Afternoon Edition: 08 August 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 08 August 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
this update warnings the polar blast could be extremely dangerous
for homeless people. Overnight temperatures this week have plummeted to
their lowest level of the year, with rainier conditions on
the way. Kickback co founder Aaron Hendry says every winter
we see families stuck outside in the cold, affecting their

(00:22):
physical health and psychological safety. Mister Hendry says we could
provide immediate housing at the scale needed, but choose not to.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
The consequences for some of our most vulnerable people can
be fatal. When we allow our children, a young people
and our elders to sleep outside and the temperatures we're
experiencing right now.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
A barfoot in. Thompson expert says Auckland's housing market might
stay in hibernation for a bit longer. July data show
the market remain consistent with May and June. Managing director
Peter Thompson says it's what we should expect, but things
were looking up before the US lapped on new tariffs.
He says global turmoil could also be holding sales back.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Iran issue certainly is a major impact people are just
unsure of where everything's going.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Nearly a quarter of New Zealand lawyers are thinking of
quitting within five years. Open Justice reports the aut Law
in Distress Project, which surveyed almost three hundred and eighty lawyers,
shows many respondents of burnt out and facing moral distress.
Emily Ansel reports.

Speaker 3 (01:22):
Over sixty seven percent have heavy or extremely heavy workloads,
while eighty six percent reported moderate to severe vicarious trauma.
Almost sixty percent of males and close to seventy percent
of females self reported at risk levels of alcohol consumption.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Report recommendations include introducing trauma informed principles into legal education
and increasing external support access. Keen bird watchers braved the
cold to pin down the number of shoveler ducks across
New Zealand. Fish and Game staff, counselors and volunteers across
three hundred sites have been counting the birds to monitor
population changes. Fish and game chie Keef operating officer Richie

(02:01):
Cosgrove says the painstaking count has only a one day
buffer to get the job done. That's news. In sport
and Rugby's NPC Auckland held off a Wellington onslaught at
the death for a thirty four to thirty one win
at Western Springs. The Lions led nineteen seventeen at halftime
and thirty one twenty nine with five minutes to play

(02:21):
before a Peter Aki try stole the win for Auckland.
Usual flanker Dupless Kiddfee has been named Mann of the match.
She was playing at second five. The NRL's top four
teams are log jammed as the battle for a top
two spot ramps up ahead of the finals. With four
and a half rounds to go, the Panthers and Roosters
sit level on thirty six points, the Warriors on thirty
four and the Sharks on thirty two, but play the

(02:44):
Dragons tomorrow night. Former Panther Ryan Girdler says at the
season's halfway mark there was concern Penrith was going to
blow everyone away. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
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