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Episode Transcript
But afternoon, I'm kay Gregory, and this is your midday
news fixed for Friday, the ninth of August. The government
is looking at importing resources to fill the gap for
New Zealand's power concerns. The Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission
are investigating where the major power companies are price gouging,
with four mills now on the brink of closure due
to spiking energy costs. Energy Minister Simeon Brown says the
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government is urgently looking at importing liquefied natural gas, but
there's some pretty key decisions that need to be made
and we also need to want to think about what
the impact that has on our domestics supply and also
the otricity markets. Are a big decisions that the Government's
going to have to consider. All that. A Youth Organization
says many of the expectations laid out in Children's Minister
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Karen Chaw's latest directives to ordering a tamariki should be
happening anyway. Blue Lights Rod Bell says the new performance
measures like quarterly reporting of youth offending rates and how
freequently it visits children and care are things it should
be doing. The upline measures are pretty basic in a way,
and they should be. Should happen automatically, you would think
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we all want our CODs to wake up healthy and
safe and.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Well, and none of them get heard.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Meanwhile, the Chief Children's Commissioner is disappointed to see Afarno
support group close as part of ordering a Tarmaiki budget cuts.
Claire Arkmad says the Service Tarquai has been providing trusted
support that's needed by frontline professionals. The responsibility will be
in local council's hands to manage the new approach to
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water services. Local Government Minister Sime and Brown unveiled the
funding structure for Water Done Well yesterday, letting council controlled
organizations borrow up to five hundred percent of their operating revenue.
Auckland Councilor Daniel Newman says it means councils won't need
to raise rates as quickly to keep up their revenue
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to debt ratio. He says it's overall a much better
system than three Waters. It will put real pressure back
on councils in terms of ensuring appropriate governance of these
water entities. India is making moves in the Pacific with
President draw Party more more, meeting with Foreign Minister Winston
Peters yesterday and meeting with Auckland's Indian community today. Phase
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one Ventures is attending today's event and says India's a
growing world superpower and cultural force with plenty of trade potential.
New analysis by conservative think tank the Maxim Institute shows
New Zealand has one of the largest gaps in student
achievement between poorer and wealthier students in the developed world.
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Researcher Mary Anne Spirdles says charter schools may help bridge
that gap by giving educators more autonomy.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Well. Instead of the Ministry of Education destating the methods
of teaching, they give the funds to charter schools. They
say these are the outcomes the want, you deter them
for your contexts.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
What's going to work be christ Church is Electric Avenue
Music Festivals expanding. It's announced it'll be a two day
festival from next year, becoming Australasia's largest music festival in sport.
Bad news for the Wellington Phoenix Men, but great news
for rivals Auckland FC. Former Phoenix goalkeeper Alex Paulson has
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been loaned at by his Premier League club AFC Bournemouth
to the Auckland football side for their maiden A League
men's season, and Julian David hopes more people can get
behind speed climbing after making his Olympic debut in Paris.
I'm Kay Gregory. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update at five from the News
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Talks EDB newsroom.
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