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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the twenty fifth of November. The
cultural advisor for the mari Or Blacks says there's a
story of unity in tj peranaros Hakka. In the whioh
before the test against Italy, the halfback referenced the Toitu
Tetti movement opposing the Treaty Principal's bill. The team also
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posed with the Tino Ranga teira Tunga flag. It's drawn
questions about the place of politics in professional sport. But
lawyer and consultant to where he write told Mike Hosking
Tino Ranga teira Tanga needs viewing in a wider context.
What's about showcases the beauty of all cultures, but particularly
the two main parties to ten your I think and
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how we to make you work together to shape unity.
The Health Minister is hoping to deliver a new workforce
plan shortly. News Talk zed b earlier revealed Health New
Zealand spent nearly eighty five million dollars more on contractors
and consultants in the last financial year compared to the previous.
The majority was attributed to clinical staff, with the agency,
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saying a shortage of health workers requires contractors in order
to maintain health services. Shane Retti says the workforce plan
is getting close up.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
We would hope that all being to plan and to
cabinet schedule, that would be in placed before Christmas.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
New Social Investment Agency Chief Executive Andrew Costa is hoping
to use his relationships with EWE in the new GIG.
Internal documents on the former police Commissioner's appointment applaud his
work with Maori. Costa says community based services are among
the most effective ways to achieve social good.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
We need to be able to work with the providers
who understand their context and are able to connect with
the people needing that kind of assistance, so that will
continue to be really important.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
The jury at the trial of murder accused Ting Xun
Chao has been led through phone data showing the victim's
last known movements. Realtor Yanfei Bao disappeared in July last
after organizing a private house viewing in Hornby with Chao.
Her buried body was found more than a year later.
Emily Ansel reports.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Witness Constable Amy Campbell Hayward has been detailing iPhone data
showing Bao arrived at the Trevors Street property just before
ten am. It also includes messages between Bao and her
accused killer, helping him find his way after he got lost.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Skepticism over a new five hundred billion dollar climate deal
strike at COP twenty nine. It aims to help poorer
country's weather climate change effects, but Victoria University professor Adrian
Macy says we need much more transformational change. Yep, it's
useful to have that, but in terms of the planet
that isn't a game changer in actual reduction emissions. Prime
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Minister Christopher Luxon says he's proud of how the coalition
government has come together one year on. He says there
was a lot of skepticism is a year ago about
how a three party coalition would work, but.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Actually, you know, I'm really pleased at how coherent that
is has been and the way that we are working
together on the inside has been very good.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
To sport Lydiger Cooe has finished third at the LPGA's
Tour Championship in Florida, ending a bogie free nine hunder
pass sixty three. All Blacks loose forward wallacetiti as World
Rugby Men's fifteens Breakthrough Player of the Year. A setback
for England three days from the first cricket Test against
New Zealand and christ Church. Uncapped wicket keeper Jordan Cox
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has been ruled out of the series with a fractured thumb,
and Italy have defended their Davis Cup tennis title to
nil against the Netherlands in Malaga. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at five pm from the news Talk zb newsroom.