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Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
newsfax for Thursday, the sixth of June. The Health Minister
says a funding boost for radiology services will cut specialist
appointment wait times. Shane Retties announced thirty million dollars from
Health New Zealand. Baseline funding will go into removing copayments
on X rays, CT scans and diagnostic ultrasounds. It means
(00:27):
patients can be referred directly from their GP Rehtti says
it will reduce referrals for patients who can be treated
in general practice and increase efficiency during assessments.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Patients can show up with their ultrasound and scan results
and diagnosis their presumptive diagnosis in hand when they see
the specialist.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Prime Minister Chris Luxin's unveiled a plan to remove transit
visa requirements for Fijians passing through New Zealand. The deal
was set with Prime Minister set of Anirambuka in Suva
this morning. Political editor and Walls was there.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
In the pair's first bilateral meeting. They set a goal
of lifting two way trade from one point four billion
to two billion dollars a year by twenty thirty, but
the centerpiece was the new visa deal. Lux And says
many Fijian nationals travel through New Zealand to reach other
Pacific island destinations, so the move will have positive economic impacts.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Luckson also announced a three point six million dollars for
Fiji's Climate Relocation of Communities Trust Fund and five hundred
and seventy two thousand into upgrading a horticulture facility. Residents
say an Auckland street that had a drive by shooting
last night is a quiet family area. Police are still
present on Haddon Street in Mangari East, one of two
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places where armed officers were called overnight to reports of gunfire.
Herald reporter Rachel Mayer says there's clearly visible damage from
just a quick glance.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
There are at least seven of the ball bullet holes
in the house on the front door.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
The building is stuff.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
And the word.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Multiple agencies are looking into allegations against Taparty Maori. It's
been alleged information collected at Monaewa Marai was used to
help the party's election campaign, which to party denies. Stats
n Z has appointed an investigator. Police have received a
complaint and the privacy Commission is considering what to do next.
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Victoria University Associate professor Lara Greaves says, census data is
supposed to be extremely confidential.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
And for Marli communities, we know with the census there's
been a bit of a fraud history for anything that
kind of undermines trust in the censers for Marli communities
is a bad thing.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Overall disappointment to the Ministry for the Environment plans to
cull staff as environmental issues grow. The proposal is to
cut more than three hundred jobs as part of public
sector cost savings, bringing the head count to just under
seven hundred. Forest and bird freshwater advocate Tom Kay says,
we're dealing with crises of climate and biodiverse city. We
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know that the best way to deal with those impact
is action to invest in nature, to do things like
restore wetlands, restore forests, make room for rivers.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
And this again is just completely the opposite of what
we should be doing.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
To sport, All Blacks Scott Barrett and Cody Taylor have
extended their New Zealand rugby contracts until the twenty twenty
seven World Cup. Alexander Zverev has advanced to French Tennis
Open semifinals after defeating Alex Dimnur in straight sets. New
Caledonia have withdrawn from the OFC Men's Nations Cup football
tournament this month owing to unrest in the country. They
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were due to face New Zealand in group play and
Cutter is close to hosting the finals weekend for rugby's
New Nations Championship from twenty twenty six. I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the news Talk ZB newsroom.
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