Afternoon Edition: 02 November 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 02 November 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.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, more than sixty six million votes have
already been cast in the US presidential election. Kamala Harris
and Donald Trump are holding dueling campaigns in Wisconsin, with
just days before one gets the key to the White House.
Harris has slammed the former president's violent language towards former
lawmaker Liz Cheney after he said rifles should be trained

(00:30):
on her.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Anyone who wants to be president of the United States
who uses that kind of violent rhetoric, it's clearly disqualified
and unqualified to be president.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Startling images from space show the ocean has engulfed part
of Spain. Spanish authorities are still searching for dozens of
people missing. At least two hundred and five people have died.
BBC correspondent Nicky Schiller says many of the dead were
found in cars trying to flee from the floodwaters is.

Speaker 1 (00:59):
Like some out of a disaster movie, you know, two
hundred meters of just a pile of cars that obviously
been tossed around like there were match decks.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
A plea for kiwis to shop locally this Christmas shopping
season by New Zealand maid is warning with ongoing economic
challenges and rising costs, this looks to be the toughest
Christmas on record. Executive Director Dane Ambler says liquidations are
hitting record levels and a third of small businesses of
cut staff from the last quarter. He says, every dollar

(01:29):
spent on local businesses has a huge ripple effect.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
Buying local means providing a central income livelihood for many
New Zealanders. We're also minimizing transportation distances and emissions and
contributing to a better news out.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Recreational hunters and anglers are all game for a new
charter for better access to public conservation. Land Fish and
Game says access as the top issue for recreational anglers
and hunters, with constraints on access making it challenging. Chief
executive Karina Jordan says the charter highlight it's how important
that access is for kiwis, but.

Speaker 4 (02:02):
Also within the charter, it highlights the responsibility that we
all have as citizens to make sure that we are
proteting our wild beautiful places and that we are acting
away that's accordance with our regulations.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
That's news. In Sport Auckland, FC coach Steve Coricker is
reminding the Phoenix of the expectation from their home fans
ahead of the first all Kiwi matchup in Football's A League.
This afternoon's match in the Capitol comes after the two
sides finished round two of the competition at the top
of the standings. Coraker says his players have taken a

(02:35):
ton of confidence from starting with two wins both on
home soil in Auckland. Away from home is also quite good.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
You know, the pressure is all on them at home,
so little bit of pressure off us going to their
ground first, so you know we try and make the
most of that.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
Wellington Phoenix coach g and Carlo Italiano refutes Coraker's claim.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
I find they're very hard to believe. One. I don't
think they've left New Zealand yet.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
You know, we just come back from Perth and I
would say, you know, with the money that he has
available for plays and so on, is a strong favorite.
Kick offs at five pm. That's Sports. I'm Sandy Hodge.
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