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Episode Transcript
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your morning
news fix for Wednesday, the twenty first of August. And
this update. Four years after a law was passed banning
smoking and vaping in cars with children, police haven't issued
a single fine. Newstalks EDB can reveal police chose not
to enforce the law, instead deciding to focus on issuing
warnings and referring those in breach to addiction services. Our
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police have now you turned. After queries from Newstalks EDB
prompted government intervention. Police Minister Mark Mitchell says police have
assured him workers underway to update computer systems to allow
officers to issue fines for the end of the day.
Police are licking the other agency. If the lawmakers make
the law and that they're obliged to follow that. I
certainly had assurances from police that they are going to
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do there. The search continues for six people believed to
be trapped in the hull of the super yacht that
sank near Sicily, among them British tech tycoon Mike Lynch
and Morgan Stanley and National chairman Jonathan Bloomer, christ Church
lawyer Aila Ronald, another New Zealander and thirteen others have
been confirmed alive. Correspondent Gavin Gray says the one body
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retrieved from the water has now been formally identified. We
now know the identity of the man found dead near
that coast. It's a Canadian antigue and chef who was
working on board the boat. New Zealand's driver licensing system
has gone under the microscope, with young drivers three times
more likely to die on our roads than Australia. AA
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backed research highlights overseas licensing laws that could work here,
including zero alcohol tolerance for restricted and learner drivers, additional
testing and doubling the learner license period. AA Road Safety
spokesperson Dylan Thompson says a government should be looking at
these angle ideas from all angles. He says they need
to be examined for their affordability, accessibility, and safety impacts
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through a New Zealand context. It appears New Zealanders are
still preparing for retirement despite cost of living pressures. Retirement
Commissions annual survey reveals fifty six percent of respondents describe
their financial position as uncomfortable, but it finds fifty nine
percent of people are still setting long term financial goals
with forty nine percent actively saving for retirement. Sorted personal
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finance lead to Tom Hartman says the current cost pressures
are having an effect on people's thinking. People being more
engaged with their money for the present, but also being
more interested in planning for the long term. The Ministry
of Health indicated a temporary pause on pelvic mesh operations.
It's likely to be in place for at least another year,
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and it'll be paused after four conditions are met. Credentialing of
surgeons to carry out mesh operations, a registry of patients
meeting to review patients, and a new informed consent process.
Informed consent is complete, but other conditions are still being
worked on. Charlotte Cortier of the Health Consumer Advocacy Alliance
says if the suspension is lifted, there needs to be
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robust credentilling in place and to guarantee people will be
safe to sport. Now on top ranked men's tennis player
Yarnick Sinner's tested positive twice for a band anabolic steroid
in March. He's been stripped of his prize money, but
is free to keep playing. Spring Box coach Razzi Erasmus
has welcomed back three players from injury and a further
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two from suspension in his squad to host the All
Blacks and two Rugby Championship Tests and the Women's T
twenty World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to
the UAE from Bangladesh, which has been rocked by political
turmoil and violence in recent weeks. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's
your latest news facts. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the News Talk ZEDB newsroom.
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