Afternoon Edition: 01 August 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 01 August 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 Rayleen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Thursday, the first of August. Government agencies are
being urged to get on with changes to child protections.
A review in twenty twenty two after todong a five
year old Malakai Subesh was murdered, recommended sweeping changes. The
Independent Children's Monitor says they haven't happened and Tabardiki are

(00:28):
no safer today than when Malachi died. Chief Executive Aaron
Jones as agencies tell him works under way, but decisions
haven't been made or improvements.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
While I can understand that to a point, these are
issues that have been known for some time.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
You know, we've known about this for decades, and that's why.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
We want to see prior to given and actually things
getting done.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Parliamentarians have been ordered into silence over concerns the Children's
Minister is being bullied. Karen Shaw has told three News
she feels policy debates turned into personal attack and Parliament
is not a safe work environment.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
I'm still a person and i feel like I'm getting
that stripped away from me day by day in this place.
I've had enough.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
During today's question time, Speaker Jerry Brownlee ruled MPs will
hear questions and answers from chaw in silence.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
It's not a permanent thing.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
It's all now because I think there does need to
be a slight cultural reset in the place. A report
from the contractor at the center of a widespread power
outage in Northland is expected to provide more answers. Power
was cut off to nearly one hundred thousand people when
a pieline toppled after maintenance crews unbolted three legs at once.

(01:39):
TRANSPARS investigation found the Mexim team leader was distracted sand
blasting and inexperienced workers removed the bolts unsupervised. Greg Delivery
manager Mark Ryle says they've had a thirty year relationship
with a Mexim and a full lord. It shows there's
no systematic failure, so.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
It's gone horribly wrong on this job. We need to
find out for four reasons and then work with a
Mexican to fix any issues.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
A Mexican will complete its investigation. This month, WORKSAFS opened
an investigation into safety procedures at a christ Church ice
rink after a student died on a school trip. The
thirteen year old was injured at Alpine Ice on Tuesday.
Jamie Cunningham reports.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
High at a community campus, and a family member confirmed
her death on social media this morning. A Work Safe
spokesperson says its investigation will consider the circumstances and what
policies the business had in place for risk management. It
says students should be able to participate safely and family
must have confidence their children will be kept safe.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
Searchers have led to four more arrests over a violent
brawl in Hawkspay's Wide Hour after a rugby game at
the weekend. Several people were injured, all eight now arrested.
A gang members calls to not carry food into movies
after two women were trespassed from a pooka cohe theater.
Yes staff at the cinema in Auckland, South So the

(03:03):
pair were asked to remove the hot food, snacks and
beverages that brought in or leave police were called. Darkville's
Anzac Theatre manager Vernon Woods says they ban outside food
because it's where they make their money. They need to
remember that if they want the cinema to still be
there and survive.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
I don't think anyone is getting rich in the cinema
industry these days to.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Sport and Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde is already plotting his
path to gold at the twenty twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics.
After picking up silver in Paris. Twelve members of the
All Blacks Rugby Championship squad, including former captain Samkin, will
return to their provincial teams to play NPC pre season

(03:45):
matches over the next two days. After considering applications for
the role. Netball New Zealand has reappointed Debbie Fuller as
Silver Fan's assistant coach, a position she's held since twenty eighteen.
I'm Raylan Ramsey. That is your latest news fix. We'll
be back with the next update tomorrow morning from the
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