Afternoon Edition: 05 November 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 05 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):
Good afternoon, I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the fifth of November. A mega tunnel
for Wellington is now off the table. The government's announced
it will build a second Mount Victoria tunnel, as well
as a second terrorist tunnel.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Ethan Minera reports National campaigned on building a second mountvic tunnel,
but once in government floated the idea of a four
kilometer long tunnel running under the city to the airport. Now,
Transport Minister sime And Browns announced that the Transport Agency
will build two smaller tunnels and make improvements to the
Basin Reserve. Brown says this option will improve travel times

(00:40):
through the city by ten minutes.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
The Children's Minister so she can't confirm who third party
boot camp providers are who could use force on youth offenders.
Cabinets agreed restraining children in military style academies will be permitted,
including by those third parties. Elked documents suggested it increase
the risk of abuse. Minister Karen chaurces providers haven't been confirmed,

(01:05):
but there will be a strict process in training to
run academies.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
I'll have to be a certain provider of certain statutory
obligations and some of them are already meeting those statutory obligations.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Concern from two teachers' unions around workers' rights within charter schools.
Education Union NZDI has laid a complaint with the International
Labor Organization suggesting the legislation discriminates against unions. It's backed
by the PPTA and the Council of Trade Unions. NZDI
General Secretary Stephanie Mills says people in collective agreements will

(01:39):
lose them if their state school converts to.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
A charter We think New Zealand has a reputation to
maintain as a country which is fair, a fair place
to work in.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
The Prime Minister has been forced to withdraw comments in
the House after complaints from the opposition. Chris Luxon referred
to a labour MP's relative in the Chamber today, aimed
at Aischeviril's sister in law, well without specifically mentioning her.
Labor leader Chris Sipkins says it related to a conflict
of interest within the Ministry of Health and was unfair.

Speaker 3 (02:09):
We've now got a situation where repeatedly the government have
named a public servant who happens to be related to
a member of the Opposition in the House a public
servant who cannot speak back.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Luxon withdrew the comment and apologized to the House. Good
progress from councils on responses to climate challenges. The Auditor
General's looked at how environment Canterbury, christ Church City, Nelson
City and Huanganui District councils are dealing with local impacts.
Principal Performance Auditor Victor kaipis as the councils are all

(02:41):
at different stages.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
They've all got unique characteristics to deal with different challenges
different communities. That they're all making progress, so yeah, good
workers on the way.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
They've all got some work to do still.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
The report recommends keeping up communities support through engagement and
using formal reporting frameworks to feedback on priorities. A New
Zealand rowing great Kerry Williams has announced her retirement from
the sport. The three time Olympic medallist also won five
senior World Championship titles in a career which began in

(03:11):
twenty thirteen. All Blacks wing Caleb Clark is dismissing the
relevancy of last year's World Cup quarter final out of
a rematch with Ireland This weekend in Dublin and in
the Cargo's cyclist Tom Sexton has pipped Japanese rider Shoonski
Emma Muda for the win on stage three of the
Tour of Southland. I'm Raylen Ramsay. That is your latest

(03:35):
news fix and we'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning from the news Talk said B Newsroom.