Midday Edition: 28 September 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 28 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 newstalks HEADB newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In this update,
the Transport ministers overturning all of the previous government's blanket
speed limit reductions. Simeon Brown says speed limits will increase
to one hundred and twenty kilometers an hour on roads
of national significance where it is safe. He says all
blankets speed limit reductions on local streets, arterial roads, and

(00:27):
state highways will be reversed by July next year. Devastation
continues in Lebanon's capital as Israel unleashes more deadly air strikes.
Israel says it was targeting has Buller's central headquarters in
Be Route. At least six people have been killed and
more than ninety injured. BBC Bay Route correspondent Anna Foster

(00:49):
says this latest strike is a significant escalation.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Just the level of destruction. We're talking about, fully collapsed buildings,
you know what looks like a sort of crater underneath that.
Rescue and recovery work is only just beginning. No doubt
that that death toll will climb in the next few hours.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Nearly eight hundred people have been killed in Israel strikes
in Lebanon, since Monday, the mayor of New York City
has pled not guilty to bribery and fraud chargers. Eric
Adams was indicted earlier this week on allegations he accepted
illegal campaign funds and thousands of dollars in luxury travel
benefits from Turkish businessmen and an official in exchange for

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his influence. His lawyer says he would be filing a
motion to dismiss the case next week. If convicted, Adams
could face up to forty five years in prison. A
lack of surprise that more Kiwis are considering taking on
second jobs as the cost of living continues to bite.
New research by recruiter Robert Haff has shown forty nine

(01:48):
percent of workers are thinking of looking for second jobs
in the next twelve months. It comes after stats and
Z data shows almost two hundred and twenty one thousand
Kiwis a working second job across all sectors. Robert half
Managing director Meghan Alexander, says, if cost of living stays high,
more workers may have no choice. We've all got to

(02:09):
run a household and costs do remain high, so it's
feasible that people will continue.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
To do that, especially in large cities.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
We're across the housing alone to drive some of that behavior.
That's news. In sport. Sam Caine has described his pride
ahead of becoming the thirteenth player to play one hundred
Tests with the All Blats tonight in the second Bledislow
Cup match in Wellington. The former captain, who debuted in
twenty twelve against Ireland and christ Church, has played with

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eleven of the previous twelve centurions at Test level. Kane says,
you have to accept your come in for criticism, but
other people have it worse.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
I've always tried to keep that in perspective.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
Always been really lucky to be surrounded by all someome
people from a family point of view, but also this environment.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Just the people here help set you up to be
the best you can be.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
United States have been kept scoreless in a President's Cup
golf session for the first time since two thousand and three,
the last time they failed to win the event. The
international team have swept the US five mil in the
Friday four Sims in Montreal to romp back to a
five all overtime schooline after getting swept themselves yesterday. That sport,

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