Midday Edition: 11 August 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks, he'd be newsroom. This is newsfex.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, Takiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr has lifted
New Zealand to its best ever Olympic gold medal haul,
winning the country's ninth gold at the Paris Games. He's
celebrated by running out onto the field in the center.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
I was kind of thinking about it and I was like,
no one's really ever run onto the field, and I
was kind of keeping half an eye on the javelins.
I knew that it was over, so I knew that
there was my prime opportunity to jump out there. So yeah,
decided I'd shoot out and do a couple of cuddle
sny angels.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
It's been New Zealand's best ever day at an Olympics,
with Kerr's gold coming after Lydia Co triumphed in women's
gold and Dame Lisa Carrington winning her third gold of
the Games. Facadi White Island has produced a continuous plume
of volcanic ash this morning. It comes after a minor
eruption on Friday. The volcanic alert level remains at level

(00:59):
three and the aviation color code remains at orange. Thousands
of people have attended anti racism protests across the UK
for the fourth day. It comes as the British Prime
Minister kiirs Arma cancels a holiday to focus on his
government's response to the series of racist riots that targeted

(01:19):
Muslims and migrants. Seven hundred and seventy nine arrests have
been made and three hundred and forty nine people have
been charged. One counter protester told the BBC it's been
a positive uprising. Look at the numbers of people here today.

Speaker 3 (01:34):
Last night's the negative side as Post was outnumbered massively.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Their positive messages stotting to get through. New research shows
just how modest government investment could significantly boost housing development.
A report from the New Zealand Initiative explores options for
local councils to receive a portion of tax revenue from
new developments. Author Nick Clark says this would give council

(02:00):
huge incentive to say yes to new builds.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
Counsels currently they do not get a financial reward from growth,
They only bear the costs from it, and this can
make them reluctant or even resistant to growth, including it
especially for housing.

Speaker 2 (02:15):
In sports, New Zealand has won three gold medals on
the last day of the Paris Olympics, totaling nine the
country's biggest ever houl victories for Hamish Kerr and the
high jump Lydia Co and the golf and Dame Li
Sir Carrington in the K one five hundred has seen
Altiodoa beat a better their eight golds one in Los

(02:35):
Angeles in nineteen eighty four. Kerr never had a doubt
in his mind he wanted to jump off for gold
rather than share the Olympic title. The kiwi's beaten American
Shelby McEwen after neither could clear two meters thirty eight.
Kerr said he'd rather settle for silver than share a gold.

Speaker 3 (02:54):
Credits to wanting to add to their history and wanting
to inspire people back home. That it's obviously amazing to
share and it's a maze to add to that, but
you know, it's about how you make people feel and
it's about how you how you inspire people.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
New Zealand is twelfth on the medal table, with eighteen overall.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
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