Morning Edition: 08 October 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 08 October 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):
Good morning, I'm never ready Manu, and this is your
morning Newswix for Tuesday, eighth of October. In this update,
a security expert says the Defense Force will likely need
to look offshore for a salvage ship able to help
pull the sunken navy vessel out of the ocean in Samoar.
The hmnz S Manawanui went down after running aground and

(00:24):
catching fire at the weekend. Most of the seventy five
people have bought a right back in New Zealand on
a Defense Force flight last night. The one hundred million
dollar ship has only the equivalent of third party insurance,
which just covers part of the cleanup and salvage cost.
Senior fellow at Victoria University's Center for Strategic Studies, Peter Greener,
says it will be a difficult operation, one we probably

(00:47):
don't have the resources for.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
In terms of the vessels themselves. It is highly likely
that we're going to have to bring one in from overseas.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
A media commentator says TVNZ appears to be doubling down
on what it's good the date broadcast as latest business proposal.
Will Seed's website shut down in February, while more investment
will be put towards news on its streaming platform tvns plus.
The company is hoping to save thirty million dollars. Spinoff
founder Duncan Greeves says it could really bolster TVNZ plus.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
You'd think that I'll timately get to a place where
you can get a fresh bulletin at any time of
the day or night that is sort of persistently being
updated as new video stories a file.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
The plan will go through two weeks of consultation before
a final decision is made. New Zealanders are continuing to
feel the pinch. The Westpac Regional roundup shows businesses and
households are reporting economic challenges. Westbak senior economists at tesch
Ranshot says it's been widespread falls and retail sales and
softness in the construction of manufacturing sectors. He doesn't expect

(01:50):
much improvement this year and next year should bring better conditions.
Dunedin's wet weather hasn't washed away community disdain for planned
cuts to the city's new hospital. Protesters challenged the Prime
Minister yesterday after the government signaled a project downgrade following
acclaim three billion dollar blowout. Mayor Jules Raddick confirms his

(02:10):
Southern Delegation protest to Wellington remains on the cards. Is
his information he's received, states the hospital can be built
near the original one point nine billion dollar budget.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
They've just got to do some tough negotiating with the
contractor and get that hospital built his plan, because they've
got the piling all done, they've got the plans all done.
There's ready to go. They just need to get on
with the job.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Auckland's long road to recovery continues following last year's anniversary
weekend flunts. Auckland Transport says it's now completed about ninety
percent of repairs and the new World Mount Albert Supermarket
is reopening to customers this morning, but Auckland Councilor Richard
Hills's about three and a half thousand property owners are
applying to be bought out, but the council only has
the budget to buy out nine hundred. In Sport, All

(02:54):
Black's assistant rugby coach Tummoty Ellison remains uncertain about his
future with the Crusaders, saying he can't do both jobs.
Former Blues forward Tom Robinson has retired to become a
yoga teacher players on next years British and Irish Lions
tour to Australia will employ a new profit share model.
Pakistan captain Shan Masoud has raced a one hundred and

(03:14):
fifty one as part of three hundred and twenty eight
for four on the opening day the first cricket Test
against England and Moltan. Finally, golfer Fiona Shu will join
the LPGA tour next year. And I'm Nevaretti Manu that
your latest news folks. Will be back with the next
update at midday from the newstalk ZB news group