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Episode Transcript
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your morning
news fixed for Thursday, the fifteenth of August, and this update.
A drug research expert says meth supply looks to be
on the rise in New Zealand. Meth Lace Render brand
pineapple lollies were donated to Auckland City Mission and given
out in food parcels. Tests on one found it contained
up to three hundred doses of methamphetamine. At least eight
(00:26):
families tasted the sweets, including a child who spat it
out but remain healthy. Massi University professor Chris Wilkins says
they've seen increased traces of meth and wastewater and research
shows its price is lowering.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Putting those little pieces of jigsaw together with this new
smuggling method, he attempted to come to the conclusion that
maybe this is making an impact.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Half New Zealand Commissioner Less Delevious detailed more about the
changes he plans to make at the organization. It comes
after he emailed staff yesterday addressing a presentation suggesting significant
and frontline cuts, saying that directly conflicts with his thinking
and should be dismissed. Levy believes the agency was over
focused on the hardware, such as institutional arrangements, structures and
(01:11):
funding models. He says what he's trying to do is
shift the focus towards the software, leadership culture, operating models
and service to patients, a belief the Reserve Bank should
take accountability for changing its chu non cutting the OCR
so quickly it's dropped the official cash rate twenty five
basis points to five point two five percent. The RBNZI
(01:33):
published tracking in May, showing a rate come wasn't expected
until late twenty twenty five, but Governor Adrian Alls his
decisions change as facts change. Intrometrics principal economist Brad Olsen
says the banks shown it's happy to tear up the script.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
There should certainly have been accountability from the Reserve Bank
having to move their forecast for the official cash rate
in other parts of the economy so much over just
three months.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Prime Minister Chris Loveson is putting Australia's deportation reversal on
the agenda for Trans Tasman talks this week. However, whether
he'll be able to weave a piece of jacindera durnstyle
magic and win a concession from Anthony Albanezi appears extremely doubtful.
The issue represents a test for Luxon and how far
he's able to influence the bigger partner in the Trans
Tasman alliance. Luxan will spend the day in Sydney before
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heading to the capitol tomorrow for the annual Australia New
Zealand Leaders Meeting. Curry, burritos and pasta dishes are all
potentially on the menu for school kids. Almost five hundred
million dollars is going towards the Healthy School Lunches program
over twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six. News Talk
said Bee can reveal nine sample recipes from a Ministry
of Education document for interested businesses. These include butter chicken
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with hidden veggies, a rice and bean burrito, Teriarchi chicken
and Tai chicken curry, as well as mince and veggies.
David Seymour had previously said lunches would be more like
sandwiches and fruit rather than keenwa and hummus. Two Sport
and Bay of Plenty offended off counties Monaco and forty
four to thirty one and the Rotuer to open the
(03:07):
second round of Rugbys NPC Benji Marshals among the latest
inductees into the NRL League Hall of Fame after leading
West Tigers to their first premiership as an amalgamated club
in twenty twenty five and steering New Zealand to World
Cup victory in two thousand and eight. And cyclists pook
Pierre Deceur has outsprinted the race leader to win the
(03:28):
fourth stage of the women's Tour de France. New Zealand
Sannie Fisher Black was ninth. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at mid date from the newstalk ZEDB newsroom.
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