Morning Edition: 22 November 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 22 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 morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, twenty second of November. In
this update, belief the government needs to tackle knife crime
after a security guard was stabbed in the neck in
Auckland's Newmarket. The security guard for the Newmarket Business Association
has serious injuries after yesterday afternoon's attack and is an

(00:25):
Auckland City hospital. Please say. A man pulled a knife
on Broadway outside Westfield Mall when guards approached him in
relation to an earlier incident. Newmarket Business Association Chief executive
Mark nov Thomas says the rise in recent knife crime
around New Zealand is concerning. In Wellington, I need to
look at some of the sentencing around knife crime and

(00:46):
really ramp up some of those charges. A twenty four
year old will appear in court today facing a charge
of aggravated wounding. A more cautious approach to prescribing puberty
blockers for gender dysphoria is being labor reasonable decision. The
Ministry of Health says evidence supporting their uses limited and
of poor quality. As a result, it says they should

(01:08):
only be prescribed by clinicians experienced in providing gender affirming
care as part of a team offering a range of support.
Auckland University pediatric endocrinologist Professor Paul Hoffman says this is
an area where there's a lot of emotion and controversy.
The government's unanimously passed legislation to extend deadlines for earthquake
prone buildings. The law will extend the current time allowed

(01:31):
for landowners to remediate problems by four years. Building and
Construction Minister Chris Penk says it gives owner's breathing room
while the government addresses problems with building assessments, but he
says the real world problem of earthquakes remains for those
who are able to get on and do work to
strengthen the buildings should go ahead and do that, but
in the meantime help us on its way. We're going

(01:52):
to end up with a good, sensible set of rules,
a warning things will only get worse for dementia patients
if New Zealand's broken aged care system isn't fixed. Psychiatrist
for the elderly, doctor Daniel Allen, who works in Southland,
says a lack of options means he's forced to use
sedative medications on patients with dementia. Alzheimer's ENS Chief executive

(02:13):
Catherine Hall says people living with dementia have been let
down by the system for far too long. The business
community is looking forward to hearing how the government will
manage its relationship with the US as it prepares to
deal with another Donald Trump presidency. A US business summit
has been held in Auckland today. It will feature talks
with Prime Minister Christopher Luxen, Trade Minister Todd McLay, US

(02:35):
Ambassador Tom Yudell and New Zealand business leaders. Wellington City
Council's new Crown observers out of action, coming down with
COVID just days before a crucial meeting as the council
prepares to vote on projects to cut from its long
term plan. Lindsay Mackenzie's caught COVID but says it he'll
be back in time for Tuesday's vote. And in Sport,
Ethan de Grute has been named to start at loosehead

(02:57):
prop for the All Blacks against Italy and Churinnon Sunday morning,
his first game time on the end of year tour
after getting stood down for the England Test for failing
to meet teen standards. A basketball thriller in Manila has
gone the way of the Philippines, beating New Zealand ninety
three eighty nine in the Asia Cup qualifying game. The
Viva was Vegas Tour is ramping up for the Warriors

(03:19):
as the club prepares to join the NRL season opening
trip to sin City for a match against Cambera on
March second. I'm Nevaretti, Maru and Thatchal Latest news Fix.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from
the newstalk ZB newsroom