Morning Edition: 16 August 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 16 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 morning. I'm Wendy Pentree and this is your morning
newsfix for Friday, the sixteenth of August. At this update,
a number of people have been arrested in connection with
the death of Matthew Perry. The friend style was found
unresponsive in his hot tub last October, suffering acute effects
of ketamine and drowning. Perry had undergone ketamine infusion therapy

(00:25):
to treat depression and anxiety, but his last session took
place more than a week before his death. Drug Enforcement
administrator Anne Milgram says the five people charged, including the
actor's assistant and two doctors, played a key role in
Perry's death.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
They falsely prescribed, sold, or injected the ketamine that caused
Matthew Perry's tragic death.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
New Zealand has had several opportunities to kick King dot
Com out of the country. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith's signed
Kim dot COM's extradition order so he can face trial
in the US on a range of indictments mean relating
to intellectual property theft. Senior Herald reporter David Fisher says
Goldsmith is the ninth Justice minister to make a decision
on dot Com since twenty twelve.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
There's meat opportunities for New Zealand to deport dot Com
in twenty eleven, and again in twenty fourteen.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
And after that, but we've stuck with the each soolition scheme.
A damning review of New Zealand's climate adaptation progress as
the government dies next steps. The first of his kind
monitoring report on the Climate Change Commission on Adaptation warns
the pace and scale of workers falling far short. It
urges lawmakers to enable local council decision making on critical

(01:39):
issues like managed retreat and how to figure out how
to split costs. The Prime ministers are talking up New
Zealand's relationship with Australia ahead of his meeting with Anthony
Alberaneesi today. Speaking at the Loeweing Institution, Sydney last night,
Chris Luxon set the scene for his bilateral with the
Australian Prime Minister this afternoon. And Australia is New Zumyllan's

(02:00):
indispensable ally, partner and friend, and you are more relevant
to us than ever as we forge our path in
a more contested world. Laxon also promised to raise the
issue of Australia's a five oh one deporty program, a
program he's called out is unfair in the past. Auckland
City Mission food parcels remain halted as an investigation into

(02:21):
meth lace lollies continues. Chief Executive Helen Robinson says they
want to try and contact everyone affected before restarting the service,
hopefully on Monday. No more free entry to Tipapa for
international visitors. Ethan Minera reports from September seventeen people visiting
the National Museum from overseas will have to shell out

(02:43):
thirty five dollars for a ticket.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
While New Zealanders can continue to get in for free.
It's due to rising costs. In a move to keep
the iconic Wellington attraction open for years to come, CEO
Courtney Johnston says it will be a high trust model,
with visitors self identifying their national.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
Two sport now Englfing Great Sir Bob Charles has teed
off on the idea that christ Church might host a
live tournament, expressing his consternation. Lydia Carr was tied for
third after the opening round of the Scottish Open. The
Olympic champion has carted a three under pass sixty nine
one stroke off the joint lead, and Penrith's push for

(03:22):
a fourth consecutive NRL premiership has been rocked after halftime,
Nathan Clary injured his left shoulder in the twenty four
to twenty two lost in Melbourne. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the newstalk S DBN Newsroom.