Morning Edition: 21 December 2024

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 21 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 Talks Heavy Newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
In this update, New Zealand is donating tens of thousands
of dollars for relief and earthquakes stricken Vanewa. To fourteen
people died while two hundred were injured in tuesday seven
point three magnitude quake. Damaged infrastructure means thousands are at
risk of becoming ill from contaminated water. Red Cross New
Zealand Secretary General Sarah Stuart Black says the Vanera to

(00:32):
earthquake appeals already surpass seventy five thousand dollars.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
People can make donations in support of Vanoa to Red
Cross an emergency release supplies that will be able to
support them with temporary shelter, water, household supplies.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
First day and orange heavy rain warning is in place
for the Bay of Plenty. Met Service is expecting the
area to get up to one hundred and twenty millimeters
of heavy rain and thunderstorms until eleven tonight. Meteorologist John
Law says dreams and rivers may rise rapidly, with surface
flooding and slips possible.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
Everywhere from say Auckland down towards Manor or Two. Perhaps
across towards are Taro District and Sommo's a fairly heavy
with thunderstorms, intense bursts of rainfall and some hail in the.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Next Polytech educators are entering the holiday season with the
future of their job still uncertain. The Tertiary Education and
Skills Minister says new vocational work based learning options will
be consulted on early next year, and Queenstown Airport is
ready for the summer holiday rush. Today's its busiest day
of the year, with more than five thousand people expected

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to fly into the tourism hotspot. Blake Benny reports.

Speaker 4 (01:41):
A similar amount of passengers are expected to land in
Queenstowny Airport on Sunday, Friday and net Saturday. Airport Chief
Operating Officer Todd Race says strong passenger numbers are anticipated
through until the end of January. Is the terminal will
be bustling as systems new capacity, so ask people allow
extra time to chicken and be patient with staff and

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that's news.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
To Sport and accuracy on offense has cost the Breakers
another Australian Basketball League game, this time in ninety two
to eighty four defeat by the Sydney Kings. At Spark Arena.
The Breaker has shot just forty four percent from the
field and eight from thirty five from three to loose
their seventh in the row. Coach Patrio Copenan has given

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a blunt assessment.

Speaker 3 (02:27):
We've been really shooting the ball bad lately and it's
something you know, if you want to win in this league.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
It's something we really.

Speaker 4 (02:34):
Want to feel social to better, to have.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
A chance, but like this one hurts. Of course we
had chants, we were close.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
Warren Gatlin will remain as Wales head coach for the
twenty five six Nations, but he's been warned by the
Welsh Rugby Union that he must start delivering results. Wales
have lost twelve consecutive games and that sport. I'm Dono
Marie Leaver.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
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