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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon, I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Monday, the sixteenth of September. Government reforms to
strength and sentencing laws will be introduced to Parliament this week.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says courts have imposed fewer and
shorter prison sentences in recent years, despite violent crime rising
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thirty three percent. Political reporter to Melsa Jackson has more.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
The reforms include capping sentence discounts at forty percent and
scrapping repeat discounts for youth or remorse. Sentencing principles will
also be amended to ensure the court takes victim's interests
into account. New aggravating factors will include adults exploiting children
by aiding or abetting their offending, and for posting criminal
activity online.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
The first quarterly government's progress results show a drop in
emergency housing tenants and arise in violent crime. The government
set nine targets this year, including in health, education, crime
and welfare. His senior political reporter Sophie Trigger.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
The Prime Minister's heralding progress on a goal of seventy
five percent fewer households in emergency housing by twenty thirty,
citing a thirty four percent reduction as of June, but
another aim to have twenty thousand fewer victims of violent
crime is proving harder, with survey numbers showing a concerning
increase in recent years. Chris Luckson says this shows tougher
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policies and consequences are needed.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
At Takespayers Union funded Career poll shows a bump and
support for National to just under forty percent, but its
coalition partners have lost some steam. His political editor Jason
Walls with the numbers.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
National's one point four percentage point bump brings the party
to thirty nine percent, Actors on just under nine down
point three, and New Zealand First is sitting at six
point eight. That's down half a percentage point. In terms
of seats in the House, today's pole puts the coalition
comfortably ahead of the opposition with sixty eight seats to
fifty three.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Labours are almost appointed just under twenty six. The Greens
are down to eleven percent. The leading business advocacy group
is all for a proposal to clarify the difference between
a contractor and employee. The government is putting forward legislation
to amend the employment relations act. Right sharing company Uber
lost a landmark appeal last month with a ruling drivers
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aren't contractors and should receive employee benefits. Business New Zealand
Advocacy director Catherine Beaird says they fare unions could organize
similar court challenges.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
It's another climate business wants to reward a minute expense
that takes.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Your focus away from growing your business and huge loss
of productivities. Kivy Bourn, Japanese actress an A Sir Why,
has won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and a Drama.
It's one of eighteen Emmy wins for Shogun, which won
Hero Yuki Sana Sanada Drama and Lead so I thanked
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her mother as she accepted the award.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
You are the reason I'm here. You showed me stoicism
and that's how I was able to portray Marinkle. This
is to all the women who expect nothing and continue
to be an example for everyone. Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Netflix's Baby Reindeer took home Limited or Anthology Series and
main character and Hacks is a surprise winner for Best
Comedy to Sport and Mixed Emotions within the All Blacks.
After a week of letting a tough tour to South Africa,
sink in the New Zealand teams in Sydney ahead of
Saturday's first Lederslow Cup Test against Australia. Young McLaren driver
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Oscar Piastre feels the only one Formula Ones Azerbai Jean
Grand Prix because he ignored instructions from his race engineer.
Hopes from Black Cats vice captain Tom Latham that the
flexibility of their bowling options will help them in the
first cricket Test again Tri Lanka in Gaul this week.
I'm Raylen Ramsay. That is your latest news fix. We'll
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be back with the next update tomorrow morning from the
news Talk seed B newsroom.
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