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Episode Transcript
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, twenty eighth of August. In
this update, a desire for more certainty on the future
around New Zealand's infrastructure industry. Minister Chris Bishop's likely to
outline details of the new standalone Infrastructure Agency today at
the Building Nations Conference. He'll reveal the government's thirty year
(00:25):
National Infrastructure Plan alongside information about the agency. Herald Business
editorial director fran O'Sullivan says the sector is in a
mixed position right now, with a few big projects on
the go, but a lot of things aren't and one
of the problems is that the government is yet to
form priorities around a infrastructure pipeline. Potential safety improvements for
(00:47):
Auckland's Southern Motorway will be part of a week's long
investigation into Monday's horror crash to salmon seasonal workers in
a relative were killed instantly when a truck blew a tire,
crossed the median and slammed into the Counties Monaco inspect
to Tony Wakeland says it will be a complex investigation
and the public's help will be vital. The mental health
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and Wellbeing Commissions released a report showing how funding from
the twenty nineteen well Being budget has been spent. It
shows ninety two percent of the one point nine billion
dollars has been spent or committed, and there's around one
hundred and sixty three million that is unspent. Almost sixty
two million was set aside for capital works. Chief executive
Karen Osborne says they know there's a high degree of
(01:28):
public interest in the funding, so they wanted to make
that information available.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
One point one billion went to health that fifty seven percent,
and eight hundred million went to other government agencies.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
It's good news for the construction sector as costs stabilized
to pre COVID timesqv cost Builder's latest data reveals the
average building cost for residential buildings has increased by zero
point three percent this quarter, the third in a row,
and spokesperson Simon Peterson says decreasing interest rates and lowering
inflation the sector feels almost normal. Wellington could follow. Auckland
(02:03):
are getting rid of some electric scooters. Auckland Councils canceled
Beam's e scooter license, giving it until midnight last night
to deactivate its fleet. Ethan Minera reports.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
The council claims the firms deploying too many scooters and
concealed it by providing misleading data. Beam has apologized and
says it's appointing an independent external auditor to examine the issue.
A whistle blowers also alleged one hundred excess scooters were
put on Wellington streets against council rules. A Wellington City
Council spokesperson says it's investigating the issue and considering its options.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
The free speech unions chimed into a debate over a
controversial leaflet that sparked a war of words in the capital.
Postal workers refusing to deliver a flyer by council critics
Better Wellington. The posters say it spreads harmful misinformation, including
claims the councils approving the Islamic Call to Prayer to
be broadcast from mosques around the city, but NZ post
says it's not up to staff to be sensors, and
(02:58):
the Free Speech Union agrees. Sport Now locke Eben Etzabeth
is expected to miss the spring Box All Blacks test
on Sunday morning at Alis Park. Vida Steft to toy
and rua Nokia are set to start in the second row.
Eight black Caps have registered for Sunday's Big Bash T
twenty cricket draft in Australia. Among them are bowlers Adam
Melnyn Lockie Ferguson, who turned down Central contracts for the
(03:19):
coming season. Supercars driver Mark Winterbottom has been let go
by Team eighteen after six years, following a decision to
replace him with Anton Deepasqually for next season. I'm never ready, Manu,
and that's your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update of midday from the news Talk ZB newsroom.
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