Midday Edition: 12 August 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 12 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 Jody Gill and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the twelfth of August. New Zealand's
most successful Olympics ever is coming to a close. Flag
Bear is, Dame Lisa Carrington and Finn Butcher are leading
our Kiwi athletes and the closing ceremony at Star de France.
New Zealand is taking home twenty medals, ten gold, seven

(00:25):
silver and three bronze, putting us eleventh on the final
gold medal table. Gisbane's community is calling locals to help
search for missing at ten Eruto five year old Kaiser.
The boy went missing from his home about two fifteen
yesterday afternoon. Hundreds began searching last night. Gisbin Mary had
Saltz says all over Facebook people are asking everyone available

(00:47):
to again join in.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
Thank you for everyone out there. It's a really distressing
time for the Fino and everyone is trying to help
where they can.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
The government's bringing in legislation to charge motorists riving on
busy roads in peak hour traffic. The Transport Minister says
it will let local councils propose time of use schemes
with help from the Transport Agency funds accrued will be
reinvested in infrastructure. Simeon Brown says congestion itself is a
tax on time and productivity.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
It means that we're away from home for longer, sitting
in dridlock, and a results of fewer jobs being done,
fewer deliveries and delays to services across the city.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
A lack of regulation of building reports could be creating
inconsistencies in housing integrity. Property website One Roof says some reports,
which cost an average of one thousand dollars, reportedly over
state minor issues, spooking potential buyers. One Roof sees their
support for standardizing inspections. Building Surveyors Institute President Daryl August

(01:46):
season one case a property had eleven reports, each with
different findings.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Regulation is required, and whether that regulation is pushed or
driven by the banks or the government as yet to
be decided.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
A belief priority for the heart of christ Church City's
redevelopment should shift from the cathedral to its square. The
cathedral's restoration is now likely to be mothballed. With confirmation
the government won't help plug a multimillion dollar funding gap.
Urban planner James Lundy says the cathedral has become a
blockage to development.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
There needs to be a bit of courage and people
dive in and we actually also have the opportunity to
create temporary buildings within the square that we'll make up
for the most visitors.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
The Wiggles are returning to New Zealand in January for
our first baby Rave Salah Yummy Yummy, fruits salad, Yummy Yummy.
The band's headlining torong is sound System Dance Party. It's
the brainchild of promoter Mitch Lowe, who brought us major
festivals including Bay Dreams, Mardi Gras and Sound Splash. Tickets

(02:52):
are on sale now. In Sport, the Olympic Games are
over in New Zealand's two hundred and four athletes from
twenty three sports are celebrating a number of firsts, including
the most ever gold medals by a New Zealand team,
our first ever high jump medal, the most successful track
cycling campaign at New Zealand's most successful every day at

(03:13):
the Olympics. Closing ceremony flag bearer Dame Lisa Carrington has
dropped a big hint that her kayaking career isn't done yet.
Saying she has to make the most of her athletic
ability while she can. I'm Jody Gill. That's your latest
news facts. We'll be back with the next update at
five pm from the News Talk ZEDB newsroom.