Midday Edition: 23 June 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 23 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 had been newsroom, this is newsfacs.
In this update here we Rawl continues to have confidence
in the inter Island a fleet. The integrity of the
ferry infrastructure is in the spotlight after the Arditari ran
aground near Picton on Friday night. It was undergoing a
freight only voyage. The vessel was successfully refloated last night.

(00:25):
Here we Rail's Chief executive Peter Reedy says this is
a small mark on what has been a successful year
for the fairies.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
We are very disappointed.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
Well it's happened last twenty four hours.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
We'll do the work, we'll do the investigation, but we're
very proud of what the team have done to lift
the performance of these ships. I take my own family
on those ships right now.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Two people are in hospital, one in a critical condition
after an attempted robbery at a Mount Albert sports bar
last night. The incident took place just after ten pm
when two men entered the bar on New North Road.
A scene examination is underway as police try and locate
the offenders. Khemi Rail's board is set to be refreshed.
Chair David McLain has announced he will retire at the

(01:05):
end of July. He's been in the position since early
twenty twenty two. His term was due to finish at
the end of October. Finance Minister Nicola Willis says McLain
advise him of his intention to retire early last week
and it's unrelated to the Artitilly incident. She says that
now searching for his replacement, as well as considering additional
changes to further refresh the Kiwirale board. Health Minister Shane

(01:30):
Retti has taken a swing at two unions over their
analysis of health budget funding for the coming year. The
Nurse's Organization and Association of Salaried Medical Specialists say in
real terms there's only about ninety million extra dollars for
the twenty twenty four twenty five year. Retty says unions
stuck in a state of constant criticism, aren't in a

(01:52):
position to say they're providing balanced budget analysis. Bart Sarah
Dalton from the Medical Specialist Association says this is just
to look at the numbers. What we see in the
numbers is that current nursing staffing we've all won't be addressed.
That's news. In Sport. The New Zealand Sale GP team's
third equal in the regatta standings. After day one of

(02:14):
the penultimate event in New York, the series leaders finished
fifth and third in the first of two fleet races
before race three was called off due to a lack
of wind. The Warriors are determined to bounce back after
their shocking sixty six to six in our Old defeat
on the Gold Coast. Warriors captain Tohu Harris says they're
determined to show fight at home against the Broncos this Saturday.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
We've got to repay the faith that they've had in us,
Like the support for us has been outstanding, and we
are embarrassed of the perform two put out there tonight
and the thought of doing that at home just doesn't
sit well. So we can't afford to have for two
of those in a row.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
Scott McLachlin is the best of the Keywis after qualifying
for tomorrow's IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey, starting in seventh
on the grid, Scott Dixon tenth and Marcus Armstrong eleventh.
That sport, I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to
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