Morning Edition: 22 July 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 22 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 morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning News fixed for Monday, twenty second of July. In
this update, Joe Biden has stepped out of the race.
The US President has announced he won't stand for re
election in November. Biden says it's been the greatest honor
of his life to serve as president. He'll see out
the remainder of his term. Z and N's Priscilla Alvarez

(00:27):
says it comes after what many regard as a disastrous
debate performance in June and a wave of senior Democrats
public calling for his withdrawal. Despite a campaign that up
until this point had maintained even just yesterday, that he
was in this race, it appears that we hit that
breaking point. Joe Biden says his administrations made great progress

(00:47):
with the economy, healthcare, gun safety, and climate legislation. An
independent report commissioned by the Mayor of Auckland has found
roadwork contractors are incentivized to cause maximum disruption for more profit.
The EY report says legislative change is needed to change
the behavior. Council reporter Jacob Jones has the story.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
Wayne Brown says change is already happening for one point
two million dollar reduction in temporary traffic management costs since
the start of the year. Last week, Transform Minister Simmy
and Brown announced a review into temporary traffic management. Wayne
Brown says it's a good step, but he wants to
see action, not talk.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
The world continues to grapple with the aftermath of Friday
night's global IT outage. Microsoft estimated eight point five million
computers were disabled, and experts predicted could be weeks before
all systems fully recover. It's believe the outage was triggered
by an update from global cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. A controversial

(01:45):
proposal could make infant formulas indistinguishable at the supermarket. Australia
and New Zealand ministers will meet this week to discuss
a four hundred page proposal which would overhaul baby formula regulation,
including labeling laws. The Infant Nutrition Council says only the
brand name recommended infant age and the milk source will
be allowed. CEO Jonathan Chew says it's a disserviced appearance

(02:08):
looking for the most suitable product.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
It's almost impossible unless you have a dietesian background to
be able to differentiate between one product and another if
this proposal comes through.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
A coroner has found the deaths by suicide of four
New Zealanders are connected to a Canadian man referred to
as the Merchant of Death. The four who died between
April twenty twenty two and last April did so after
receiving packages sold through an online mail order business of
Kenneth Law. He's accused of assisting more than one hundred
and twenty suicides worldwide and is awaiting trial for multiple

(02:45):
charges of murder in his home country of Canada. Confirmation
of the cost of the government's boot camp policy is
the first program kicks off in a week. Children's Minister
Karen Chaw says the cost is two hundred and twenty
seven thousand dollars per young person. Ten serious youth offenders
will stay at the Palmston North facility for three months
before going through nine months of transition back to the community.

(03:07):
In Sport, Xanderschofle has won his second golf major for
the year by two strokes. He's completed a six hunder
pass sixty five to finish nine under for the tournament
at Royal Troon. Oscar Piastre Is rowed to his Maide
in Formula One win in Hungary after McClaren team mate
Lando Norris gifted him first place. Today, Pacaca has secured

(03:27):
his third Tour de France yellow jersey after and during
the final stage time trial from Monaco to Nice, and
the Cowboys have secured a twenty eighteen home win over
the Bulldogs that has boosted them into the NRL Top eight.
I'm never ready man. Who When that your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from
the news Talk ZB news room.