Afternoon Edition: 05 August 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 05 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 railing Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Monday, the fifth of August. The government's unveiled
measures to hold schools to account on math's achievement. It
yesterday launched a plan for improvement with money for more
teachers and twice yearly primary school assessments. Political reporter to
Melsor Jackson has more.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Education Minister Erica Stanford has today announced the ministry will
intervene earlier and more often in schools with poor rates
for student math skills. She says progress and achievement reporting
by the Education Review Office will be overhauled to ensure
parents can see what's happening in schools. The Teacher's Council
has also agreed to strengthen the math component of training

(00:45):
for new teachers.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Ambulance workers are asking the government to increase funding for
Saint John. Two and a half thousand First Union and
Ambulance Association members have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay
staggering four hour withdraws rules of labour over two days.
Saint John has told them there's no money and it's
relying on Health and Z to resolve the dispute. Ambulance

(01:09):
Association Division chair Mark Quinn says that's alongside Health and
z accusing Saint John of poor financial management. We've seen
a budget of eighteen billion for health funding, yet we've
seen nothing.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
The EMIT series essentially have seen nothing of that.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
An increased risk of politically motivated violence has pushed Australia
to raise its terror threat to level from possible to probable.
Sky News reports Intelligence sources believe terror incidents are most
likely self directed with little warning, occur in crowded spaces,
and use readily acquired, low cost weapons. Prime Minister Anthony

(01:47):
Albanezi says nothing is certain and they need to be vigilant.
Probbaball does not mean inevitable and it does not mean
there is intelligence about an imminent threat or danger. The
owner of home had buy car in Auckland's Albany thought
it was an earthquake. The car ended up suspended over
a three meter drop between the house and a retaining

(02:09):
wall last night with the driver stuck. Ross Cranston says
there was a massive bang and the house shook as
the car crashed above his daughter's head. Of forty four
year olds due in court charge with drinking and dangerous driving.
Some early childhood experts want more competition is Others called
for regulations to stay. Providers must currently apply for a

(02:32):
license from the Minister to go before the Education Ministry
before setting up. Eighty four percent of stakeholders disagree with
government plans to revoke the system, fearing it'll lead to
an oversupply. EC Council Chief Executive Simon Loebe says applications
to establish a center take about six months.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
It made already incredibly risky difficult establishment builds so much
more costly and uncertain to sporting.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
With Scott Barrett's sideline, loose forward Ardie Savilla will captain
the All Blacks and upcoming tests against Argentina with Blues
first five. Harry Plummer called in his injury cover for
Stephen Pelfetter. All Blacks loose for Dalton publi E has
re signed with New Zealand Rugby for another three years
until after the twenty twenty seven Rugby World Cup in Australia,

(03:24):
and one time silver Fern Wendy Frew is replaced to
Oranga Bloxham as head coach of the Southern Steel netball team.
I'm railing Ramsay, and that is your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning from
the news Talk said B Newsroom.