Morning Edition: 23 September 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Good morning. I'm never ready Manu and this is your
morning news fix from Monday, twenty thirty September hit this
update the Minister for Child Poverty Reductions taking a swing
at the previous government over its inability to hit its
own targets. The previous Labor government set a target of
reducing the number of children living in material hardship from

(00:26):
thirteen percent to twenty eighteen to nine percent by June
this year, but the latest statistics show that figure is
at twelve and a half percent. Louise Upstance says that's
not good enough.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
The reality is that, unfortunately under the Labor government, the
three primary child poverty measures went up and what we
did see nearly fifty thousand more children being raised in
benefit dependent households.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
The last government pointed to the COVID nineteen pandemic as
a major reason why it wasn't able to meet its
child poverty target. A clinical psychologist says Philip Mertons may
feel a sense of sympathy towards his captors since returning home.
The New Zealand pilot is now safely back with family
and Jakarta after being freed Saturday. He was held captive

(01:07):
for nineteen and a half months by rebels in West Papua.
Umbrella well beings doogled. Sutherland says it isn't unusual for
people like Philip Mertons to develop a bond with people
and places while held captive. At least four people are
being killed and eighteen injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama.
Police say multiple shooters fired multiple shots and a group

(01:27):
of people late yesterday. The BBC report's officers found the
bodies of two men and a woman at the scene,
while a third man later died of bullet wounds in hospital.
No suspects have been arrested. A new international power ranking
has New Zealand as one of only three countries declining
in influence over the past year. He is senior political
reporter Sophie Trigger.

Speaker 3 (01:48):
According to a Lower Institute report, Wellington's largely been left
behind by Asia's fast paced defense diplomacy, along with Russia
and war torn men mar New Zealand dropped in overall
power this year, the Institute noting of fourteen percent loss
since twenty eighteen. The fall in rankings was attributed to
less defense networks and a drop in diplomatic influence.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
New Zealand lawyers is some of the unhappiest in the world,
sparking concern for the next generation. A Melbourne University's study
commissioned by Life Square Trust reveals our lawyers report greater depression,
anxiety and stress rates than those overseas and other professionals.
Sampling eight hundred lawyers over three years, it found twenty
three percent feel their workplace does not foster a positive culture.

(02:33):
Clinical psychologist Jackie Maguire says that we need to address
the negative culture in foster self determination and our legal systems.
The Wellington mayors flip flopped on why she chose to
sell her car last week. The mayor told Nick Mills
on newst org zb Wellington Mornings that she too was
feeling the crunch financially, but Farno then changed her tune.

(02:55):
When asked about the issue again on TVNZ's Q and
A with Jack Tame, she she didn't sell it to
pay the bills, claiming her statement had been taken out
of context. Then after the interview, the mayor's office gave
a statement saying she did sell it to help with
her mortgage. In sport Lando, Norris has led from start
to finish at the Singapore Grand Prix to take another

(03:17):
chunk out of Max fish Stuppen's Formula One Championship lead. Meanwhile,
in the subplot over whether Liam Lawson will take over
from Daniel Ricardo at Racing Bulls, Ricardo has finished eighteenth,
with all signs pointing to his exit from post race interviews. Finally,
Sri Lanka have the advantage after four days at the
first cricket Test against New Zealand at Gaul. The black
Caps are two hundred and seven for eight, chasing two

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seventy five for victory. And I'm never ready, Manu. That's
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the news Dog ZBE newsroom