Afternoon Edition: 03 September 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 03 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
But afternoon. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your afternoon
newsfax for Tuesday, the third of September. No surprise over
concerns young people are being drawn into extremist ideas. It's
one of several trends identified in the second annual Security
Threat Environment Report released by the SIS today. It also
reveals it warned off units of an unnamed foreign intelligence

(00:27):
service that tried to secretly recruit Kiwi's Democracy Project. Geopolitical
analyst Jeffrey Miller says propaganda is widespread online where young
people spend a lot of time.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
A lot of younger people perhaps are feeling left behind
economically disgruntled. In the end, those who become radicalites are
often disenchanted for a variety of reasons.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
MB's confirmed a seabed mining permit off Taranaki has been
expanded by more than seventeen thousand hectes quadruple to trans
Tasman Resources Allowance. It's allowing the mining company to take
minerals on the seabed once consents have been obtained. Greenpeace
says it's deeply concerned by the decision. New Zealand First
leader has thrown his support behind Attorney General Judith Collins

(01:11):
after she's reprimanded. His right hand man, Regional Development Minister
Shane Jones, says Collins has schooled him on respect between
ministers and judges. He landed in hot water last week
for criticizing the judiciary, including calling a High Court judge
of communist Whinston Peters says there must be separation between
the two powers. The reality is you can't Yonderlily. Judith

(01:33):
is right, you can't have those sorts of comments about
a judge. Vandalism has cut internet to about three thousand
customers around Auckland's Ornihunga and Mangoli Bridge corus as a
member of the public damaged the fire cable supplying broadband
outages have been worsened since being discovered yesterday. All services
are expect to be back up and running by tomorrow.

(01:56):
The government says it's shifting the cost of maintaining public
services and sites tourists us off the taxpayer. It's raising
the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy from thirty five
dollars to one hundred next month. The fees paid by
most tourists people on working holidays, as some student and
workers coming to New Zealand. Tourism Minister Matt Ducey says

(02:17):
he wants a sector to grow, but with social license there.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Are deficits arising from tourist numbers, especially in mixed use infrastructure.
So you think of towns classically like a Queenstown.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
The pressures put on an expectation more key we employers
will be bringing the hammered down on workplace drinking. A
And says Australian arm is reviewing whether to ban staff
drinking alcohol during work hours after bad behavior on its
Sydney trading floor. Whitehead Employment Group Managing Director Max Whitehead
says many businesses have a zero tolerance stance to avoid repercussions.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
You imagine newline pilot allowed to fly a plane drunk. Well,
the rules are very stringent for them and they are enforceable.
Employers are held accountable every day if their employees mess up,
they are the ones who pay the price.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
To Sport and Ethan Blackadders relishing playing South Africa as
absence makes the heart grow fonder. The All Blacks flanker
debut for the Crusaders in twenty eighteen enough to get
in one visit to the country before their exit from
Super Rugby in twenty twenty, an expectation on Mia Mortu's
trainer that no love will be lost between the two camps,
and the build up to her looming world title unification

(03:27):
belt with Alie Scotney and Manchester, and the security of
a new Zealand Cricket Central contracts being welcomed by Wellington
or rounder Nathan Smith. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's your latest
news fix. We'll be back for the next update tomorrow morning.
From the newstalk SEDB Newsroom.