October 23, 2024 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Thursday, the twenty fourth of October. A man
sought in connection with a woman being fatally stabbed on
a bus in unihunger yesterday is in custody Pillisea. The
thirty seven year old handed himself in at north Shore
Police station this afternoon. They've said it appears the victim
(00:24):
and suspect were near each other for some time on
the bus, but did not know each other. Acting Detective
Inspector Elise Robertson says she understands bus travelers may feel uneasy.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
We're working very closely with at and they're actually deploying
some more of the extra transport people and that will
be today and moving through the rest of the week.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
A Trevor Street resident has recounted one of the last
sightings of christ Church realtor Yan Fei Bao ting Jun
Charles murder trial began this week, with the Crown arguing
he attacked Bao as she gave him a private viewing
of a Trevor Street house. Her buried body was found
over a year later with stab wounds. Emily Ansell reports.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Graham MacDonald lived behind the property. He says he saw
an Asian lady standing talking on her phone opposite the
house and a silver Nissan parked over a fire hydrant.
He says this was the same woman whose face was
on flyers he got in his mailbox that week.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
The Children's Minister says she has confidence in Uratambarikei's boss,
despite a scathing agency assessment by the Chief Onwardsman Peter
Boscher says seven parties reported to OT nine times about
a man abusing his partner's four young children. He says
OT close complaints without proper assessment and failed to set
(01:42):
up a safety plan. Karen Shaw says the report from
before she was Minister in charge is very disappointing.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But I'm well aware of those issues and that's why
I set this as a KPI for the Chief Executive
to make sure that we are taking these reports of
concern very seriously and we're managing them correctly.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
In funding for blood cancer drugs compared with Australia, the
Cancer Control Agencies reporting as of January this year, twenty
four medicines for cancer treatments were available in Australia, but
not here. Dunikan MacLean has more.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Twelve treatment uses had a substantial clinical benefit, including two
aiming to cure blood cancer. Since the analysis was completed,
far Mek has funded four of the medicines for six
different uses. Meanwhile, thirteen blood cancer medicines funded here aren't
available in Australia.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
The Prime Minister's spoken with the men and women salvaging
the ground in Manawanui in Sarmour. Chris Luxen's touched down
in the Defense Force plane this afternoon. Political editor Jason
Walls is there.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Although the wreck is located on the other side of
the island. The Prime Minister was keen to visit the
Task Force headquarters. The visit was the first item on
his three day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting form agenda.
Luxen thanked personnel for their work in medic gaining the
environmental damage and pledged the government's full support as they
moved to the next phase of the operation.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
And Luxon will talk with the UK Prime Minister tonight.
In Sport. Silver Fern's defender Karen Berger feels overcoming a
mental hurdle that they're not good enough and not backing
down from the fight have been crucial in forging a
two knell Constellation Cup lead over the Australian Diamonds. As
the NRL seeks expansion to twenty teams, kiwi's prop Griffin
(03:29):
Neim is fully banking calls for a second New Zealand
NRL club to be based in christ Church. Thirty eight
year old former All Black hooker Hiker Elliott has been
named on Wellington's bench for Saturday's NPC final against Bay
of Plenty. That means he's set to play for his
sixth New Zealand province. I'm Raylen Ramsay. That's your latest
(03:51):
news fix and we'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning from the News Talk z EDB news room
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Thursday, the twenty fourth of October. A man
sought in connection with a woman being fatally stabbed on
a bus in unihunger yesterday is in custody Pillisea. The
thirty seven year old handed himself in at north Shore
Police station this afternoon. They've said it appears the victim
(00:24):
and suspect were near each other for some time on
the bus, but did not know each other. Acting Detective
Inspector Elise Robertson says she understands bus travelers may feel uneasy.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
We're working very closely with at and they're actually deploying
some more of the extra transport people and that will
be today and moving through the rest of the week.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
A Trevor Street resident has recounted one of the last
sightings of christ Church realtor Yan Fei Bao ting Jun
Charles murder trial began this week, with the Crown arguing
he attacked Bao as she gave him a private viewing
of a Trevor Street house. Her buried body was found
over a year later with stab wounds. Emily Ansell reports.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Graham MacDonald lived behind the property. He says he saw
an Asian lady standing talking on her phone opposite the
house and a silver Nissan parked over a fire hydrant.
He says this was the same woman whose face was
on flyers he got in his mailbox that week.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
The Children's Minister says she has confidence in Uratambarikei's boss,
despite a scathing agency assessment by the Chief Onwardsman Peter
Boscher says seven parties reported to OT nine times about
a man abusing his partner's four young children. He says
OT close complaints without proper assessment and failed to set
(01:42):
up a safety plan. Karen Shaw says the report from
before she was Minister in charge is very disappointing.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
But I'm well aware of those issues and that's why
I set this as a KPI for the Chief Executive
to make sure that we are taking these reports of
concern very seriously and we're managing them correctly.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
In funding for blood cancer drugs compared with Australia, the
Cancer Control Agencies reporting as of January this year, twenty
four medicines for cancer treatments were available in Australia, but
not here. Dunikan MacLean has more.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Twelve treatment uses had a substantial clinical benefit, including two
aiming to cure blood cancer. Since the analysis was completed,
far Mek has funded four of the medicines for six
different uses. Meanwhile, thirteen blood cancer medicines funded here aren't
available in Australia.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
The Prime Minister's spoken with the men and women salvaging
the ground in Manawanui in Sarmour. Chris Luxen's touched down
in the Defense Force plane this afternoon. Political editor Jason
Walls is there.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Although the wreck is located on the other side of
the island. The Prime Minister was keen to visit the
Task Force headquarters. The visit was the first item on
his three day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting form agenda.
Luxen thanked personnel for their work in medic gaining the
environmental damage and pledged the government's full support as they
moved to the next phase of the operation.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
And Luxon will talk with the UK Prime Minister tonight.
In Sport. Silver Fern's defender Karen Berger feels overcoming a
mental hurdle that they're not good enough and not backing
down from the fight have been crucial in forging a
two knell Constellation Cup lead over the Australian Diamonds. As
the NRL seeks expansion to twenty teams, kiwi's prop Griffin
(03:29):
Neim is fully banking calls for a second New Zealand
NRL club to be based in christ Church. Thirty eight
year old former All Black hooker Hiker Elliott has been
named on Wellington's bench for Saturday's NPC final against Bay
of Plenty. That means he's set to play for his
sixth New Zealand province. I'm Raylen Ramsay. That's your latest
(03:51):
news fix and we'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning from the News Talk z EDB news room
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