Midday Edition: 15 September 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 15 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):
No the newstalk ZEDB newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In this update,
the Taxpayers Union is remembering former chair John Bishop as
a Wellington institution. Bishop, also the father of National MP Chris,
died on Friday after suffering from a brain aneurysm on Wednesday.
The former RNZ and tvn Z journalist also served as

(00:25):
a Union's founding chair from its inception in twenty thirteen
to twenty seventeen. Co founder Jordan Williams says they wouldn't
be where they are today without Bishop taking a considerable
risk with them.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
John was a man of quite conservative throughout his career.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
He was an.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Upstanding journalist, former TVNZ political editor, and yet when he
retired he was willing to put his lots with the
Taxpayer Union.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
Warnings for the South with more spring snow on the way,
Met Services issued a heavy snow warning for Queenstown Lakes,
Northern Southland and Inlando Targo. There's a snow watch in
place for Inland Fieldland. Snow warnings apply to the Crown Range,
Milford Road, hast and Lindis Passes, as well as the
Dunedin Too Whiteouty Highway. The government has removed fourteen trade barriers,

(01:14):
affecting almost one hundred and ninety million dollars worth of exports.
The non tariff barriers, which include complex certification processes and
import restrictions, currently affect nine point eight billion dollars worth
of trade. Among the issues resolved include barriers on wine
and spirit exports with the EU, trade devices with Mexico,

(01:36):
and labeling issues with cheese exports in South Korea. Trade
and Agriculture Minister Todd McLay says this supports their target
of doubling exports by value in ten years, bringing more
money to New Zealanders. Calls for louder conversations around rural
mental health rural women New Zealand says a lot of
smaller communities have limited access to mental health support due

(01:59):
to time distance. Board chair Sandra Matthews says many a
grappling with the ongoing impacts of job losses, extreme where
the events and farming conditions. I think we're getting more
open to talk about wellbeing and about suicide, but it
also needs to be improved. That's news. In sport, Big

(02:19):
prop Ethan de Greet is back in the All Blacks.
The Southland Front Rower has overcome a neck injury to
replace Fletcher Newell, who damaged a calf in South Africa.
World class cruiserweight David Nicer has revealed he's been fighting
burst ear drums. Stopping American Tommy Carpenci in the third
round of their headline fight in Auckland took Nieker to

(02:40):
ten professional wins. Now Nieker is keen to hit the
surgeon for some remedial work on his ears.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
I'm going to have to get that operated on both
the ear drums. A burst at the moment, going up
and down on planes is easy there. It just goes
straight in and out. It's only a two week recovery.
So I just need a week off, a couple weeks
recovery from getting my air operated on, and then we're
back at it.

Speaker 1 (02:59):
Man As Scott McLaughlin has qualified ninth for IndyCar's Music
City Grand Prix in Nashville, but we'll start at eighteenth
after incurring a nine place penalty. That sport. I'm Sandy Hodge.
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