Midday Edition: 25 October 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 25 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 afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Friday, the twenty fifth of October. Cabinet
ministers and officials are meeting urgently today as a man
appears in court over Wednesday's fatal bus attack in Auckland's
On a Hunger. The thirty seven year old man faces
charges including murder, threatening to kill, assault and burglary. The

(00:25):
Transport and police ministers will talk with police and Auckland
Transport this afternoon discussing safety on public transport on a Hunger.
Local board chair Maria Meredith says there have been issues
for years.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Attacks on the buses, people getting into altercations because some
parts of our local boards community, we've had young school
age children getting attacked rob It is quite sad.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Another no show from the man accused of murdering christ
Church real estate agent Yan Fei Bao at his trial.
Ting Jun Chao is charged with attacking Boo at a
Trevor Street private property viewing in July last year. Her
body was found with stab wounds in a shallow grave
on Canterbury Farmland. More than a year later, Justice Lisa

(01:08):
Preston has explained Chow's absence to the jury.

Speaker 3 (01:12):
Mister Choo chooses not to be present in court this morning.
The slight delay has been to ensure the technical arrangements
are in place for interpretation.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
The trial has had a number of delays relating to
translation issues and also Chow's inconsistent appearances don't make outdoor
plans for the next day or so. Wild weather is
causing havoc with rock falls on the west coast on
State Highway six between Fatoh and Horty Hodey and strong
winds affecting the Desert Road. Gales overnight and the capital

(01:46):
have disrupted dozens of flights, prevented, a Bluebridge ferry birthing
and blown cyclists of bikes. Met Service forecaster Lewis Ferris
says more rain is on the way over the weekend.

Speaker 3 (01:59):
In the second it all of Saturday as the North
Armon will get worse or wetter as the day progresses.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
H Mens Air Somnowanui's sinking is hanging over the Prime
Minister at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa.
Chris Luxon met to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
last night and will meet King Charles and other leaders today,
he says it's too early to start conversations on any
financial compensation to Samour over the sinking of our navy vessel.

(02:28):
Luson says workers continuing on mitigating environmental damage and all
three shipping containers have now been removed from the reef.

Speaker 3 (02:36):
I'm very, very proud of how we're just systematically dealt
with each phase each time and just keep chugging our
way through it, which is great.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Movers and shakers endorsing a lobby group called Vision for
Wellington include Dames Kerrey Prendergast, Patsy Ready and fran Wilde,
and also Sabob Jones. They're asking the Council to reign
and spending and stop infighting to Sport. Black Caps batting
coach Luke Wronke says the Pune Second Test surface, where

(03:03):
New Zealand was bowled out for two hundred and fifty
nine by India, is difficult enough that batters won't ever
feel that they're set. Former New Zealand netball coach Yvonne
Willering is wrapped that the Silver Ferns have built a
two ner lead in the Constellation Cup, but hopes they
don't go overboard with their more physical approach in Sunday's
third Test against Australia, and center Peter Hiku believes the

(03:27):
Kiwi's strong team chemistry is key to beating Australia in
Sunday's Pacific Championship clash in christ Church. I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the newstalk zb newsroom.