situation

(00:25):
is a shambles. She says Local Government Minister sime And
Brown is watching the situation closely.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
There are a number of options that he has. You
often hear people talking about a commissioner, but there are
things other than a commissioner that he can do.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
More than twelve thousand people have gone on to a
job seeker work Ready Benefit over the past year, an
increase of nearly twelve percent. The Ministry of Social Development
September figures also show a yearly increase of twenty nine
thousand people on a main benefit. Despite the yearly increase
of job seekers on the work Ready Benefit, numbers dropped
by three hundred in September compared to the month prior.

(01:01):
This was the first decrease ince April. The burden of
healthcare associated infections in public hospitals has been laid bare.
A paper by the Health Quality and Safety Commission estimates
they cost the health care system more than nine hundred
and fifty million dollars in twenty twenty one. Microbiologist Arthur
Morris says the infections cause more disability than road crashes,

(01:23):
which are given a lot of attention.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
What we need to do here in health is to
focus on these and make sure that every patient, every
time gets the correct bundle of care so that we
reduce these infections.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
The aged care sector is mourning the loss of free
COVID nineteen rapid antigen tests. Health New Zealand stopped providing
them at the start of the month. The Aged Care
Association says people in their care are the most vulnerable
from the virus. Chief Executive Tracy Martin says bigger providers
will probably be able to buy them at scale to
save money, but that won't be possible for smaller homes.

(01:57):
She says it will add cost to an all ready
stretched sector.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
We believe our sector is looking at between another four
million to six million dollars a year they will have
to find to purchase these tests to keep these scene
as well.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
Belief artificial intelligence is the silver bullet needed for New
Zealand's education sector. Maximum Institute's latest paper argues proper AI
implementation could address teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and unequal opportunities.
British music icon Sir Cliff Richard is heading down Under
next year, so.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
How do.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
The eighty four year old is bringing his Can't Stop
Me Now to It to Auckland, Wellington and christ Church
next November. It's been more than twelve years since he
last performed for Kivy audiences and in sport. New Zealand
had beaten Pakistan by fifty four runs in their final
T twenty Women's Cricket World Cup Paul Matchett do bye
to advance to the semifinals for the first time since

(03:03):
twenty sixteen. Team New Zealand have rounded the halfway mark
in their America's Cup defense. They have claimed a twenty
three second win over Britannia to take a four nil
lead in the first to seven series off the coast
of Barcelona. Finally, the All Whites have beaten Malaysia four
nil and a football friendly at Albany. I'm never retty
Manu that your latest news fix. We'll be back with

(03:24):
the next update at midday. From the newsdalg Zbe Newsroupe