August 13, 2024 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 14 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the fourteenth of August. Police are
investigating an incident where meth laden lollies have been given
out in Auckland City Mission food parcels. The Rinda branded
pineapple lollies were donated to the mission, which gave them
out in an unknown number of food parcels. Our recipient
(00:24):
told them the lollies had a funny taste, so they
had them tested, which showed potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine.
Drug Foundation Executive director Sarah Helm says results show they're
one hundred percent meth The.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Weight of the lolly itself as three grams, which could
represent up to three hundred doses, which would be faithful
if somebody was screameding. All of that.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
All stops are being pulled out to keep New Zealand's
lights on. Our biggest gas user, global methanol manufacturer methin X,
will shut down its Kiwi operations until October and as
redirecting its gas to Contact Energy and Genesis Energy. It'll
let them generate more power to combat a supply shortage
that sent power prices skyrocketing. Major electricity Users Group chair
(01:12):
John Harboard told Mike Hosking the Methodics deal is crucial,
but it's not the only one. Pitching in.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The aluminium smelter at Tea Wy, for instance, has substantially
reduced its production to free up electricity. You've had transpower
freeing up the reserves we keep in the hydro lakes
for times of emergencies.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Hundreds of students have set up a mock class outside Parliament.
Wellington Girls College has closed this week after discovering its
main blocks quake prone, which its principal claims the government
knew and didn't tell her. The Ministry of Education denies that,
but admits communication hasn't been great. Students have set up desks,
(01:50):
laptops and textbooks on the lawn and held a mock quake.
Drill Head Girl Lucy Pottinger says they feel in the dark.
It's not really aimed it like Parliament of a gun.
Mostly just the Ministry of Education just for them to
know how much does this affecting us in our learning.
Labour's leader says sanctioning beneficiaries having children will push more
(02:10):
kids into poverty. New government sanctions under its welfare traffic
Light system include at the harshest level half of a
job seeker's benefit being for limited essentials only. AX David
Seymour has said he'd like it to also apply to
people having children while on a benefit. Chris Hipkins told
News Talks EDB Canterbury Mornings that's shortsighted.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Kids growing up in poverty creates a whole host of
issues that ultimately we, the taxpayer of the public, end
up paying for in the longer term.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Injuries found and not found on Pauline Hanner's body after
her death have been detailed. As Philip Pulkinghorn's murder trial continues,
the Auckland Eye doctors accused of murdering his wife, Hannah
in twenty twenty one. His defense claims she killed herself.
Newstalk's edb's Chelsea Daniels says pathologists have outlined her injuries
(03:01):
like hemorrhages and bruises. She says they also talked about
injuries she didn't have. We didn't see any bruises on
her neck, no scratches or any other injuries on her
to suggest that she was clawing at someone fighting for
her life, say to Sport mid Quarter Kimorapoi will shift
from the Mainland tactics to the Southern Steel next to
(03:22):
A and Z Premiership netball season. All Blacks outside back
Will Jordan is adamant All Blacks coach Scott Robertson can
get back on track after a wabble against Argentina and
England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out
for the remainder of the Northern summer after suffering a
torn hamstring. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
(03:43):
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
from the Newstalk ZB newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the fourteenth of August. Police are
investigating an incident where meth laden lollies have been given
out in Auckland City Mission food parcels. The Rinda branded
pineapple lollies were donated to the mission, which gave them
out in an unknown number of food parcels. Our recipient
(00:24):
told them the lollies had a funny taste, so they
had them tested, which showed potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine.
Drug Foundation Executive director Sarah Helm says results show they're
one hundred percent meth The.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Weight of the lolly itself as three grams, which could
represent up to three hundred doses, which would be faithful
if somebody was screameding. All of that.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
All stops are being pulled out to keep New Zealand's
lights on. Our biggest gas user, global methanol manufacturer methin X,
will shut down its Kiwi operations until October and as
redirecting its gas to Contact Energy and Genesis Energy. It'll
let them generate more power to combat a supply shortage
that sent power prices skyrocketing. Major electricity Users Group chair
(01:12):
John Harboard told Mike Hosking the Methodics deal is crucial,
but it's not the only one. Pitching in.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The aluminium smelter at Tea Wy, for instance, has substantially
reduced its production to free up electricity. You've had transpower
freeing up the reserves we keep in the hydro lakes
for times of emergencies.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Hundreds of students have set up a mock class outside Parliament.
Wellington Girls College has closed this week after discovering its
main blocks quake prone, which its principal claims the government
knew and didn't tell her. The Ministry of Education denies that,
but admits communication hasn't been great. Students have set up desks,
(01:50):
laptops and textbooks on the lawn and held a mock quake.
Drill Head Girl Lucy Pottinger says they feel in the dark.
It's not really aimed it like Parliament of a gun.
Mostly just the Ministry of Education just for them to
know how much does this affecting us in our learning.
Labour's leader says sanctioning beneficiaries having children will push more
(02:10):
kids into poverty. New government sanctions under its welfare traffic
Light system include at the harshest level half of a
job seeker's benefit being for limited essentials only. AX David
Seymour has said he'd like it to also apply to
people having children while on a benefit. Chris Hipkins told
News Talks EDB Canterbury Mornings that's shortsighted.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Kids growing up in poverty creates a whole host of
issues that ultimately we, the taxpayer of the public, end
up paying for in the longer term.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Injuries found and not found on Pauline Hanner's body after
her death have been detailed. As Philip Pulkinghorn's murder trial continues,
the Auckland Eye doctors accused of murdering his wife, Hannah
in twenty twenty one. His defense claims she killed herself.
Newstalk's edb's Chelsea Daniels says pathologists have outlined her injuries
(03:01):
like hemorrhages and bruises. She says they also talked about
injuries she didn't have. We didn't see any bruises on
her neck, no scratches or any other injuries on her
to suggest that she was clawing at someone fighting for
her life, say to Sport mid Quarter Kimorapoi will shift
from the Mainland tactics to the Southern Steel next to
(03:22):
A and Z Premiership netball season. All Blacks outside back
Will Jordan is adamant All Blacks coach Scott Robertson can
get back on track after a wabble against Argentina and
England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out
for the remainder of the Northern summer after suffering a
torn hamstring. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
(03:43):
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
from the Newstalk ZB newsroom.
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