Afternoon Edition: 03 July 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 03 July 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 Susie Nordquist. This is your afternoon news
fix for Wednesday, the third of July. The government has
confirmed it will introduce student phonics checks and schools next year.
They'll be done after twenty weeks of schooling and repeated
at forty weeks and become compulsory in twenty twenty six.
Monitoring on reading, writing and maths will also be introduced

(00:27):
for children in years three through to eight twice a year.
Education Minister Erica Stanford says progress is an essential part
of a world leading education system and already done by
many schools. However, successive AERO reports tell us that this
practice just isn't consistent across New Zealand. Conger Order has
until November to come up with a plan to turn

(00:49):
around its fiscal woes. The Housing Minister has released a
letter of expectation for the state housing provider demanding better
financial performance. Political reporter Elsa Jackson has more.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Chris Bishop says the plans expected to materially reduce operating
losses and manage within the approved debt appropriation. A refreshed
board has also been appointed and will start its term
on Monday with seven new members. A review into the
agency released earlier this year found coying AURA is underperforming
and not viable without significant savings.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
UIs President Joe Biden has apologized to diners for his
shaky debate performance last week, blaming it on travel exhaustion.
CNN reports Biden was at a fundraiser, telling them he'd
had a busy travel schedule in the weeks before the event.
Anchor Caitlin Collins says he traveled around the world a
couple of times. He didn't listen to his Staffanny Jiket

(01:45):
almost fell asleep on stage.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Few laughs in the room, though it's not clear that
joke really landed. I should note that debate was twelve
days after he returned from that foreign trip.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
A new leader in asb's Economic school Board, Southland has
risen ten places in the last quarter to push Auckland
from its number one spot. The scoreboard ranks regions on
year on year growth across measures like employment in retail sales.
Chief economist Nick Taughley says construction is booming in Southland
with many consents issued in the quarter, and that's.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
Coming from the non residential area and that looks like
it's linked to some large infrastructure projects such as flood protection.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
Last month was the worst June in a decade for
new vehicle sales. Thomas Rice has more.

Speaker 3 (02:32):
Motor Industry Association data shows new registrations declined for the
fourth month in a row. The near on nine thousand
new vehicles registered was a sixty percent drop compared to
June twenty twenty three. Ford Rangers were they best seller
last month and two other utes made up the top three.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
The government crackdown on truancy could be causing a drop
in families taking holidays during term time. Flight Center data
shows a thirty percent reduction and bookings during the school
term compared to last year, and at the same time,
bookings during July's school holidays are up ten percent. To
sport Now, diver Lizzie Russel is poised to make another

(03:13):
Olympic splash after becoming confirmed to represent New Zealand in
the three meter springboard discipline at the Paris Games. Hurricanes
and New Zealand Maori outside back Josh Morby is departing
to take up a contract in France after this year's NPC.
The backing of New Zealand boxing's biggest name Joseph Parker

(03:33):
is boosting Auckland's middleweight andre Mkaylovitch head of a shot
at two WILL titles next weekend. I'm Susie Nordquist and
that's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the News Talks their b newsroom.