Afternoon Edition: 01 December 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 01 December 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):
From the news Talk's Eddy Newsroom. This is Newsfex. In
this update, Chris Hipkins says if Labour's elected, it will
deliver the need in hospital exactly as promised. More than
thirty five thousand people marched in Dunedin following news the
build would be scaled back the government saying cast had
ballooned by more than a billion dollars. The Labour leaders
promising the hospital he himself pledged pre election and is

(00:26):
confident Labour will have the fiscal plan to pay for it, hearing.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
In mind that we were not the only parties that
promised that. If anything, the National Party promised a bigger
hospital than the one that we had committed to. We
will make sure they get at least what they were
promised by us before the last election.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Pig farmers are not happy about the quantity of imported
pork on supermarket shelves. The Pork Boards noticed an increase
in foreign pork being sold in New Zealand. They say
it's unfair. They're expected to follow stringent regulations. Pork produced
overseas does not and could be sold more cheaply in
New Zealand And, said Pork CEO Brent Cleiss is urging
shoppers to support New Zealand made.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
We're a time of living when costs a height, and
we understand that people want those options. What we're saying
is that anything that does appear on the shelves should
have to adhere to the same production stands.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
Relief for Corimandal businesses as the Cathedral Cove Walking Track
officially reopens. The beach has been accessible only by sea
since the walking track closed in February last year after cyclone. Gabrielle.
Conservation Minister Tama Portaka says the reopening's a big boost
in the region's recovery after storms and COVID Thames. Corimandal

(01:32):
District Mayor Len Saltz says one of their biggest challenges
was the Internet not being able to respond to the closure.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
Local business were at the receiving end of things that
had changed, but the information that's out there that's bringing
visitors in was not able to keep up with those
changes in real time.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Police are continuing their crackdown on people breaching the new
gang patch law. At least four people were arrested for
displaying patches in Whitamatara District. The Bay of Place topol
and Hastings yesterday. That's news in sport. The black Caps
are ruining the drop seas that led to a hefty
eight wicket last to England in the opening cricket Test

(02:11):
in Christchurch, New Zealand. Shelder scarcely believable eight catches in
the first innings, with Harry Brook dropped five times on
his way to an imposing one hundred and seventy one.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham says the butterfingers display put
them on the back foot when they could have been dominant.
Auckland FC's quietly confident influential skipper Hero Kishakai will be

(02:32):
available for next weekend showdown with the Wellington Phoenix at
Mount smart The right back missed the two nil football
win over the Newcastle Jets because of a hamstring injury.
Black Knight's coach Steve Corricker is eager to have the
former Japanese international back on the field for the second
edition of the Kiwi Classico.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
That scans it is clear they're still obviously a little
little bit sore. I think you should go right. We'll
see how he goes next week training.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
Wise, and we'll go from there, that's sport Joe Gilfillan.
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