Morning Edition: 31 July 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 31 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'm never ready Manu. And this is your
morning news fixed for Wednesday, thirty first of July. In
this update, and you're sevens go black to black, go
mel again the Supreme seven side When's gold as called
on gold Sport, the Black Ferns have won New Zealand

(00:26):
its first gold medal of the Olympic Games. The women's
seven side has beaten Canada nineteen twelve to capture gold.
Tax cuts come on stream from today, adding a little
extra cash into the pockets of most New Zealanders. About
three point five million people will receive more money at
their next paydate. The cuts range from four dollars fifty

(00:47):
a week below income earners to around forty five dollars
a week for a sole parent with two kits. Independent
tax expert Jeff Nightingale says tax cuts are typically inflationary,
but the government's recent cost cutting measures could bundance the amount.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Treasury's advice to government was broadly going to be neutral,
so it shouldn't, in context with everything else, trigger any
more inflation pressure.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
Meanwhile, Queenstown's average property value has skyrocketed up and over
two million dollars. One roof data shows a new value
peak for the terrorist hotspot with a one point eight
percent increase in the July quarter. The national average dropped
one point five percent to nine hundred and sixty two
thousand in the same period. A sense of comfort for
the family of christ Church real estate agent Jan Feibao

(01:30):
after the discovery of human remains in christ Church. The
forty four year old went missing in July last year.
New information led around sixty police searches to a green
Park property yesterday where remains were discovered in a one
hundred and fifty millimeters deep grave along a treeline. Detective
Inspector Nicola Reeves says they now have a complete picture.
It's really satisfying and really comforting that we will be

(01:51):
able to give her daughter and her family answers to
a lot of questions that we haven't been able to.
A trial for Boo's murder accused to set for October
and more law enforcement officials will give evidence at Philip
Pulkinghorn's murder trial in Auckland today. The former Auckland I
surgeon is accused of killing his wife, Pauline Hannah in
their remu we were home in twenty twenty one. The

(02:14):
changing whims of different governments are putting financial pressure on councils.
A report from Nzier has found central government underestimates what
its reforms cost councils to implement. Local government in New
Zealand is calling for more assistance from government to help
them carry the cost. Vice President in Lower Hartmeyor Campbell
Barry says the speed limit increases under the previous government

(02:37):
cost five hundred and seventy thousand for his council to implement.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
With the change in government direction, which is asking us
to reverse some of those decisions, or to, at the
very least to reaffirm our decision, we're expecting that to
cost an additional five hundred and seventy thousand over the
next three years.

Speaker 1 (02:53):
And in sport Olympic action, as you heard in news,
New Zealand are on the medal table at the Paris
Olympics to sive the women's seven side beating Canada nineteen twelve.
The murky situation surrounding whether triathletes should take a lucky
or perhaps unlucky dip in the polluted river scene continues.
The event has been postponed until tonight, but as E

(03:14):
Coli dependent, the men's and women's double skulls crewis are
through to their respective rowing finals, and Finn Butcher has
qualified for the semi finals of the K one canoe
slalom in his debut games. I'm never ready, MANI that
your latest news fakes will be banked with the next
update of midday from the newsdalg ZB newsroom.