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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Thursday, the third of July. Another drenching
for the Upper South Island. Orange warnings cover the already
sodden Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough, as well as Bay of Plenty,
tid Affity and parts of the Central North Island. In
Golden Bay, a chorus fault is affecting phone and internet
(00:24):
that includes one one calls, and Civil Defense says anyone
having trouble should keep trying. In Marlborough, emergency management has
been activated, although the Waido River isn't expected to reach
last week's highs. In Nelson, me and Nick Smith says
Defense Force teams and a specialist helicopter are available.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
The real problem in our part of the world is
that we've got a whole number of valleys, and it
feels like a game of Russian Roulette that we don't
quite know which valley is going to get sopped the worst.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Swarms of people outside a New York courthouse where Sean
Diddy Coombs has been victored this morning and denied bail.
The fifty five year old hip hop Mogul's been found
guilty of transportation for prostitution, with sentencing likely on October three,
but he's been acquitted of the more serious racketeering, conspiracy
and sex trafficking charges. News Talk said b's Mitch McCann.
(01:18):
Is outside the courthouse. Social media influencers turn up with
their SELFI sticks and broadcast live, so that everywhere when
you go up to the court, you've got to navigate
all these little live broadcasts going on. Members of the
media are challenging heavy suppressions surrounding a prominent New Zealander's
court case. The Man's appearing in court this morning, but
a blanket ban on publication means his identity and charges
(01:40):
can't yet be revealed. Well it's a nightingale is in court.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
The man's lawyer made an application last week calling for
strict suppressions on the case, asking that all information, facts
and details of the charges be made secret for now.
Media organizations including enzedme adjoining together in court to signal
their opposition to the suppression order.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Continuing hopes to further separate itself from its predecessor predecessor
with new changes to the Proceeds of Crime Fund. The
latest round of funding has granted three programs a collective
five million dollars to address youth offending and meth harm.
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says recent changes means there's
(02:18):
a clear and consistent assessment for new initiatives. She says,
now programs must be able to demonstrate clear outcome for money.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We know of one gang given millions of dollars under
labour and they still haven't reported what they're spent it
on or what their outcomes were.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Those days are well and truly over claims. Extra funding
to upskill staff and youth care homes is long overdue.
Minister for Children Karen Chare has announced forty one million
dollars to improve support to kids in care. Child Matter's
CEO Jane Searle says it's a great step towards solving
an issue that's been around.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
For years, kidsy dealing with a really high needs and
complex and we've known that the staff didn't have the
training to know how to meet their needs to do
with the escalate situation, so I'm happy to see the
investment to sport.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Emma Radikanu has won the tennis duel between two former
major winners in the second round at Wimbledon, beating Marquetta
von Drosova in straight sets to set up a meeting
with top seed Arena Sablenka. Cyclist Lawrence Pithee's about to
go from a Tour de France spectator to a competitor
in the space of three years. The twenty two year
(03:26):
old will debut in the one hundred and twelfth edition,
which starts on Saturday in Leale, and jockey Opie Bosen
is coming out of retirement six months after galloping over
the horizon with two one hundred and forty six career wins.
I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update at five pm from the
(03:46):
news Talk ZB newsroom.
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