Midday Edition: 13 October 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 13 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):
No the news talks had been newsroom. This is newsfacs.
In this update, B and z's online banking services are
down for the second time in two days. Thousands of
customers were unable to access their accounts yesterday due to
a system's issue. The app and services were running again
by about seven pm. However, the bank has confirmed more

(00:25):
than three hundred and fifty people are experiencing the same
issue again. Eightm's cards and payments remain unaffected. Voting is
open for the en Trust Board across central, eastern and
southern parts of Auckland. Five board members are elected generally
from either communities and residents or more for You, Better
for Auckland. Last time, voter turnout was only nine percent.

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The Trust has a seventy five point one percent share
in lines company Vector and pays bill payers a dividend
each year, but the Herald Simon Wilson says a dividend
fallen in real terms each year since twenty eighteen. We're
getting in declining dividend and rising power bills. Pretty unsatisfactory
situation concern. The government's need not Race directive for the

(01:11):
health system goes against decades of evidence. TKAH. How Orra Marii,
A group of Mariy health providers is urging Health Minister
Shane Retti to meet with them, putting down a challenge
over the government's approach to healthcare. TI M Campbell is
behind the call and says on average, Mary die years
earlier are sicker and more impoverished, so prioritizing Marii health

(01:34):
isn't discrimination, it's necessary. Actually one of the more stronger
in measures that we can be using in terms of
being able to target investment and get better return on
outcomes through our FUNO. Infrastructure New Zealand says foreign investment
in our country's infrastructure would also bring innovation and expertise.
The government's reforming the overseas Investment Law to allow foreign

(01:58):
investment to happen unless there's a risk to New Zealand's interest.
It aims to pars legislation before the end of next year.
Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Neck Leggett says energy and
transport to two places that could see overseas investment. That's news.
In Sport, co Helmsman Pete Berling has praised Tea New

(02:19):
Zealand's teamwork on day one of their America's Cup defense
in Barcelona. The Kris edged Britannia ENLiGHT fickle wins to
take a two nil lead in the first to seven event.
Berlin says the conditions were taxing, but the team communicated
well and always had answers to the moves that Brits
through at them. Made life a little harder than we
should have in a couple of things, but you know,
the way we just kind of managed to go to

(02:39):
Plan B and pull it off was really cool. There
are two more matches overnight tomorrow, but light winds are
forecast and delays are expected. Football superstar Christiana Ronaldo has
scored his men's record extending one hundred and thirty third
international goal to keep Portugal perfect in the Nation's league
with a three to one win over Poland. Spain's struck

(03:00):
late to edge Denmark one nil. Tasmine has lost Ethan
blackadded to a carf injury for this afternoon's quarter final
against Canterbury and Blenhim That Sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For
more news, listen to News Talk said Be Live on iHeartRadio.