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Episode Transcript
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, second of September. In this update,
the outgoing Treasury boss is calling for a capital gains
tax and superanuation changes. Doctor Carline McLeish says structural changes
are required to address the Crown's structural deficit. Speaking to
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our newsroom as her five year term comes to an end,
she says with an aging population and increasing share of government,
transfers are going to the wealthy, but McLeish wouldn't be
drawn on how she'd changed the superannuation system. Finance Minister
Nikola Willis is opposed to a capital gains tax. About
one in five elective surgery cancelations are caused by an
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acute or emergency case needing to take precedence. Health Enzien
analysis shows the remaining cancelations a cause by resourcing problems
like staff illness or unavailability. Jacob Jones reports The.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Work also found two hundred and thirty five thousand people
are waiting too long for specialist help or planned care.
Addressing workforce vacancies and working with GPS to reduce the
number of people needing hospital care will be key leavers
in reducing the problem. Another option is paying private hospitals
to carry out surgeries, but health officials warmness is expensive.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Tires are said to be turned into all manner of things.
As a nationwide recycling program kicks off. The tie Wise
scheme lets tire shops get the end of life tires
collected for free. Members of the public can also dispose
of five tires per day at registered collection sites around
the country. Tire rubber can be used in roading mix
to improve performance and longevity. People are looking for their
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own little size of paradise with growing interest in holiday homes.
One Roof's house price report shows the average property value
POIL one point seven percent to nine hundred and fifty
six thousand dollars in the three months to the end
of August. Buy interest figures also reveal Wahiki Island and
Thames Cormandel have had year on years spikes at one
hundred and twenty three percent and one hundred and thirteen
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percent respectively. One Roof editor Owen Vaughan says for a
lot of people, the timing is right.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
People seeing rates coming down that maybe now the time
to get a holiday of their numbers probably start to work.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
For them frustration. A government funded barge has no Kiwi crew.
The new ware fled Manaho ran aground at Westport's Carter's
Beach over the weekend. The nationality of the eleven person
crew has raised major questions from maritime NZ. Coffee prices
are tip to rise as hospitality venues attempt to weigh
through tough economic times. Wellington hospital offerings in particular have
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been posting poor results, partially due to thousands of public
servants been laid off in recent months and the cost
of living impacting spending. Flight Coffee Managing director Richard Corney
says all major cafe costs have jumped up.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
I want to encourage hospitality operators phon to not be
afraid to look at their costumes, look at their prices
and do pass them on reasonably like it's not irrational
to do so.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
And In sport, Ferrari charl Leclair has won the Italian
Grand Prix at Monza after nursing his tires on a
one stop strategy. The All Blacks is still waiting to
hear from the governing body and match referees Following spring
box hooker Bongie Imbornambi's questionable try in the Rugby Championship
loss at Johannesburg. Sprinter Danielle Hison has claimed silver in
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the T thirty six two hundred meters and cyclist Nicole
Murray has sneered a bronze in the C five three
thousand meters individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics. I'm never ready,
Manu in that your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update at midday from the news Dog
ZB news room.
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