Afternoon Edition: 03 May 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 03 May 2026, 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 (00:02):
From the News Talk Zebby newsroom. This is newsfix in Sport.
Concerned that New Zealand is slipping from the front of
global technology leaders to the back. The Technology Uses Association
report finds adoption has plateaued, with digital leaders rating progress
at just six out of ten. It notes this comes
as other nations accelerate their digital transformation efforts, creating a

(00:24):
widening innovation gap. Chief Executive Craig Young says, it feels
like there's no national leadership for where we are heading,
especially with AI. We've done a lot of trials and
playing with it, but we're not really turning it into
real answers and real innovation. Auckland's mayor has disappointed the
Prime ministers after Singapore to talk business without telling him.
Chris Luxon's attending the first Singapore News Evend leadership forum

(00:47):
focusing on resilience in the event of supply chain disruptions.
Mister Brown says he should have been told about the
trip and even taken along under the Auckland City Deal
signed last month, because international business want city partnerships too.
PACIFICA people are particularly interested in increasing New Zealand's connections
with Asia, an Asian New Zealand Foundation survey has found

(01:10):
they're more interested in learning Asian languages and attending Asian festivals,
and support stronger ties with Asian countries. Research director Julia
McDonald says there are deep cultural connections between the Pacific
and Asia. Shared values such as respect for elders and
relationships and hospitality the key cultural similarities. An aviation group

(01:32):
says drone rule changes must be done properly to ensure safety.
The government wants to remove red tape for their use
on farms and allow spraying, surveillance and other jobs. Some
drones can be larger than a kitchen table and weigh
more than one hundred and fifty kilograms. Aviation Industry Association
Vice president Isaac Henderson says smarter regulation is necessary.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
Basically going you can do this on your own property.
Here are the training competency in assessment requirements to be
able to do that, and you get some sort of license,
and you get an agricultural rating, a chemical rating.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
That's news. In Sport Auckland FC boss Nick Becker hopes
the crowd for their semi final First League against Adelaide
United next Saturday is better than last night's elimination Final.
Just over eleven thy three hundred went through the Mount
Smart Gates last night, three thousand people fewer than their
last regular season home game last month. Last night's crowd

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was a little bit disappointedly silly, one of more fans there.
The Wellington Phoenix women's side has the first leg of
their semifinal from seven to night against the Raw in Brisbane.
Former Silver Firms captain Casey Koppuer has made a shock
return for the waycut O Bay of Plenty Magic as
injury cover for their A and Z Premiership game against
the Stars. The Stars led fourteen to twelve in the

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second quarter moments ago. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For
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