Afternoon Edition: 28 November 2024

The Afternoon 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 afternoon. I'm raileing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news.
Fixed for Thursday, the twenty eighth of November. A report
on New Zealand's COVID response says the government made hard
decisions quickly, but didn't properly address shortcomings that emerged. Phase
one of the Royal Commission inquiry has been delivered to
Internal Affairs Minister Brook van Velden. Senior political reporter Sophie

(00:26):
trigger has More states.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
The government's messaging was initially effective but became more challenging
as objectives shifted, saying the transition away from an elimination
strategy wasn't well signaled or communicated. Some of the thirteen
thousand submissions suggested the government do more to stop misinformation spreading,
and that future pandemic restrictions should be targeted towards those

(00:48):
most at rest.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
Former COVID response minister and Labor leader Chris Hepkins says
he'd like to think his government acknowledged the strain on
New Zealanders.

Speaker 3 (00:57):
There's nothing that can happen now will compensate for those
who were not there when somebody passed away, were unable
to be there for the birth.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Of a child to party. Marii co leader Rawdi waitetis
demanding police withdrawal from Muterpehe In the Bay of Plenty,
large numbers of officers are monitoring a prominent Mongrel mob
member's funeral, but Waititi says police are distressing residents, including
Carmatua and Coier and blocking private property in the cemetery.

(01:27):
He says the Police minister should tell them to pull back.
The Treasury says land plays a much bigger part in
the housing market than previously assumed. A report's found land
availability in Auckland still restricted by environmental and regulatory reasons.
It found such restrictions drive up the cost of urban
land by about four hundred dollars a square meter. Treasuries

(01:50):
Dominic Stephen says it contrasts with earlier thinking emphasizing population
and housing numbers.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
For standing that changes the types of policies that you
might implement in order to get the new human healthing
market functioning in a more efficient manner.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
The Reserve Bank is watching out for ripples from a
Trump administration. The US President elect campaigned on slapping widely
taxing imports. Post election, he's announced he'll tax goods from
Canada and Mexico twenty five percent and slap another ten
percent on China. Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Karen Silk says

(02:26):
uncertainty over his moves could impact inflation and economic growth.

Speaker 3 (02:31):
Where tariffs are introduced. Those selling into economies imposing tariffs
may well seek substitute markets, and so we could see
a feat of dumping of goods.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
Met Service is forecast and cooler temperatures to start the
weekend after unseasonal highs. Today Lennam and christ Church have
both clocked as sizzling thirty one degrees to Madu reach
twenty nine, but a southerly change this afternoon will bring
rain and wind to the South Island. Met Services Lewis
Ferris's temperatures will struggle to reach the late teens this weekend.

(03:04):
Here we are towards the end of Thursday. We see
that cold front has moved northwards, cool Southwesterleies and behind
that to Sport. Brad Moore insists he hasn't entertained the
prospect of becoming the next Crusader's head coach. The Cantabrian
is back for a second stint as an assistant after
recent roles with Argentina in Scotland. Liverpool have maintained their

(03:27):
perfect start to this season's Champions League with a two
mil win over Real Madrid and after one hundred and
thirty four attempts, golf of Bryce and de Chambeau has
finally hit a hole in one over his Texas mansion.
The two time Major winners finally found success on the
fourteenth shot on day sixteen of his challenge. And I'm

(03:49):
railing Ramsey. That is your latest news fix and we'll
have another one for you tomorrow morning from the news Talk,
said b Newsroom