June 7, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 June 2025, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
On the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, police if confirmed a person who was found
dead following the Desert road crash. Around one this afternoon.
Two vehicles collided on State Highway one near the Auture
stream and the road remains closed. A decision not to
toll the new Mudawatu Tarahua Highway is being labeled a
(00:24):
missed opportunity. Locals had stood firm against a proposed toll
because the road was already fully funded under the previous government.
But Infrastructure New Zealand says tolling is not about penalizing
road users. It's about responsibly managing our assets. Chief executive
Neck Legate says a toll could have gone back into
maintaining the road so it doesn't deteriorate over time. We
(00:46):
don't toll roads.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
We're just going to be down the sign slippery slope
where where.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know, we don't look after what we've got BETA
and that's a bit for the country. A public meeting
today is called for passenger trains to Huapai, northwest of Auckland.
The Public trans I Bought Users Association and Campaign for Better
Transports say Infrastructure is already in place despite locals paying rates.
Their lack of public transport's a huge problem. Non compliant
(01:11):
plumbing products are putting pipefitters jobs at risk. New Consumer
and Z data show one in six kitchen tap mixes
from online retailers had lead levels higher than the New
Zealand standard industry peak. Body Master Plumbers is urging for
mandatory labels on relevant plumbing products to ensure their lead
free and provide safe water. CEO Greg Walla says plumbers
(01:34):
installing the products are held responsible for their code violations,
so they must have a way to determine whether things
are compliant. We want colummers to know that when they
purchase it, they can be guaranteed that the product is
speed free. Resources Minister Shane Jones is traveling to Singapore
tomorrow to attend the Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly. He'll
(01:55):
be speaking to more than four hundred executives about New
Zealand's oil and gas investment operty unities. Mister Jones says
further interest in our resources means additional jobs, opportunities and
economic growth for regional New Zealand. He'll be back in
the country on Thursday. That's news in sport. A late
injury blow for the New Zealand Warriors, with star hooker
(02:17):
Wade Egan ruled out of tonight's away NRL game with
the Kronalla Sharks. Egan's not yet recovered from his hip complaint.
The Blues will be fighting to have four of their
departing players in the jersey for another week when they
play the Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs tonight
in Hamilton. Mark Tallaire, Ricky Rictelli, Harry Plummer and Adrian
Choate are all leaving after this season. Choate says the
(02:39):
team's fully aware of what's at stake.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
It's unspoken saying, you know, like those boys are there,
their bloody good mates of mine, the whole team. So
we're all playing for each other, playing for you know
what could be a last game any week now, because
we've still got that goal to win the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
news talks. It'd be live on iHeartRadio.
On the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, police if confirmed a person who was found
dead following the Desert road crash. Around one this afternoon.
Two vehicles collided on State Highway one near the Auture
stream and the road remains closed. A decision not to
toll the new Mudawatu Tarahua Highway is being labeled a
(00:24):
missed opportunity. Locals had stood firm against a proposed toll
because the road was already fully funded under the previous government.
But Infrastructure New Zealand says tolling is not about penalizing
road users. It's about responsibly managing our assets. Chief executive
Neck Legate says a toll could have gone back into
maintaining the road so it doesn't deteriorate over time. We
(00:46):
don't toll roads.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
We're just going to be down the sign slippery slope
where where.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know, we don't look after what we've got BETA
and that's a bit for the country. A public meeting
today is called for passenger trains to Huapai, northwest of Auckland.
The Public trans I Bought Users Association and Campaign for Better
Transports say Infrastructure is already in place despite locals paying rates.
Their lack of public transport's a huge problem. Non compliant
(01:11):
plumbing products are putting pipefitters jobs at risk. New Consumer
and Z data show one in six kitchen tap mixes
from online retailers had lead levels higher than the New
Zealand standard industry peak. Body Master Plumbers is urging for
mandatory labels on relevant plumbing products to ensure their lead
free and provide safe water. CEO Greg Walla says plumbers
(01:34):
installing the products are held responsible for their code violations,
so they must have a way to determine whether things
are compliant. We want colummers to know that when they
purchase it, they can be guaranteed that the product is
speed free. Resources Minister Shane Jones is traveling to Singapore
tomorrow to attend the Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly. He'll
(01:55):
be speaking to more than four hundred executives about New
Zealand's oil and gas investment operty unities. Mister Jones says
further interest in our resources means additional jobs, opportunities and
economic growth for regional New Zealand. He'll be back in
the country on Thursday. That's news in sport. A late
injury blow for the New Zealand Warriors, with star hooker
(02:17):
Wade Egan ruled out of tonight's away NRL game with
the Kronalla Sharks. Egan's not yet recovered from his hip complaint.
The Blues will be fighting to have four of their
departing players in the jersey for another week when they
play the Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs tonight
in Hamilton. Mark Tallaire, Ricky Rictelli, Harry Plummer and Adrian
Choate are all leaving after this season. Choate says the
(02:39):
team's fully aware of what's at stake.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
It's unspoken saying, you know, like those boys are there,
their bloody good mates of mine, the whole team. So
we're all playing for each other, playing for you know
what could be a last game any week now, because
we've still got that goal to win the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
news talks. It'd be live on iHeartRadio.
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