August 23, 2024 • 3 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks Heady Newsroom. This is Newsfax and
this update. People are being urged to only call for
an ambulance for medical emergencies or serious injuries for twenty
four hours from four am today. Around two and a
half thousand ambulance officers working for Saint john will be
withdrawing from the first four hours of all shifts. Saint
(00:27):
John's dan O's says it means at the peak time
of the strike, resourcing will be down as much as
thirty percent.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Will be very confident that we can cover those sort
of immediate emergency situations. That does mean that for anyone
who has an emergency that isn't life threateningly may be
some delay.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Police have summons three people, two former police staff and
a former Crown prosecutor to appear in court in connection
with one of the country's worst miscarriages of justice. The
trio will appear in court early next month after a
two year investigation. Following the acquittal of Allan Hall for
murder in twenty twenty two. The Supreme Court's quashing of
(01:08):
his conviction led to the biggest compensation payout in New
Zealand's history. Experts here are keeping a close eye on
a highly infectious variant of mpunk spreading overseas. The World
Health Organizations declared a global public health emergency for the
second time in two years, but Auckland University's Mark Thomas
(01:29):
says it's not inevitable we'll get a case here. He
says it depends on how long it takes to control
and just how far it spreads.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
If it spreads widely in the United States or Canada
or Australia or the UK or Europe, then we're likely
to get cases here as well.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
The Health Minister says he's working on restricting the recreational
use of nitros oxide, otherwise known as nang's. Heavy use
of the drug can lead to hospitalization and people losing
the ability to walk. Retti's is the Ministry, though is
not the only authority responsible for controlling its sale. So
I just recently I've commissioned some work on that to
(02:08):
say what do I have. My understanding at the moment
is it mostly sits with food safety. But if there
are some health LEAs that I can pull that, I'm
interested in having that discussion and that's news. I'm Donna
Marie lever To Sport Warrior's CEO Cameron George is seethe
that a high shot on Roger two of us A
Scheck didn't result in a sin bin for Bulldogs captain
(02:29):
Stephen Creighton during last night's thirty four eighteen loss at
Mount Smart Rts had to leave the field and is
out of next week's season ending match against the Sharks
and Sydney. George has filled the the lack of punishment.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I just don't understand how something that can be reviewed.
Would I report.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Direct contact of the head cause of injury and not
be sent to the event. And the Broncos have beaten
the Eels thirty twenty four in Brisbane Tea, New Zealand's
beate in Brittanny on the Water in the final America's
Preliminary Regatta in Barcelona and are the only unbeaten crew
after three races. New Zealand Golf for Lydia Cos in
(03:11):
a five way tie for fifth after two rounds of
the Women's Open at Saint Andrew's. And Ethan Degrute has
been ruled out of both Rugby Championship tests in South
Africa due to a neck injury and that Sport. For
more news, listen to news talks'd be live on iHeartRadio.
From the News Talks Heady Newsroom. This is Newsfax and
this update. People are being urged to only call for
an ambulance for medical emergencies or serious injuries for twenty
four hours from four am today. Around two and a
half thousand ambulance officers working for Saint john will be
withdrawing from the first four hours of all shifts. Saint
(00:27):
John's dan O's says it means at the peak time
of the strike, resourcing will be down as much as
thirty percent.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Will be very confident that we can cover those sort
of immediate emergency situations. That does mean that for anyone
who has an emergency that isn't life threateningly may be
some delay.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Police have summons three people, two former police staff and
a former Crown prosecutor to appear in court in connection
with one of the country's worst miscarriages of justice. The
trio will appear in court early next month after a
two year investigation. Following the acquittal of Allan Hall for
murder in twenty twenty two. The Supreme Court's quashing of
(01:08):
his conviction led to the biggest compensation payout in New
Zealand's history. Experts here are keeping a close eye on
a highly infectious variant of mpunk spreading overseas. The World
Health Organizations declared a global public health emergency for the
second time in two years, but Auckland University's Mark Thomas
(01:29):
says it's not inevitable we'll get a case here. He
says it depends on how long it takes to control
and just how far it spreads.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
If it spreads widely in the United States or Canada
or Australia or the UK or Europe, then we're likely
to get cases here as well.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
The Health Minister says he's working on restricting the recreational
use of nitros oxide, otherwise known as nang's. Heavy use
of the drug can lead to hospitalization and people losing
the ability to walk. Retti's is the Ministry, though is
not the only authority responsible for controlling its sale. So
I just recently I've commissioned some work on that to
(02:08):
say what do I have. My understanding at the moment
is it mostly sits with food safety. But if there
are some health LEAs that I can pull that, I'm
interested in having that discussion and that's news. I'm Donna
Marie lever To Sport Warrior's CEO Cameron George is seethe
that a high shot on Roger two of us A
Scheck didn't result in a sin bin for Bulldogs captain
(02:29):
Stephen Creighton during last night's thirty four eighteen loss at
Mount Smart Rts had to leave the field and is
out of next week's season ending match against the Sharks
and Sydney. George has filled the the lack of punishment.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I just don't understand how something that can be reviewed.
Would I report.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Direct contact of the head cause of injury and not
be sent to the event. And the Broncos have beaten
the Eels thirty twenty four in Brisbane Tea, New Zealand's
beate in Brittanny on the Water in the final America's
Preliminary Regatta in Barcelona and are the only unbeaten crew
after three races. New Zealand Golf for Lydia Cos in
(03:11):
a five way tie for fifth after two rounds of
the Women's Open at Saint Andrew's. And Ethan Degrute has
been ruled out of both Rugby Championship tests in South
Africa due to a neck injury and that Sport. For
more news, listen to news talks'd be live on iHeartRadio.
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