September 1, 2024 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 02 September 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 and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the second off September. Newly released
child support statistics have been labeled as a national shame.
News talk ZIRB can revel seventy two percent, or more
than sixty six thousand, of ninety one thousand New Zealanders
who are expected to pay child support are in default.
(00:27):
Thirty six people or zero point zero five percent, have
been referred for court action. The title that New Zealanders
are in arrears by is six hundred and sixty three
million dollars. A christ Church mother who is awaiting thousands
of overdue payments wants enforcement ramped up.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
The government spend so much time praising themselves for what
they do for families or what they do for children
and their budget. Actually six hundred million dollars in front
of children would make a significant difference.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
A neighbor says they heard yelling at the Hamilton property
where a boy was critically in and later died. A
man is due in court today on a murdered charge
following the death of an eight year old boy in
a reported altercation on Anthony Crescent and Bada yesterday afternoon.
The boy was critically injured and later died in hospital.
Two adults were also injured. Herald reporter Marianna Garcia says
(01:19):
a neighbor told her they weren't surprised to see police
at that address.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
He said she heard shouting coming from the property yesterday.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
The way that she described it was quite aggressive shouting.
The housing market could be set to heat up in
the wake of the official cash rate being cut. One
Roof's house price report shows the average property value found
one point seven percent to nine hundred and fifty six
thousand dollars in the three months to the end of August.
Since the official cash rate was cut. The number of
(01:49):
buy inquiries jumped forty nine percent compared to the same
period last year. One Roof editor Owen Vaughan says the
market will respond as banks continued to lower their rape.
The final moments sold the deadly sinking of a super
yacht have been revealed by crew members. New Zealand born
captain James Cupfield is being investigated for possible manslaughter after
(02:11):
seven people died in the disaster. The ship engineer and
the watchmen are also under investigation. Europe correspondent Gavin Gray
says everyone was thrown into the water when the ship tilted.
He said, we were walking on the walls of the
boat and basically we did try and save everyone and
there were fifteen survivors. Cafes are weighing up raising prices
(02:31):
for your caffeine hit or cutting opening hours. Some Wellington
establishments partially putting the blame on public sector job cuts
which have seen thousands laid off. Flight Coffee managing director
Richard Corney has penned an op ed suggesting coffee should
be eight dollars a cup. He says it isn't irrational
for costs to be passed on. It's very grim at
(02:52):
the moment, and I would say it's absolutely worse than COVID.
Corney says eight dollars isn't sustainable for consumers outright, but
there must be a balance. And sport and Scott McLaughlin
and Scott Dixon have formed a new Zealand Quinella. At
the penultimate IndyCar Race of the season in Milwaukee, American
Emma Navarro has eliminated compatriot and defending champion Coco Golf
(03:16):
in three sets to advance to the quarter finals of
the US Tennis Open in New York. Well de men's
golf number one Scotti Scheffler has won the season ending
PGA Tour Championship by four shots in Atlanta, meaning he
takes home forty million dollars in prize money. I'm Susie
Nordquist and that's your latest news fix. We will be
(03:37):
back with the next update at five pm from the
news talk set bnusroom
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Nordquist and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the second off September. Newly released
child support statistics have been labeled as a national shame.
News talk ZIRB can revel seventy two percent, or more
than sixty six thousand, of ninety one thousand New Zealanders
who are expected to pay child support are in default.
(00:27):
Thirty six people or zero point zero five percent, have
been referred for court action. The title that New Zealanders
are in arrears by is six hundred and sixty three
million dollars. A christ Church mother who is awaiting thousands
of overdue payments wants enforcement ramped up.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
The government spend so much time praising themselves for what
they do for families or what they do for children
and their budget. Actually six hundred million dollars in front
of children would make a significant difference.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
A neighbor says they heard yelling at the Hamilton property
where a boy was critically in and later died. A
man is due in court today on a murdered charge
following the death of an eight year old boy in
a reported altercation on Anthony Crescent and Bada yesterday afternoon.
The boy was critically injured and later died in hospital.
Two adults were also injured. Herald reporter Marianna Garcia says
(01:19):
a neighbor told her they weren't surprised to see police
at that address.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
He said she heard shouting coming from the property yesterday.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
The way that she described it was quite aggressive shouting.
The housing market could be set to heat up in
the wake of the official cash rate being cut. One
Roof's house price report shows the average property value found
one point seven percent to nine hundred and fifty six
thousand dollars in the three months to the end of August.
Since the official cash rate was cut. The number of
(01:49):
buy inquiries jumped forty nine percent compared to the same
period last year. One Roof editor Owen Vaughan says the
market will respond as banks continued to lower their rape.
The final moments sold the deadly sinking of a super
yacht have been revealed by crew members. New Zealand born
captain James Cupfield is being investigated for possible manslaughter after
(02:11):
seven people died in the disaster. The ship engineer and
the watchmen are also under investigation. Europe correspondent Gavin Gray
says everyone was thrown into the water when the ship tilted.
He said, we were walking on the walls of the
boat and basically we did try and save everyone and
there were fifteen survivors. Cafes are weighing up raising prices
(02:31):
for your caffeine hit or cutting opening hours. Some Wellington
establishments partially putting the blame on public sector job cuts
which have seen thousands laid off. Flight Coffee managing director
Richard Corney has penned an op ed suggesting coffee should
be eight dollars a cup. He says it isn't irrational
for costs to be passed on. It's very grim at
(02:52):
the moment, and I would say it's absolutely worse than COVID.
Corney says eight dollars isn't sustainable for consumers outright, but
there must be a balance. And sport and Scott McLaughlin
and Scott Dixon have formed a new Zealand Quinella. At
the penultimate IndyCar Race of the season in Milwaukee, American
Emma Navarro has eliminated compatriot and defending champion Coco Golf
(03:16):
in three sets to advance to the quarter finals of
the US Tennis Open in New York. Well de men's
golf number one Scotti Scheffler has won the season ending
PGA Tour Championship by four shots in Atlanta, meaning he
takes home forty million dollars in prize money. I'm Susie
Nordquist and that's your latest news fix. We will be
(03:37):
back with the next update at five pm from the
news talk set bnusroom
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