September 19, 2024 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Thursday, the nineteenth of September. MPs are thrashing
out the third reading of the Bill to ban gang patches,
which is due to pass this afternoon. It includes the
two last minute changes extending the band to being visible
in cars and the homes of repeat band offenders. Justice
(00:26):
Minister Paul Goldsmith says gang's pedal misery and intimidation and
a firmer response is needed and.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
This sculptor is determined to give police and the courts
the powers they need to deal with them.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Labour's Duncan Webb's attacked extending the band to repeat offenders' houses.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
No one is intimidated by a gang patch in someone's
top drawer.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
The Police Association says cops don't have the resources to
routinely search gang houses. Association President Chris Carhill says the
new measures may work as a prevent pint of measure,
but gang warrants are resource intensive, who are going to
be significant sort of operations required, so they won't be
routine by any street to the imagination. Meanwhile, the Prime
(01:11):
Minister has fired up over questions on the National Gang's List.
Police have changed how they track the number of people
on the list after critics pointed out flaws in its methodology.
It coincided with the government push to reduce gang numbers.
Chris Luckson was pressed on this issue today while outlining
plans to recruit more police, and expressed frustration with the
(01:33):
line of questioning, well goes not as respect, but it's
not about the frickin targets. It's actually about the outcomes,
and the outcomes here actually reducing violent crime. The government
is one step closer to meeting police force goals after
announcing five hundred additional officers. One hundred and sixty are
committed to community patrol teams and seventy seven to disrupting
(01:53):
gang operations. Two hundred and sixty positions are dedicated to
public safety, youth policing and tactical response. Police Deputy Commissioner
Jevn Mcskimming says they were behind on recruitment when the
government came to power last year.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
For this government come in, we had no expectation of
extra officers, so effect that it is we need these
officers in the frontline focusing on the most violent the gangs.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And on frontline and doing beat. Corrections is investigating allegations
of illegal activity out of christ Church Men's Prison workshop.
It's claimed gang members have been manufacturing motorcycle accessories and
then taken off site. Courtney Winter reports.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
The engineering workshop's been closed and police have been notified
and two prisoners have lost their jobs. Custodial Services Commissioner
Lee Marsh says Corrections are carrying out a site wide
review to identify and stop any illegal activity. He says
inquiries continue into whether any staff were involved.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
A second wallaby species has been discovered in Northland after
going undetected for decades care research as genomic sequencing reveals
Palmer wallabies have been in the Bay of Islands for
potentially more than a century. Wildlife ecologist Andrew Veal says
they look similar to the invasive Dharma wallabies. He says
Palmer wallabies could possibly have a greater impact on native
(03:16):
biodiversity and forestry in Sport. Vice Captain Ardusavia is determined
that all Blacks will show resilience against the wallabies in
Sydney on Saturday as they try to bounce back from
two consecutive defeats. New Zealand Rugby are refusing to loosen
All Black's eligibility laws to include players plying their trade overseas,
(03:40):
explaining it's to keep domestic competitions strong and help New
Zealand based players. Ryan Fox submits there's extra pressure being
grouped with golfing legends Rory McElroy and Justin Rose for
the opening two days of the BMWPGA Championship at Wentworth.
I'm railing Ramsay. That is your latest news fix. We'll
(04:02):
be back with the next update tomorrow morning from the
news Talk, said b Newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Thursday, the nineteenth of September. MPs are thrashing
out the third reading of the Bill to ban gang patches,
which is due to pass this afternoon. It includes the
two last minute changes extending the band to being visible
in cars and the homes of repeat band offenders. Justice
(00:26):
Minister Paul Goldsmith says gang's pedal misery and intimidation and
a firmer response is needed and.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
This sculptor is determined to give police and the courts
the powers they need to deal with them.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Labour's Duncan Webb's attacked extending the band to repeat offenders' houses.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
No one is intimidated by a gang patch in someone's
top drawer.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
The Police Association says cops don't have the resources to
routinely search gang houses. Association President Chris Carhill says the
new measures may work as a prevent pint of measure,
but gang warrants are resource intensive, who are going to
be significant sort of operations required, so they won't be
routine by any street to the imagination. Meanwhile, the Prime
(01:11):
Minister has fired up over questions on the National Gang's List.
Police have changed how they track the number of people
on the list after critics pointed out flaws in its methodology.
It coincided with the government push to reduce gang numbers.
Chris Luckson was pressed on this issue today while outlining
plans to recruit more police, and expressed frustration with the
(01:33):
line of questioning, well goes not as respect, but it's
not about the frickin targets. It's actually about the outcomes,
and the outcomes here actually reducing violent crime. The government
is one step closer to meeting police force goals after
announcing five hundred additional officers. One hundred and sixty are
committed to community patrol teams and seventy seven to disrupting
(01:53):
gang operations. Two hundred and sixty positions are dedicated to
public safety, youth policing and tactical response. Police Deputy Commissioner
Jevn Mcskimming says they were behind on recruitment when the
government came to power last year.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
For this government come in, we had no expectation of
extra officers, so effect that it is we need these
officers in the frontline focusing on the most violent the gangs.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
And on frontline and doing beat. Corrections is investigating allegations
of illegal activity out of christ Church Men's Prison workshop.
It's claimed gang members have been manufacturing motorcycle accessories and
then taken off site. Courtney Winter reports.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
The engineering workshop's been closed and police have been notified
and two prisoners have lost their jobs. Custodial Services Commissioner
Lee Marsh says Corrections are carrying out a site wide
review to identify and stop any illegal activity. He says
inquiries continue into whether any staff were involved.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
A second wallaby species has been discovered in Northland after
going undetected for decades care research as genomic sequencing reveals
Palmer wallabies have been in the Bay of Islands for
potentially more than a century. Wildlife ecologist Andrew Veal says
they look similar to the invasive Dharma wallabies. He says
Palmer wallabies could possibly have a greater impact on native
(03:16):
biodiversity and forestry in Sport. Vice Captain Ardusavia is determined
that all Blacks will show resilience against the wallabies in
Sydney on Saturday as they try to bounce back from
two consecutive defeats. New Zealand Rugby are refusing to loosen
All Black's eligibility laws to include players plying their trade overseas,
(03:40):
explaining it's to keep domestic competitions strong and help New
Zealand based players. Ryan Fox submits there's extra pressure being
grouped with golfing legends Rory McElroy and Justin Rose for
the opening two days of the BMWPGA Championship at Wentworth.
I'm railing Ramsay. That is your latest news fix. We'll
(04:02):
be back with the next update tomorrow morning from the
news Talk, said b Newsroom.
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