Midday Edition: 29 September 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 29 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 newstalks headby newsroom this is NEWSFACS. In this update,
there are fears the death of Hesbula's leader will see
the conflict to escalate further. Hassan Israela and eleven others
were killed in Israeli strikes in Beirute, with nearly eight
hundred killed eleven on since Monday. The sides continue to
launch strikes across the border, and Israel's military also says

(00:26):
it's intercepted a missile filed from the Hooties in Yemen.
CNN correspondent Yamana Karadasha says Israeli have issued a warning
to Lebanese civilians to stay away from any Hisbola sites.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
First of all, they don't know where these Hasmola facilities are.
And the second thing is the fact this feels like
the Israeli military here is expanding potentially these air strikes.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
The government's eyeing up options through a major reform of
the building consent system. Building in Construction Minister Chris Penk
suggests New Zealand's unaffordable housing is down to high building
costs in the current consenting system. The government's looking at
potentially allowing councils to group together to pull resources. It's
also considering setting up fewer regional building consent authorities, replacing

(01:15):
the sixty seven we have now, which have different practices
and approaches to consenting. Another option includes giving builders a
single point of contact to submit plans to police. Are
providing support to the family of a missing snorkler found
dead by rescue crews in Cali Couldra. The alarm was
raised at five pm yesterday after the man was thirty

(01:37):
minutes overdue. His body was found an hour later. The
death will now be referred to the coroner. Southeastern new
Estates are still grappling with flooding in the wake of
Hurricane Helene. More than fifty people have died and the
strongest storm Florida's Big Bend has ever recorded seen, and
correspondent Raphae al Romo is in North Carolina, where over

(02:00):
four hundred roads are closed from flooding and over five
five hundred people have called emergency services.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Officials are having a tough time getting to them because
the roles are in such bad condition.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
That's news. In Sport, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is
reflecting on the what if moments of the Rugby Championship
as they begin to contemplate the end of year tour.
This after a thirty three thirteen went over the Wallabies
and Wellington to finish second overall behind South Africa, who've
clinched their first title since twenty nineteen. Robertson looks back

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at the differentiating factors Championship. We could probably win every game.
There's moments in those games we just learned at the
moments and big momentum swings of these brief calls or
euro call or game management and test key moments that
you've just got to get right. The black Caps have
recorded their nineteenth lowest test score in history, getting rolled
for eighty eight by Sri Lanka on day three of

(02:56):
the second cricket Test in Gaul. The hosts in force
on and have New Zealand one hundred and ninety nine
for five, trailing by three hundred and fifty runs. Heading
Intoday four That Sports, I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,
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