Morning Edition: 08 August 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 08 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 morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Thursday, eighth of August. In this
South date, questions over the lack of military in the
government's newly launched military style academy, news doorg ZB can reveal.
Children's Minister Karen Chaw has confirmed no defense style will
work directly with the young people on the pilot. Police

(00:25):
Minister Mark Mitchell had said there is heavy military involvement,
including at the front line of the academy, which began
last Monday. Both ministers have refused to clarify what frontline
means and referred to Ordunga Tamadiki, which says the military
helped design the pilot. Labour's Children spokesperson Willow gene Prime
says there has been a lot of contradictions. I don't

(00:46):
know whether it's simply window dripping and if that's the case,
and they have absolutely misled the public belief. It's virtually
impossible for families on a benefit to afford healthy food.
Research shows two children families receiving financial assistance would be
two hundred dollars short if they bought low cost nutritional
KI Health Coalition Alteriet or spokesperson Selling Mackay told Ryan

(01:09):
Bridge it's clear low income families are doing it tough
with drastic increases in food parcel demands. This impacts those
children that don't get enough to eat, and in particular
it impacts their learning when they're at school and that's
what we're really concerned about. Fears cuts to Utunga Tambadiki
service providers could impact young people. The agency is scramping

(01:30):
contracts for three hundred and thirty seven service providers and
cutting funding from five hundred and seventy seven million dollars
to at least four hundred and thirty eight million. Children's
Minister Karen Chaw and Ordunga Tambadeki itself for both adamant
this will not impact the front line. However, Children in
Care advocacy group Voice is concerned. Chief executive Tracy Shipton

(01:51):
says we all have to be fiscally responsible, but these
decisions could be negative. What Offenerwick Council looks to have
pinpointed a probable source of lead contamination. Toku Model residents
just south of Palmster North have been urged to only
use bottled water after tests found elevated levels of lead
in the town's drinking water supply. Community Infrastructure Group Manager

(02:14):
Daniel Hayes says the tap at the water treatment plant
solely used for testing is still at non compliant levels,
and he says safe levels have now been found throughout
the other pipes. Hayes says they will continue to test
over the next few days to be completely confident. Labour's
police spokesperson is calling out the police minister for refusing
her request to meet with an Auckland Police inspector. Ginny

(02:36):
Anderson asked to visit the Albany police station, but Mark
Mitchell's office said no. In a statement, Mitchell says he
cannot support a generic request to visit a station with
no context with the week's notice. Anderson told Ryan Bridge
she followed what she considers a well established practice, which
Mitchell himself has followed before both myself and Christupkins Weaver

(02:57):
made an an attempt to stop him from making a
tween he was the opposition spokesperson. In sport, cyclists Alie Wallaston,
Bryani Boughtter, Emily Sherman and Nicole Shields have secured a
silver medal behind the United States in the team pursuit
final at the Paris Olympic Velodrome. Amy Fisher and Dame
Lisa Carrington have made winning starts to their K one

(03:19):
five hundred kayaking campaigns. Hamish Kerr has shrugged off Jitters
to qualify for the high jump final with a leap
of two point twenty seven meters, and golfer Lydia Coos
carded an even past seventy two to sit tied for
twelfth after the opening round. I'm never ready money with
that ulator's news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom.