Midday Edition: 19 June 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 19 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):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the nineteenth of June. Boosting Parliament's
security is a work in progress. MPs have she had
experiences of threats and intimidation, and some say the Parliament
protests were a catalyst for greater concerns. The speakers looking
into the possibility of giving parliament security guards arrest powers.

(00:27):
Security Association Chief Executive Gary Morrison told Carrie Woodham having
police support is key, but sitting alongside that, we also
have to then look at the training and if you're
going to have staff with the ability to detain and arrest,
they need to have appropriate training that comes at the cost.
A neighbour claims they heard yelling from a house in
West Auckland's r Nui where a child died suddenly yesterday.

(00:50):
Police are treating the death as unexplained and are still
at the scene. The heralds David Williams has spoken to
a neighbor who says her son woke her telling her
he had heard distressing screams. Nate came outside, tried to
see what was going on and then she told me
that a car was running right next door, and then
nothing happened after that, and then when they work up
the police were there. New Zealand's and Japan's Prime ministers

(01:13):
are meeting today for the first time and will cast
their eyes towards regional stability in the Pacific. Chris Luxen
and Fumio Kashida will sit down at the Prime Ministerial
residence in Tokyo tonight. Luckson says trade will be a
major focus, but regional security will take center stage today.
They have a like minded view of the world as

(01:34):
we do, and so we have said, where we find
countries with similar values that think similar to us, we
should partner together and work together. Uncertainty about how long
it's going to take to rein in inflation on both
sides of the Tasman. In a new speech this morning,
Reserve Bank Chief Economist Paul Conway has outlined much of
the current inflation as being domestically generated, particularly from services

(01:58):
j and My Wealth Director Andrew kellerher Todd Mike Hosking.
Inflation is also staying sticky in Australia, where its Central
Bank is keeping the cash rate unchanged at four point
three five percent, was on balance mildly hawkers. They say
they're keeping all options open, which infers cut or hike.
Dunedin police are guarding a Corstafine Road property where an

(02:21):
undetonated shell was found under a house this morning. An
explosive ordnance disposal team will go there today. Officers have
been going door to door alerting neighbors, but say none
had to be evacuated at the stage. A fight for
fair treatment for women who use the Issuer contraceptive device.

(02:42):
Distributor Bayer discontinued supply in twenty seventeen because of low
sales after concerns about meeting EU regulations. Medsafe required Bayer
to give patients ongoing support, recall unused stock, and contact surgeons.
It claims the device is supported by extensive research. Katrina

(03:02):
mcgregors submitted a petition to Parliament after a decade of
debilitating symptoms she believes are linked. Her demands are clear,
a formal recall of every woman in New Zealand that
received the device, for acc to review all cases, especially
the ones he've declined to Sport Caine Williamson has turned
down a central playing contract with New Zealand Cricket for

(03:23):
next season. That means he will relinquish the captaincy of
the white Ball formats. Undefeated cruiserweight boxer David Nieker will
team up with Duco Events and respected Australian trainer Noel
Thornbury on a multi fight agreement to headline shows throughout
the country. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.

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We'll be back with the next update at five pm
from the newstalk ZB newsroom.