August 6, 2024 • 3 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news flex for Wednesday, seventh of August. In this update,
Kamala Harris has selected her vice presidential running mate, and
a text message to supporters, Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim
Waltz will be by her side in the presidential fight.
CNN's John King says Waltz makes the case against Trump
(00:26):
with a smile.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
And he urges people to say, don't demonize the voters.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Don't demonize the people with whom you disagree. Try to
have a conversation with them.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Try to win them over with your own arguments and
with your own details.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Not by saying you're a more honor, you're an idiot.
The duo will appear today in Philadelphia for their first
joint rally. New Zealand seems to be withering the storm
for now breaking out across global financial markets. Japan's Nike
plunged to a record low on Monday, largely driven by
rapid appreciation of the yen. The market since started bouncing back.
Craig's Investment Partner's investment director Mark Lister says New Zealand
(01:00):
seems to be relatively protected at the moment. Partially because
we haven't had as far to four. Meanwhile, expectations unemployment
will rise. In today's figures, many economists predict the unemployment
rate will go up, with most picking it to land
at four point seven percent. That's up from the four
point three percent rate in the March quarter and marginally
ahead of the Reserve Bank's forecast of four point six percent.
(01:23):
Herald Business Editor at large Liam Dan says it would
be the highest it's been since late twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
We know the economy's been tough and that businesses have
been struggling and letting staff go, not as many jobs created.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
The stats will be announced at ten forty five am.
Dairy prices are up another zero point five percent at
the latest Global Dairy Trade auction this morning. The price
of whole milk powder is up two point four percent,
while the price of skim milk powder is down two
point seven percent. Copera District Council could become the first
council to can its Mardi ward under new legislation. The
(01:57):
councils expected to disestablish its first term or one anui
or caper to Mardi Ward at a short notice extraordinary
meeting in Munga Fi today Meya Craig Jebson called the
meeting just twenty four hours after the new law kicked in.
Gibson says he won't be disclosing how he'll vote. Councils
have until September six to decide whether to can or
(02:18):
keep their MALDI wards, with a number already leaning towards
retention benefits for a small group of cancer patients who
will now get early access to drug. Key Truder Health
New Zealand initially blocked access to the drunk company's early
access program, saying it would wait for FARMAC funding in October,
but now it says up to thirty patients will be
(02:39):
able to get the drug from this month. Patient Voice
Altia Or Chair Malcolm ull Holland says the drug is
quite widely regarded as best in class for patients with
certain cancers.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
It will mean that they will have a better quality
of life and it will probably mean that they will
have an extended life, whereas before the options presented to
patient probably meant that patients would die much sooner.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
And In sport, a pioneering moment for New Zealand speed
climbing at the Paras Olympics. Julian David is through to
the quarterfinals, posting a personal best of five point two
seconds up the fifteen meter wall. Brian E Botha, Emily Sherman,
Nicole Shields and Alli Williston have topped the qualifying round
of the women's team pursuit. Track cycling, Dame Lisa Carrington
(03:22):
has breezed through her first two canoesprant heads in the
K two and K four five hundred events, reaching the
semi finals and final respectively. And I'm neva ready, Marnu.
That's your latest newsweeks. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the newsdalg ZB newsroom.
Good morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news flex for Wednesday, seventh of August. In this update,
Kamala Harris has selected her vice presidential running mate, and
a text message to supporters, Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim
Waltz will be by her side in the presidential fight.
CNN's John King says Waltz makes the case against Trump
(00:26):
with a smile.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
And he urges people to say, don't demonize the voters.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Don't demonize the people with whom you disagree. Try to
have a conversation with them.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Try to win them over with your own arguments and
with your own details.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Not by saying you're a more honor, you're an idiot.
The duo will appear today in Philadelphia for their first
joint rally. New Zealand seems to be withering the storm
for now breaking out across global financial markets. Japan's Nike
plunged to a record low on Monday, largely driven by
rapid appreciation of the yen. The market since started bouncing back.
Craig's Investment Partner's investment director Mark Lister says New Zealand
(01:00):
seems to be relatively protected at the moment. Partially because
we haven't had as far to four. Meanwhile, expectations unemployment
will rise. In today's figures, many economists predict the unemployment
rate will go up, with most picking it to land
at four point seven percent. That's up from the four
point three percent rate in the March quarter and marginally
ahead of the Reserve Bank's forecast of four point six percent.
(01:23):
Herald Business Editor at large Liam Dan says it would
be the highest it's been since late twenty twenty.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
We know the economy's been tough and that businesses have
been struggling and letting staff go, not as many jobs created.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
The stats will be announced at ten forty five am.
Dairy prices are up another zero point five percent at
the latest Global Dairy Trade auction this morning. The price
of whole milk powder is up two point four percent,
while the price of skim milk powder is down two
point seven percent. Copera District Council could become the first
council to can its Mardi ward under new legislation. The
(01:57):
councils expected to disestablish its first term or one anui
or caper to Mardi Ward at a short notice extraordinary
meeting in Munga Fi today Meya Craig Jebson called the
meeting just twenty four hours after the new law kicked in.
Gibson says he won't be disclosing how he'll vote. Councils
have until September six to decide whether to can or
(02:18):
keep their MALDI wards, with a number already leaning towards
retention benefits for a small group of cancer patients who
will now get early access to drug. Key Truder Health
New Zealand initially blocked access to the drunk company's early
access program, saying it would wait for FARMAC funding in October,
but now it says up to thirty patients will be
(02:39):
able to get the drug from this month. Patient Voice
Altia Or Chair Malcolm ull Holland says the drug is
quite widely regarded as best in class for patients with
certain cancers.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
It will mean that they will have a better quality
of life and it will probably mean that they will
have an extended life, whereas before the options presented to
patient probably meant that patients would die much sooner.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
And In sport, a pioneering moment for New Zealand speed
climbing at the Paras Olympics. Julian David is through to
the quarterfinals, posting a personal best of five point two
seconds up the fifteen meter wall. Brian E Botha, Emily Sherman,
Nicole Shields and Alli Williston have topped the qualifying round
of the women's team pursuit. Track cycling, Dame Lisa Carrington
(03:22):
has breezed through her first two canoesprant heads in the
K two and K four five hundred events, reaching the
semi finals and final respectively. And I'm neva ready, Marnu.
That's your latest newsweeks. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the newsdalg ZB newsroom.
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