December 16, 2024 • 3 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your morning
News fixed for Tuesday, the seventeenth of December. One mayor
says his council already has to focus on the basics.
The government's removing references to social, economic, environmental and cultural
well being from the Local Government Act. It's a push
to get councils to focus on core services like fixing
(00:24):
pipes and potholes. Council performance will be benchmarked and a
yearly report published. Queenstown Mayor Glenn Lewis told Andrew Dickens
the measures won't change how councils do anything.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Or the accountability measures as they call them, We're doing
anyway and they're just going to report them differently.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And insight into how we're using pharmaceutical and psychedelic drugs.
The twenty twenty four New Zealand Drugs Trends survey of
more than ten thousand people shows more than a quarter
of respondents use of pharmaceuticals for non medical reasons. It's
also found a quarter of recent psychedelic users did so
for therapeutic reasons. Its author says, of someone's had a
big night, they might take benzodiazepine to help them sleep,
(01:04):
and then a stimulant like ritalin to help study. The
Prime Minister's playing down expectations of a twenty twenty seven
surplus ahead of Treasury opening its books later today. The
half year Economic and Fiscal Update will reveal the state
of the economy, as well as how much tax revenue
the government expects to raise over the coming years. Chris
Luxen says economically, it's been a tough few months. That's
(01:26):
likely to be reflected once the books are opened.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
That there are incredibly challenging economic conditions, as you are
well aware of. We are spending money carefully and that
is important, and that work will continue next year at
pace and for the rest of the time that we
are frankly in government.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
The number of jobs being advertised this the year has
risen for the second time in a year. The latest
SEEK Employment report for November shows job adds are up
a one percent and applications per job are up three
percent a month on month. Country manager Rob Clark says
demand for workers has declined in most industries. In the
banking and finance industry have boomed recently. The invasive seaweed
(02:05):
CORLUPA has been discovered at a second location in the
Hodicky Gulf. About thirty hectares of it's been found at
boss Taki Bay in the southern side of kawah Island.
Nati Manahudi Settlement Chief Executive Nicola McDonald says we need
to ramp up the response to rid this pest from
our water once and for all. Grower is a hopeful
(02:25):
of a positive fruit season ahead. Some of fruit New
Zealand reports are yields and Hawks Bay are considerably up
on recent years. Fruit in central Otago are also looking good,
despite colder than usual weather potentially having an impact on volume.
Chief Executive Dean Smith says cherry growers down in Otago
are gearing up for a busy season.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
We've got Chinese New Year on the twenty nine to January,
so I know that a lot of their exporters are
excited about getting those amazing New Zealand cherries into those markets.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Do Sport and England face a daunting target of six
hundred and fifty eight in the third cricket Test against
the black Caps and Hamilton and the visitors are eighteen
for two heading into the fourth day. The hosts were
dismissed for four hundred and fifty three in their second innings.
Black Caps A T twenty specialist Tim Seifert has made
a half century and a losing Big Bash deboo for
(03:14):
the Melbourne Renegades against the Sydney Sixers and Olympic and
World Triathlon Champane Alex yee as An ounces hill race
in the twenty twenty five London Marathon. And that's your
latest news fix. We'll be back at midday
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your morning
News fixed for Tuesday, the seventeenth of December. One mayor
says his council already has to focus on the basics.
The government's removing references to social, economic, environmental and cultural
well being from the Local Government Act. It's a push
to get councils to focus on core services like fixing
(00:24):
pipes and potholes. Council performance will be benchmarked and a
yearly report published. Queenstown Mayor Glenn Lewis told Andrew Dickens
the measures won't change how councils do anything.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Or the accountability measures as they call them, We're doing
anyway and they're just going to report them differently.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
And insight into how we're using pharmaceutical and psychedelic drugs.
The twenty twenty four New Zealand Drugs Trends survey of
more than ten thousand people shows more than a quarter
of respondents use of pharmaceuticals for non medical reasons. It's
also found a quarter of recent psychedelic users did so
for therapeutic reasons. Its author says, of someone's had a
big night, they might take benzodiazepine to help them sleep,
(01:04):
and then a stimulant like ritalin to help study. The
Prime Minister's playing down expectations of a twenty twenty seven
surplus ahead of Treasury opening its books later today. The
half year Economic and Fiscal Update will reveal the state
of the economy, as well as how much tax revenue
the government expects to raise over the coming years. Chris
Luxen says economically, it's been a tough few months. That's
(01:26):
likely to be reflected once the books are opened.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
That there are incredibly challenging economic conditions, as you are
well aware of. We are spending money carefully and that
is important, and that work will continue next year at
pace and for the rest of the time that we
are frankly in government.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
The number of jobs being advertised this the year has
risen for the second time in a year. The latest
SEEK Employment report for November shows job adds are up
a one percent and applications per job are up three
percent a month on month. Country manager Rob Clark says
demand for workers has declined in most industries. In the
banking and finance industry have boomed recently. The invasive seaweed
(02:05):
CORLUPA has been discovered at a second location in the
Hodicky Gulf. About thirty hectares of it's been found at
boss Taki Bay in the southern side of kawah Island.
Nati Manahudi Settlement Chief Executive Nicola McDonald says we need
to ramp up the response to rid this pest from
our water once and for all. Grower is a hopeful
(02:25):
of a positive fruit season ahead. Some of fruit New
Zealand reports are yields and Hawks Bay are considerably up
on recent years. Fruit in central Otago are also looking good,
despite colder than usual weather potentially having an impact on volume.
Chief Executive Dean Smith says cherry growers down in Otago
are gearing up for a busy season.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
We've got Chinese New Year on the twenty nine to January,
so I know that a lot of their exporters are
excited about getting those amazing New Zealand cherries into those markets.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Do Sport and England face a daunting target of six
hundred and fifty eight in the third cricket Test against
the black Caps and Hamilton and the visitors are eighteen
for two heading into the fourth day. The hosts were
dismissed for four hundred and fifty three in their second innings.
Black Caps A T twenty specialist Tim Seifert has made
a half century and a losing Big Bash deboo for
(03:14):
the Melbourne Renegades against the Sydney Sixers and Olympic and
World Triathlon Champane Alex yee as An ounces hill race
in the twenty twenty five London Marathon. And that's your
latest news fix. We'll be back at midday
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