Afternoon Edition: 28 September 2024

The Afternoon 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):
From the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfacs in
this update fears for future health workers as the government
pushes paws on Dunedin's new hospital. It's given Health New
Zealand two options to deliver the project within the one
point eight eight billion dollar budget, which it says has
blown out to three billion. Otaga University and Politech have
both voiced concerns about the impact it could have for

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health education. Labour Associate Health spokesperson Tracy McClelland says it's
their premier medical school.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
The doctors that service and provide healthcare throughout the country
are trained here and it needs to be a world
class facility as to want world cast doctors.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
The nurses organizations joined a march in Buller protesting against
the closure of the West Coast Urgent GP Clinic, with
Telehealth replacing it next month. It's worried the closure will
put more pressure on Buller Hospital and jeopardized patient safety,
but President Kedy Nuku says they've been trying to send
signals about the rural health crisis for years.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
This is unfair and unequal here when we've seen rural
communities being disadvantaged by shutting services and we've still not
address the significant understaffing.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
Shiguru Ishiba is said to become Japan's new Prime minister
after winning the ruling party's leadership vote. The former Defense
minister vowed to clean up the party after a series
of scandals and internal conflicts, revitalize the economy and address
security threats. Aucklanders are being encouraged to explore Pacific ties
at this year's Heritage Festival. The two week events now

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underway with Mouana Oceania the theme for its twentieth anniversary.
It also comes amid important anniversaries for the pacifica community,
fifty years of new a self government and fifty years
since the Dawn Raids. Auckland Council Heritage Manager nol reard
And says the festivities include talks, exhibitions and workshops across
the city, most.

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Of musical performances.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
There are events where it can exious prices in otherwise
may not be allowed.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
To enter news. In sport, the finalists are set in
rugby's Farra Palmer Cup Premiership. Waikuto have beaten Auckland sixty
nine to twelve in Hamilton, setting up the title decider
with Canterbury, who beat Counties Monaco thirty six thirty one
in Pukekoe fall back, Harry Godfrey's kicked a sideline conversion
in injury time to see Hawks Bay snatch a thirty

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six thirty five NPC win from Auckland. Bay of plenty
have beaten Northland fifty three to thirteen in Todonga. The
bled is Low Cup may be gone, but the Wallabies
can still create history if they achieve a winning Tonight's
Test with the All Blacks in Wellington. It's been twenty
three years since Australia's last win over New Zealand on
Kiwi soil. Captain Harry Wilson says it starts with their

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defensive intent.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
We're sort of all out to New Zealand on top
of us there, so we've got to show some improvement there,
which really is just trying to win the physicality in
contact there and if we can bring a bit more
once but it'll probably help, but we really got to
win the one on one battles in contact.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
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