August 1, 2024 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 02 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, second of August. In this update,
New Zealand has had its best day of the Olympic
Game so far, with our Olympic medal tally rising from
two to five. We've won bronze in the women's coxless four,
silver in the men's coxless four, and we've taken home
our second gold of the Games with a win by
(00:26):
Brook Francis and Lucy Spores in the women's double skulls.
Malcolm Jordan calling the race on gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Romania and Great Britain had the early advantage in this race,
but New Zealand slowly but surely cut them down.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Belief implementing changes so New Zealand children are safe is
essential and entirely doable. A twenty twenty two review after
totung of five year old Malachi Subesh was murdered, recommended
sweeping changes, but the Independent Children's Monitor says they haven't
happened and Tamadiki are no safer today than when Maliki
I died. Save the Children's Child Rights advocacy director at
(01:03):
Jackie Southey told Ryan Bridge the current system lacks clarity.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
People are confused about whether to make a report and
if they do, what happens next. We need to simplify
the system. It needs to be very clear that when
a happens, BCG will follow.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
A push for more conversations on compensation for Northland businesses
after the release of Transpower's report on its fall and
power pylon, it's found contractor on Exom's team leader was
distracted sandblasting as unsupervised and experienced workers remove the bolts
from three legs at once. Transpower says it can't compensate businesses,
(01:39):
but says residents can contact their retailer. North Chamber Chief
Executive Darren Fisher says talk of goodwill towards the overall
brand of Northland as too fluffy. Ner researcher sean we
need more bang for our buck from infrastructure. The Infrastructure
Commission has released a report on how transport pricing can
help us better use already existing infrastructure. It found toll roads,
(02:02):
congestion charges and transport investment both improved road efficiency and
reduces the need for upgrades. Acting Chief Executive Jeff Cooper
say is that the values of our infrastructure are among
the lowest in the OECD, this.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Is very much a question of how do we derive
more value from the assets that we have and get
ourselves into a place where we can afford to address
the big infrastructure challenges in front of us.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Meanwhile, creeping costs and significant leg for delivering investments in infrastructure.
A Treasury report shows fifty three infrastructure projects had been
delayed by twenty percent or more across several government departments
as of March, and that means forty percent of all
projects in the delivery pipeline have been held up, while
the figures show costs have escalated by one point two
(02:46):
billion dollars. Finance Minister Nikola Willis says the report reveals
a lack of long term planning and attention to the
investment reporting process and in sport is mentioned earlier. In
New Zealand's Olympic metal hall has increased via rowing trifecta
of gold, silver and bronze. Lucy Spores and Brook, France's
both returning mums won the double skulls. The men's four
(03:07):
took silver and the women's counterparts bronze. The hunt for
wind continues at Marseille after the abandonment of the men's
skiff sailing final until tomorrow. Isaac McCarty and Will mackenzie
was set to earn a medal until fickle breeze is
struck and golfer Ryan Fox's sixth equal after carding a
four under pass sixty seven in the opening round, He's
(03:29):
four strokes off the lead. I'm never ready, Manu. That
your latest newsworks. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the News Talks Z'B Newsrop
Good morning. I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, second of August. In this update,
New Zealand has had its best day of the Olympic
Game so far, with our Olympic medal tally rising from
two to five. We've won bronze in the women's coxless four,
silver in the men's coxless four, and we've taken home
our second gold of the Games with a win by
(00:26):
Brook Francis and Lucy Spores in the women's double skulls.
Malcolm Jordan calling the race on gold Sport.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Romania and Great Britain had the early advantage in this race,
but New Zealand slowly but surely cut them down.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Belief implementing changes so New Zealand children are safe is
essential and entirely doable. A twenty twenty two review after
totung of five year old Malachi Subesh was murdered, recommended
sweeping changes, but the Independent Children's Monitor says they haven't
happened and Tamadiki are no safer today than when Maliki
I died. Save the Children's Child Rights advocacy director at
(01:03):
Jackie Southey told Ryan Bridge the current system lacks clarity.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
People are confused about whether to make a report and
if they do, what happens next. We need to simplify
the system. It needs to be very clear that when
a happens, BCG will follow.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
A push for more conversations on compensation for Northland businesses
after the release of Transpower's report on its fall and
power pylon, it's found contractor on Exom's team leader was
distracted sandblasting as unsupervised and experienced workers remove the bolts
from three legs at once. Transpower says it can't compensate businesses,
(01:39):
but says residents can contact their retailer. North Chamber Chief
Executive Darren Fisher says talk of goodwill towards the overall
brand of Northland as too fluffy. Ner researcher sean we
need more bang for our buck from infrastructure. The Infrastructure
Commission has released a report on how transport pricing can
help us better use already existing infrastructure. It found toll roads,
(02:02):
congestion charges and transport investment both improved road efficiency and
reduces the need for upgrades. Acting Chief Executive Jeff Cooper
say is that the values of our infrastructure are among
the lowest in the OECD, this.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Is very much a question of how do we derive
more value from the assets that we have and get
ourselves into a place where we can afford to address
the big infrastructure challenges in front of us.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Meanwhile, creeping costs and significant leg for delivering investments in infrastructure.
A Treasury report shows fifty three infrastructure projects had been
delayed by twenty percent or more across several government departments
as of March, and that means forty percent of all
projects in the delivery pipeline have been held up, while
the figures show costs have escalated by one point two
(02:46):
billion dollars. Finance Minister Nikola Willis says the report reveals
a lack of long term planning and attention to the
investment reporting process and in sport is mentioned earlier. In
New Zealand's Olympic metal hall has increased via rowing trifecta
of gold, silver and bronze. Lucy Spores and Brook, France's
both returning mums won the double skulls. The men's four
(03:07):
took silver and the women's counterparts bronze. The hunt for
wind continues at Marseille after the abandonment of the men's
skiff sailing final until tomorrow. Isaac McCarty and Will mackenzie
was set to earn a medal until fickle breeze is
struck and golfer Ryan Fox's sixth equal after carding a
four under pass sixty seven in the opening round, He's
(03:29):
four strokes off the lead. I'm never ready, Manu. That
your latest newsworks. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the News Talks Z'B Newsrop
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