Midday Edition: 19 July 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 19 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 Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Friday, the nineteenth of July. A surprise
speech from Donald Trump at a private event ahead of
the Republican National Convention. The former president is due to
deliver his first public remarks about Sunday's assassination attempt as
he accepts his presidential nomination this afternoon, But footage has

(00:26):
emerged of Trump speaking about the incident. He says it
was what people term a close call, but he got lucky. Now,
that was.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
An amazing, horrible thing, amazing thing, and in many ways
it changes your attitude, your viewpoint or.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
Live Health New Zealand says an increase in the cost
of a visit to the doctor is the result of
pressures in a fiscally constrained environment. It's increasing general practice
funding by four percent. Claire Sherwood has more.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
While practices set their individual fees, the average allowable fee
increase set health end Z is seven point seven six percent.
General Practice chair Brian Betty says it isn't enough to
cover increased costs. Health end z's Director of Living Well,
Martin Hefford, is acknowledging the cost pressures and growing demand.
He says they've worked hard to target funding where it's

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most needed.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
More warnings for South Island drivers as road conditions remain wintry.
Two buses crashed separately on State Highway eight south of
Techapoul yesterday, causing fifteen people to receive hospital treatment. There's
been another heavy vehicle crash on the highway this morning.
Met Service meteorologist Lewis Ferris says it's a dangerous stretch

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of road in the winter. Even though the roads are
quite straight, there's plenty of hious about an assisied with
the fog around.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
People will just need to take it slower than usual, keep.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
The headlights on. Lewis Ferris says longer following distances are
also recommended. Police say they're following positive lines of inquiry
in a homicide investigation in Palmerston North. Emergency services were
called to an address on Featherston Street early yesterday morning.
A seriously injured woman received medical treatment but died at

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the scene. Police and forensic specialists will continue a scene
examination over the weekend. A smoke free advocate says cheaper
heated tobacco products could be another good cessation tool for smokers.
Customs Minister Casey Costello has taken fifty percent off the
excise tax on the products. She says it's a less

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harmful solution for addicted smokers and the trials results will
be analyzed. Action for Smoke Free twenty twenty five director
Benyuden says it could make a big impact for smokers.
Businesses are embracing the extension of EFT post transaction days.
Before May last year, banks would only process digital transactions

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on weekdays, but system upgrades changed it to seven days
a week. Payments New Zealand says one billion dollars is
moving between New Zealand bank accounts every weekend. Chief executive
Steve Wiggins says a fifth of it is going to businesses.
He says the money is immediately coming in and helping
their cash flows. To Sport, Dan Brown has the lead

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after the opening round of Golf's Open Championship after four
seasons and one day weather on the Royal Troon course.
He's carded a five under pass sixty six for a
one stroke advantage. Ardie Savia's Super Rugby future is under scrutiny.
He's reportedly on the cusp of joining Moana pacifica from
the Hurricanes and Philadelphia Union footballer Cavin Sullivan has become

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the youngest Major Soccer League player at fourteen years and
two hundred and ninety three days. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at five pm from the newstalk zb newsroom.