December 23, 2024 • 3 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom. This is NEWSFACS,
Good morning. In this update, the search continues for a
prisoner who escaped correction staff at Hamilton's Wycota Hospital yesterday
afternoon while wearing handcuffs and a GPS monitor. He was
on remand from spring Hill Corrections facility north of the
city and escaped at around half past one. Lachlan Rennie
(00:27):
has More.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Spring Hill general manager Scott Walker says they've launched an
immediate review into how the escape happened. Police are asking
for Hamilton locals to be in touch if they see
anything suspicious near the waycot to Hospital.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Blissa remaining confident in their road patrolling methods as New
Zealand enters another holiday road toll period. The official Christmas
and New Year road toll begins today and runs until
the fifth of January. Last year's death toll reached twenty one,
the most since twenty seventeen. Road Policing Director Steve Greeley
says the blips don't take away from the overall difference.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Each year we.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Saw thirty one left debt compared to the year before,
and tracking this year we're around fifty left debts. So
that's a really, really good indicator that we're on the
right track.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yet, a third man will face court today in relation
to the violent death of napier Man Boy Taylor. Two
people appeared in court yesterday charged with wounding with intent
to cause grievous bodily harm. A nineteen year old faces
the same charge. Polyfest organizes scaling back next year's event
after the government failed to deliver more promised funding. Next
(01:36):
year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Auckland Festival, celebrating
Maori and Pacific Island Nations. Minister for Pacific People Shane Retti,
promised at this year's event there would be a five
thousand dollars funding boost for next year. Polyfest Trust chair
Stephen Hargreaves says this hasn't happened and now they're trying
to make it work. We've had to cut one stage out,
(02:00):
two of the stages are going have to share.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
We've cut back on the student workshops.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
I'm kay Gregory and that's news. In sport, former Black
Cat Ross Taylor is backing the idea of a potential
New Zealand side in Australia's Big Bash League. Taylor's currently
based across the Tasman as batting coach for defending champions
at the Brisbane Heat. He told the ABC Sport podcast.
With most Australian sporting leagues having at least one New
(02:27):
Zealand team, it makes sense to add cricket to that mix.
Whether it makes sense and financially viable for cricket Australia.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I guess that's the million dollar question. But yeah, I
think we're a little bit behind the times in that
regard and I'm sure a New Zealand team would be
very competitive and add a new dimension to the big
Best and.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Brisbane Bronco's playmaker Ezra Man is set for a nine
game suspension after being sent a breach notice by the
NRL for bringing the game into disrepute. The twenty two
year old was fine for drug driving and driving without
a license for an incident in October, leading his disqualification
from driving for nine months. That's Sport. For more news,
(03:06):
listen to News Talk said Be live on iHeartRadio.
From the news talks had been newsroom. This is NEWSFACS,
Good morning. In this update, the search continues for a
prisoner who escaped correction staff at Hamilton's Wycota Hospital yesterday
afternoon while wearing handcuffs and a GPS monitor. He was
on remand from spring Hill Corrections facility north of the
city and escaped at around half past one. Lachlan Rennie
(00:27):
has More.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Spring Hill general manager Scott Walker says they've launched an
immediate review into how the escape happened. Police are asking
for Hamilton locals to be in touch if they see
anything suspicious near the waycot to Hospital.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Blissa remaining confident in their road patrolling methods as New
Zealand enters another holiday road toll period. The official Christmas
and New Year road toll begins today and runs until
the fifth of January. Last year's death toll reached twenty one,
the most since twenty seventeen. Road Policing Director Steve Greeley
says the blips don't take away from the overall difference.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Each year we.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Saw thirty one left debt compared to the year before,
and tracking this year we're around fifty left debts. So
that's a really, really good indicator that we're on the
right track.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Yet, a third man will face court today in relation
to the violent death of napier Man Boy Taylor. Two
people appeared in court yesterday charged with wounding with intent
to cause grievous bodily harm. A nineteen year old faces
the same charge. Polyfest organizes scaling back next year's event
after the government failed to deliver more promised funding. Next
(01:36):
year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Auckland Festival, celebrating
Maori and Pacific Island Nations. Minister for Pacific People Shane Retti,
promised at this year's event there would be a five
thousand dollars funding boost for next year. Polyfest Trust chair
Stephen Hargreaves says this hasn't happened and now they're trying
to make it work. We've had to cut one stage out,
(02:00):
two of the stages are going have to share.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
We've cut back on the student workshops.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
I'm kay Gregory and that's news. In sport, former Black
Cat Ross Taylor is backing the idea of a potential
New Zealand side in Australia's Big Bash League. Taylor's currently
based across the Tasman as batting coach for defending champions
at the Brisbane Heat. He told the ABC Sport podcast.
With most Australian sporting leagues having at least one New
(02:27):
Zealand team, it makes sense to add cricket to that mix.
Whether it makes sense and financially viable for cricket Australia.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I guess that's the million dollar question. But yeah, I
think we're a little bit behind the times in that
regard and I'm sure a New Zealand team would be
very competitive and add a new dimension to the big
Best and.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Brisbane Bronco's playmaker Ezra Man is set for a nine
game suspension after being sent a breach notice by the
NRL for bringing the game into disrepute. The twenty two
year old was fine for drug driving and driving without
a license for an incident in October, leading his disqualification
from driving for nine months. That's Sport. For more news,
(03:06):
listen to News Talk said Be live on iHeartRadio.
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