Morning Edition: 28 November 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 28 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 never read imanu and this is your
morning news fixed for Thursday, twenty eighth of November. In
this update, the first phase of the Royal Commission of
Inquiry into the COVID nineteen response will be presented to
the government today. The government may not release it until
next year, but the inquiry chair, Professor Tony Blakeley, says

(00:25):
it should be published and acted on immediately. Among the
findings of the impact of vaccine mandates on social cohesion,
Blakely says the vaccine mandates caused huge pain to a
substantial minority during the pandemic and the government should consider
whether their benefits outweighed their harms. While the current war
on inflation is over, there could be another one on

(00:45):
the way. The Reserve Bankers cut the official cash raid
to four point two five percent and is forecasting more
cuts next year, sooner than previously expected. But Governor adrianaw
says that around the world growth is weak, populations are aging,
debtors rise, and there are increasing pressures on food and
energy supplies. Add in extra tariffs as Donald Trump takes

(01:06):
office and prices could become a lot more volatile. What
does that mean? A lot more price variability. If and
when global trade shifts globally, all central banks are expecting
more volatility and relative prices. More results are expected today
in relation to the elevated levels of arsenic detected in
the wycut Or River, the Water Services Authority says there's

(01:28):
no risk to public health and the water is safe
to drink. Authority head of Operations Steve Taylor told Ryan
Bridge the latest test results are due this morning. We're
confident that these levels are safe to drink, but would
expect both Hamilton and water Care to be acting correctively
just to reduce any risk. A White cut Or mayor
says yesterday's fatal crash shines a light on the state

(01:51):
of the roading network. Thirteen people have been taken to
hospital after the crash involving a twour bus and two
other vehicles on State Highway one between Tedo and Piardeda.
One person died, two others are in critical condition, four
have serious injuries and seven are moderately injured. Southway cart
Or District Mayor Gary Pettley says drivers have been put

(02:13):
under a lot of stress by road closures. The Criminal
Cases Commission has referred its fourth ever case to the
Court of Appeal, it's found police changed a man for
a set of incidents in the Auckland suburb of Epsom
which he did not commit. The commission says a man
unknowingly pleaded guilty to the charges and repeatedly denied committing them,

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but was ignored. A blistering end to spring, with the
thermometer nearing thirty degrees in some parts of the country,
a ridge of high pressures meeting a northwesterly wind moving
up from the Tasman Sea, drawing out hot, muggy temperatures.
Met Service meteorologist Lewis Ferris says that the warm northwesterly
flow will come with rain, particularly on the South Island's
west coast, and he says at Hawk's Bay is expecting

(02:55):
to top the country for the hottest temperatures current forecasts.
Who have some airs maybe heading that thirty degree mark
that Jan and Cannery, we're looking at those high twenties.
In Sport, England are prepared to inject another dose of
bass ball against the Black Camps in the first cricket
Test in christ Church this morning. South Africa have limped
to eighty for four on a rain affected opening day

(03:17):
of their first cricket Test against Sri Lanka and Durban
confirmation the spring Boks will head to New Zealand for
two Rugby Championship tests on September sixth and thirteenth next year.
And Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham has opened
up about the criticism he received during and after the
Euro twenty twenty four tournament. I'm never ready, Manu. That's
your latest news fax and we'll be back with the

(03:39):
next update of midday from the newstalk ZB News roupe.