Afternoon Edition: 12 October 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 12 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):
From the News Talk's Edby newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the energy ministers moving to shore up next
winter's electricity supply. The governments released its policy statement clarifying
it and the electricity authorities Roles Simeon Brown says the
authority should drive competition and stop excessive prices and they
don't want to repeat of this winter. New Zealand First

(00:26):
delegates are in the throes of policy debate at an
annual party convention this weekend. More than two hundred and
fifty party faithfriller in Hamilton hearing from guest speakers, the
Caucus and Leader Winston Peters and to vote on remits.
Political reporter Develo to Jackson is there there are.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Forty two policies up for discussion, including adopting a five
h one inspired model of deporting people on migrant visas
who commit crimes, prioritizing citizens for social housing, banning street begging,
and allowing local referendums on fluoridating drinking water are also
being considered. There has been hot in the room so
far with the little progress through the remits, leaving dozens

(01:04):
to work through tomorrow.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
The Prime Minister says he does not regret promising a
free trade deal with India in his first term. Chris
Luckson's heading back from the East Asia Summit in Laos
on the summit sidelines that was a much anticipated sit
down with India's Prime Minister Narendra Moody. Mister Luckson says
the FTA is a big stretch goal, but he's confident.
Concerns about the lack of butterflies being spotted Butterfly Conservation,

(01:29):
a UK charity, has declared a butterfly emergency there after
recent counts show eighty percent of species have declined since
nineteen seventy. Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust is
warning there is also a drop in numbers here. Founding
trustee Jackie Knight says helping sick butterflies is likely spreading diseases.
It's better for people just to plant plants to help

(01:52):
our butterflies, whether it's the native butterflies or the monarch.
That's news. In sport, an eightieth a pushover try has
taken Bay of Plenty to a nineteen seventeen win over
Hawks Bay in the first of today's NPC rugby quarterfinals
the Battle of the Bays did not look like going
the way of the hosts in Torona, with Hawks Bays

(02:13):
Steamers trailing Bay of Plenties Magpies seventeen fourteen before this
final play.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Three minutes, two minutes, one minute. Can they get the
ball down? Yes, they tam Ah Bay a plenty len.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Prinstess Sir Ben Ainsley is citing history as his Inniosprtannia
team's motivation for trying to wrestle the America's Cup away
from Team New Zealand. Racing for the old Mug starts
overnight off the coast of Barcelona. Sir Ben says the
fact no British team has ever lifted the trophy since
the first crew contested it in eighteen fifty one, is

(02:47):
there why that sport? I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
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