See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode Transcript
Good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday news fix
for Tuesday, the first of October. Israel's Defense minister has
reportedly said the next stage of its fight against Hezbilla
is imminent. The BBC reports Hebilla's deputy leader says they
are ready for an Israeli ground defensive. US State Department
spokesperson Matthew Miller says they're holding continuous conversations with Israel
(00:29):
about potential ground operations.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
I've seen reports about ground operations. We've had some conversations
with them about that. They have at this time told
us that those are limited operations focused on Hasbilah infrastructure
near the border.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Supermarket Giant Foodstuffs has been denied permission to merge its
North Island and South Island cooperatives. The Commerce Commission has
found the merger would be a permanent structural change to
the grocery industry that could substantially lessen competition. Business reporter
Michael sergle.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
The Foodstuff's co ops owned the New World pack and
Safe and four Square brands. The competition watchdogs is allowing
them to merge would give them too much buying power,
making it harder for supplies to negotiate prices and harder
for other grocery retailers to compete. It also claims the
merger would increase the chance of food stuffs and willworthscaring
out price coordination.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Shane Jones admits not everyone is on board with the
government's plan to restart oil and gas exploration. Submissions on
the plan closed tonight. The Resources Minister says he's happy
to engage with people he disagrees with, including a group
of climate protesters he encountered in central Wellington yesterday.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
Across the road and they saw me and gave me
a blast. But pay. They're entitled to their views. Nothink
ke weys want to see someone put an alternative view
to these from loving lizard obsessive characters.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
The government's announced a thirty million dollar fund to share
costs with councils and landowners for cleaning up hundreds of
his historical landfills. Projects include cleaning up sawdust fill at
Nelson's Tahuna Nui Beach there since the nineteen sixties. Changes
kicking in from today will see pay parity no longer
(02:13):
extended to ECE relief teachers. Meanwhile, most tourists coming to
New Zealand will have to pay a higher levee, and
people misusing disabled car parks will be stung with a
harsher fine. Here senior political reporter Sophie trigger.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
October is bringing a suite of changes. Among them, penalties
for abusing mobility parks have been hiked fivefold to seven
hundred and fifty dollars, and international visitor levies nearly tripled
to one hundred dollars. Pay Parity will no longer cover
early education relief teachers, which Associate Education Minister David Seymour
says had become an administrative burden that's driven up costs.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Defense ministers from Australia and the South Pacific have arrived
in New Zealand to talk about the region's security. They're
taking part in a new annual Defense Minister's meets. About
three and a half thousand properties in the Mackenzie Basin
are expected to be without power until later tonight. A
crop dusting helicopter cut transmission lines after its boom landed
(03:11):
on lines yesterday morning to sport. Most of the All
Whites big names will be present when their road to
the twenty twenty six Football World Cup starts in Tahiti
later this month. Confirmation Michael McGuire is vacating his role
as coach of the new South Wales State of Origin
side to take over at the Brisbane Broncos. The Black
(03:32):
Ferns are avoiding painting a bleak picture after a shock
loss to Ireland to start their campaign in rugby's WXV
one tournament and top key we squash players Paul Cole
and Joe l King have both suffered first round defeats
at the latest PSA World event in cutter I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
(03:53):
next update at five pm from the News Talk zb
newsroom
Popular Podcasts
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.