Morning Edition: 01 December 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks Heavy newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfex in this update.

Speaker 1 (00:09):
Labor Party members will vote today on whether to reduce
the power of its leaders to make decisions. The parties
holding its annual conference in christ Church this weekend, the
first time it's members of matt since the twenty twenty
three election defeat. Today it's voting on whether to continue
work on a capital gains tax or a wealth tax,

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and also whether to allow captain's calls. The heralds Thomas
Coglan says the call is an informal convention allowing a
leader to decide a party's policy.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
The proposals would basically mean that the members would have
a much greater say over whether or not the carpus
and the leadership of the Labor Party could make those
captains calls in the future.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
An online safety advocate says child exploitation is her chief
concern when it comes to social media. Australia's ban of
under sixteens from US using the platforms has sparked a
worldwide conversation about child internet use. Horizon research shows seventy
four percent of Kei we adults polled believe New Zealand

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should do the same therapist Joe Robertson says she hears
devastating stories of young people being groomed.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
They often have very very etronic PTSD. They feel the
effects of that incident, that trauma for a long long time.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
The increased cost of living means more families and needing
help with the gifts This Christmas. The Kindness Collective's Christmas
Joystore invites parents in hardship to choose gifts for their children.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
Off the shelves for free.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
CEO Sarah Page says she's noticed a huge increase in
people struggling to pay bills.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
Having to choose between paying rentur pay on mortgage or
you know, buying through to the family and just Christmas.
The fear is not it's not on the cards.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
In christ Church is leading the rollout of the national
ticket service. Mottu Move is piloting its new contactless payment
system on the Route twenty nine bus between the airport and.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
The city from today.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
In Sport, the goal scoring spree continues for All White
striker Chris Wood in the Premier League on Sky Sport.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
For the opening goal in this contest at the City Grounds.

Speaker 3 (02:23):
Please.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Inside Wood's twenty fourth career goal for Nottingham Forest puts
him level with Brian Roy as the club's most prolific
scorer in the English top flight. Forest would hold on
to beat Ipswich.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Town one nil at home.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
A quarterfinal berth awaits both New Zealand rugby sevens teams.
Despite mixed results on the first day of the series
opener in Dubai, the women's side charged into the final
eight with crushing wins over Brazil, Japan and Canada in
pool day. Meanwhile, the men's team have qualified as the
highest ranked third place team in the group stages after

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losing to Spain and Fiji.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
That's News and Sports. I'm Chelsea Daniels. For more news,
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