Afternoon Edition: 24 December 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 24 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 had been newsroom this is newsfacs.
In this update, it seems a lot of Christmas gifts
have been bought last minute today. With Christmas Eve now
officially crowned the busiest shopping day of the year, Lachlan
Rennie has more.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
World Line data reveals more than six hundred thousand transactions
were recorded in the peak hour between midday to one pm.
Over ten thousand purchases occurred in the busiest minute at
twelve oh nine and one hundred and seventy nine in
the peak second. It follows last year's peak hour of
more than six hundred and twenty six thousand transactions. On

(00:39):
December twenty second.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
A woman's drowned at a remote Northland beach this afternoon.
Police were called to Wamamaku Beach, west of fun at
Ay just before one thirty after reports the women had
gotten into trouble in the water. Despite CPR efforts, she
couldn't be saved. It's the sixty ninth drowning this year,
and the seventh since the start of the month. Former

(01:01):
US President Bill Clinton said to be in good spirits
while hospitalized for a fever. CNN reports the seventy eight
year olds being taken to a hospital to a hospital
in Washington, d C. Where he's undergoing testing and observation.
Young people may be needing someone to talk to over
the Christmas period. Youth Lines, as it typically seems, demand
for its service's peak at this time of year, with

(01:22):
young people dealing with changes in routines, festive stress, and unhappiness.
It's seen a strong uptake of its twenty four to
seven national helpline since it was launched last year. Clinical
Improvement lead Liz Hoskin Clement encourages families to talk about
what's going on and try to fit in activities young
people enjoy, as well as breaks for parents.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
I would just say acknowledge what your young people are
experiencing and give them some space and some support around
this time of year as well.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
In in New Zealand's making sure Santa catches up with
those traveling on Christmas Day. The National Carrier's campaign is
for those boarding a flight to New Zealand on the
twenty fourth of December knowing they'll miss Christmas Day entirely
due to time zones. However, Chief Operating Officer Alex Marins
his passengers will awaken Christmas to find stockings, decorations and
other festive treats. That's news. I'm scarlet Swatanovic to sport

(02:13):
and cautious optimism over whether Australian batter Travis Head will
be involved in the Boxing day Test against India in Melbourne.
The left hand has been struggling with a quadishoe suffered
during the third Test in Brisbane, but took part in
light training. Head coach Andrew McDonald says his confident Head
will play.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
Has he got some things to work through? Yeah, so
that's what you would have said. There's no concern at
the moment. Has he been officially ticked off. I'm not sure.
I didn't see the sort of back end of his
training session there, but I'm pretty confident you'll play.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
McDonald's also confirmed nineteen year old opener Sam Constance will
make his debut in place of Nathan McSweeney and former
Football Ferns veteran Katie Duncan's among elite list of coaching
candidates for the Auckland FC women's team in zed Me understands,
the one hundred and twenty four cat midfielder is one
of five names shortlisted by the club for when it
enters the A League Women's competition next season. And that's sport.

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