Afternoon Edition: 07 May 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 May 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Rayleen Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Wednesday, the seventh of May. The Finance Ministers
rejecting claims changes to the pay equity regime are helping
her budget add up. The bell lifts the bar for
claims of sex based discrimination, pausing existing claims and requiring
they be restarted. It's expected to save the government billions.

(00:28):
David Seymour yesterday said the change had saved the budget. Today,
Nikola Willis distanced herself from their comment.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
I understand from my colleague mister Seymour that he was
speaking as act leader when he made that statement, not
Associate Finance Minister. The words the Acts Leader chose are
not what I would choose.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Labour's finance spokesperson says the government's keeping New Zealand's jobless
rate stubbornly high. Unemployment states static for the last quarter
on five point one percent. Market expectations were for a
slight rise. The Finance Minister says this shows the economy
is doing better than anticipated. Barbara Edmonds disagrees.

Speaker 3 (01:07):
Still forty five thousand more people since March last year
who are unemployed. Every job has a family has a
table that you've got to put food on. This is
about people. Any job losses are just not good.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Departy Mahdi expects harsh punishment for its hukker in the
House last year. Parliament's Privileges Committee is deliberating today on
the hakker, including co leaders Rahwadi Waitittsi and debbing idea
were Packer and MP Ahanna raffiti might be clark during
voting on the Treaty Principals Bill. The party is apologized
to Chair Judith Collins for yesterday's leak of committee proposals

(01:43):
suggesting punishment by suspensions. Nadiwa Paker expects they'll be made
an example of. But there's some things you've got to
come in here and stand really strong for and we
won't back down on what it is that we meant
through the Haker and we're taking our fits in this place.
Organizers of an Auckland and Zay parade had to walk
on footpaths to avoid paying up to thirteen thousand dollars

(02:05):
for traffic management. It's the first time and at least
twenty years, parts of Dominion Road weren't closed for the parade.
The council says blocking off roads has associated costs. Martyed
and volunteer Vivin Young says the issue distracted from the
day's message. I'd just like to think that maybe the
Council review that this policy and future and make some

(02:26):
concessions for just one day in the year. Pakistan says
it will continue fighting Indian missile attacks, claiming it shot
down five of its air force planes. India's targeted Pakistan
and Kashmir today in an escalation of tensions between the neighbors.
India's Minister of Defense as it's prompted by a terrorist

(02:46):
attack last month where twenty six died. Pakistan Minister Artula
Terra has claimed to the BBC eight civilians have died.

Speaker 3 (02:55):
Are mostly liven in children and we will obviously retaliate
and our response is already under bed.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
Just Sport, Damien mackenzie returns from his hand injury to
start for the Chiefs in Saturday Super Rugby top of
the table match against the Crusaders in christ Church Rivers.
Rahanna starts at ten for the home side. The Blues
have made a couple of tweaks to their side to
face the drawer in Suva, with Corey Evans moving from

(03:23):
the left wing to fall back in place of the
injured Stephen Petrolfetta. With Aj Lamb back in the eleven Jersey,
the NRLs Sydney Roosters are poised to let Keywis hooker
Brandon Smith leave for the Rabbitos with immediate effect. That
is your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk zed Be

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news room