August 28, 2024 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 29 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Nordquist. This is your midday news
fix for Thursday, the twenty ninth of August. A twenty
six year old man has been charged with murder following
the death of a fifty four year old scientist in Auckland.
Jordan Dunn has more.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Stephen Thorpe, a highly regarded entomologist, died in a violent
attack in the Blockhouse Bayed Tennis Club car park on Saturday.
Po Lease say they arrested the suspect during an overnight
search warrant at a nearby address on x Minster Street.
No one else is being sought after and the accused
is due to a peer in Auckland District Court today.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
The Green Party Sunday meeting is not going ahead after
legal action. Delegates had planned to vote on whether to
invoke the Waker jumping law to boot former Party MP
Darling Tana from parliament. Jordan Dunn has been at court.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Darling Tana made an eleventh hour attempt to hold her
position by filing an injunction against her former party at
the High Court in Auckland. This morning, Council for the
Green Party and Tana revealed that agreed overnight to call
the meeting off. An interram injunction is in place until
another hearing date in two weeks.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
A Dunedin man has been arrested after allegedly posing as
a young person online. The twenty two year old is
accused of deceiving young people and descending him sexualized content.
In New Zealand's annual underlying profit has more than half
compared to last year. It says the six months to
June have been challenging because of the impact of operational
(01:33):
and economic headwinds. Millions of dollars could be at risk
if the international visitor levee is hiked. Consultation is open
on whether the thirty five dollar fee should be raised
to fifty, seventy or one hundred dollars. Tourism industry ALTOA
is warning the government that two hundred and seventy three
million dollars of visitors spending is on the line. Chief
(01:56):
executive Rebecca Ingram says most tourists are on a budget
and want to spend money on experiences.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
We think it's really important that tourism isn't disadvantage by
putting up barriers when those decisions are being made.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
The Italian investigation into the deadly sinking of the unsinkable
super yacht could drag on for a while. New Zealand
born captain James Cutfield has been investigating for possible manslaughter charges.
He's being advised by two Italian lawyers and has so
far exercised his right to silence. Italy correspondent Joe mckennit
(02:30):
says the investigation could take some time as the yacht
needs to be brought to the surface.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Before they do that, they have to secure the fuel
supplies to make sure there's no leakage. That could take
several weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Joe McKennitt says it took eleven months for the captain
of the cost At Concordia to be charged to Spornhart
and Michael Venus is through to the second round of
the men's doubles at the US Tennis Open in New York,
but compatriot Marcus Danielle has been ousted. International Jacob Orum
has been appointed as the new black Caps cricket bowling
(03:04):
coach for what All Whites Winston Reed, Tim Brown and
Noah Hickey have joined the Auckland FC investment Group alongside
Ali Williams. Anna Mowbray and majority owner Bill Foley ot
offedo a carpany at taking their Round six home Heartland
Championship Rugby match against South Canterbury to Eden Park. I'm
(03:27):
Susie Nordquist and that's your latest news fix. We will
be back with the next update at five pm from
the news Talks e B Newsroom
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Nordquist. This is your midday news
fix for Thursday, the twenty ninth of August. A twenty
six year old man has been charged with murder following
the death of a fifty four year old scientist in Auckland.
Jordan Dunn has more.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Stephen Thorpe, a highly regarded entomologist, died in a violent
attack in the Blockhouse Bayed Tennis Club car park on Saturday.
Po Lease say they arrested the suspect during an overnight
search warrant at a nearby address on x Minster Street.
No one else is being sought after and the accused
is due to a peer in Auckland District Court today.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
The Green Party Sunday meeting is not going ahead after
legal action. Delegates had planned to vote on whether to
invoke the Waker jumping law to boot former Party MP
Darling Tana from parliament. Jordan Dunn has been at court.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Darling Tana made an eleventh hour attempt to hold her
position by filing an injunction against her former party at
the High Court in Auckland. This morning, Council for the
Green Party and Tana revealed that agreed overnight to call
the meeting off. An interram injunction is in place until
another hearing date in two weeks.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
A Dunedin man has been arrested after allegedly posing as
a young person online. The twenty two year old is
accused of deceiving young people and descending him sexualized content.
In New Zealand's annual underlying profit has more than half
compared to last year. It says the six months to
June have been challenging because of the impact of operational
(01:33):
and economic headwinds. Millions of dollars could be at risk
if the international visitor levee is hiked. Consultation is open
on whether the thirty five dollar fee should be raised
to fifty, seventy or one hundred dollars. Tourism industry ALTOA
is warning the government that two hundred and seventy three
million dollars of visitors spending is on the line. Chief
(01:56):
executive Rebecca Ingram says most tourists are on a budget
and want to spend money on experiences.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
We think it's really important that tourism isn't disadvantage by
putting up barriers when those decisions are being made.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
The Italian investigation into the deadly sinking of the unsinkable
super yacht could drag on for a while. New Zealand
born captain James Cutfield has been investigating for possible manslaughter charges.
He's being advised by two Italian lawyers and has so
far exercised his right to silence. Italy correspondent Joe mckennit
(02:30):
says the investigation could take some time as the yacht
needs to be brought to the surface.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Before they do that, they have to secure the fuel
supplies to make sure there's no leakage. That could take
several weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Joe McKennitt says it took eleven months for the captain
of the cost At Concordia to be charged to Spornhart
and Michael Venus is through to the second round of
the men's doubles at the US Tennis Open in New York,
but compatriot Marcus Danielle has been ousted. International Jacob Orum
has been appointed as the new black Caps cricket bowling
(03:04):
coach for what All Whites Winston Reed, Tim Brown and
Noah Hickey have joined the Auckland FC investment Group alongside
Ali Williams. Anna Mowbray and majority owner Bill Foley ot
offedo a carpany at taking their Round six home Heartland
Championship Rugby match against South Canterbury to Eden Park. I'm
(03:27):
Susie Nordquist and that's your latest news fix. We will
be back with the next update at five pm from
the news Talks e B Newsroom
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