Morning Edition: 20 September 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 20 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):
Good morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, twentieth of September. In the
South Date, the Blue Bridge Ferry MV Connie Mara is
birthed in Wellington Harbor after it was towed back to
Wellington about four am. News Dog zb's Mex Told told
Ryan Bridge the ferry traveling from Wellington to Picton lost
powerness and clear head. That's basically you get our Wellington Harbor,

(00:27):
you turn the corner, you pass Lyle Bay and just
after red rocks. Thankfully it drifted from the shore out
towards the ocean. There were eighty eight people on board.
Maritime ENZ will investigate the cause. The vessel will remain
alongside until it's deemed safe to resume operations. Helen Clark
has told the United Nations Security Council its credibility is

(00:47):
at stake over conflict in the Middle East. The former
Prime Minister has addressed the Council overnight as a member
of an independent group of statespeople called the Elders, calling
for a full and immediate ceasefire in Gaza. She says
the Council has a responsibility to pay the path towards peace,
and she says it's deeply disturbing. The resolution calling for
this remains unimplemented. Clark says Palestine should be recognized as

(01:10):
a state and given full UN membership. The threshold for
the right to trial by jury could change. Currently, a
defendant can choose between a jury or a judge alone
trial in cases where the maximum penalty is two or
more years in jail. The government seeking feedback on increasing
this to three, five or seven years, saying jury trials

(01:31):
drive court delays. Barrister Philip Morgan KC told Ryan Bridge
he applauds anything to try to reduce the backlog in
the courts, but he has doubts.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
I question the number of jury trials that will drop
merely because the threshold of two years imprisonment or more
has changed.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
New Zealand's throwing its weight behind the race or a
methane vaccine. Government owned egriy Zero NZ is investing almost
ten million dollars in US company Kia Bio, which is
working to create a solution to stop methane emissions in
farm animals. It's also investing alongside the New Zealand Agricultural
Greenhouse Gas Research Center thirteen point five million dollars into

(02:12):
local venture lucy Dome bio Gas Research Center Executive director
Naomi Parker says research has proven promising so far, and
she says they're aiming for a proof of concept in
the next three to five years. Key transport industry groups
are wanting to work more closely with the Ministry of Transport.
The Public Service Commissions released its performance review saying the

(02:33):
scope of the Ministry's role as system lead on transport
was unclear. It found it had a high turnover of staff,
which made it hard to develop and maintain meaningful relationships
with external stakeholders. In sport, four half century partnerships have
guided New Zealand to two hundred and fifty five for four,
a deficit of fifty It stumps on the second day

(02:54):
the first cricket testing in Sri Lanka at gaul Tom
Length and top scored with seventy racing. BB driver Daniel
Ricardo claims he's unaware of any decision to replace him
with Liam Lawson, a mid speculation this weekend Singapore Grand
Prix could be his last, and Formula one Luda Rossa
have advanced to the America's Cup Challenger Series final against
Britannia off the coast of Barcelona. I'm neva ready, Manu,

(03:16):
and that's your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update of midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom.