Afternoon Edition: 08 June 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 08 June 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):
From the news talks Hebby newsroom. This is newsfecs In
this update, thousands of people who marched down Auckland's Queen
Street for testing against the government's war on Nature. A
broad coalition of environmental groups from Greenpeace to Forest and
Bird a part of the action March for Nature argues
the government's fast track approval bill threatens our wildlife and

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landscapes while ignoring local communities and titidity or white tonguey.
A warning to be aware but not alarmed about the
life threatening illness listeriosis. Food Safety has launched a new
campaign to spread awareness of the disease caused by the
bacterium listeria from certain foods. The groups of higher risk
from the diseases are pregnant women and people over sixty five.

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Food Safety Deputy Director General Vincent Arbuckle says some of
the at risk foods include soft cheeses, bagged salads and
ready to eat meat products.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
Even though through businesses take significant care and attention, the
risk of listeria on a products can't be eliminated totally.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
In the Cargol's highly anticipated Tei Tatara Island facility has
formerly opened with a public ceremony today. Parks and Recreation
strategic advisor Chris Bowen says the old museum that closed
back in twenty twenty two was deemed unsafe for visitors.
Mister Bowen says the new purpose built enclosure has been
thoughtfully designed to encourage natural to atara behavior like climbing,

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basking and digging.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
And Icargo has seventeen resident palatata and all of those
will be within the facility and they vary from whether
they're within their burrows or whether they're out on display.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
British television presenter and doctor Michael Moseley is still missing
one on holiday in Greece. The sixty seven year old
reportedly left a beach on the island of Simi for
a walk around half past one on Wednesday local time.
CCTV footage shows the broadcaster in the village's main street
holding an umbrella. Roughly twenty minutes later, the son's ed

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Southgate says locals have described how much of a mystery
this is because it is such a small island. That's news.
In Sport, the Black Cabs have put in one of
their worst performances in years, losing for the first time
in a T twenty international to Afghanistan. They came nowhere
near the target of one hundred and sixty in their
World Cup opener in Guyana, bowled out for just seventy five.

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Captain Cain Williamson's keen to quickly move on.

Speaker 3 (02:23):
Yeah, it certainly wasn't our best performance. Far from it
actually and frustrating. We'll chat about it review, but move
on quickly because the tournament's short from here on. It
felt like a long time for our first game, but
it comes thick and fast.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
The top of the table Hurricanes are underway and their
Super Rugby Pacific quarter final in Wellington, hosting the Melbourne Rebels.
In Form fullback Rubin Love was a late withdrawal. Harry
Godfrey has replaced him moments ago, about thirteen minutes in
the Rebels ahead three nil. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.
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