Afternoon Edition: 09 September 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 09 September 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 Wendy Petrie. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the ninth of September. Police say the
officer shot yesterday morning by fugitive Tom Phillips is talking
today but has a long road to recovery. The man
hunt for the Marty Corps father, which stretched over four years,
ended yesterday when he was shot dead by police when
of Philip's children was with him, and the two others

(00:26):
were found later two kilometers away at a campsite deep
in Bush. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers visited the injured officer
in hospital this morning with Police Minister Mark Mitchell.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
The New Zealand Police will wrap around the support that
he needs and his family needs to ensure that he
returns to being a police officer that he wants to be.
But what the Minister and I saw this morning was
very confronting.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
The Education Minister says it's a shame to see a
payoffer for teachers rejected by unions. Primary school teachers have
turned down an offer and are now considering strike action.
Erica Stanford says it's really disappointing and believes the offer
is reasonable. I think the sands keep shifting.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
I mean, to start with, it was about pay and
now it's not about pay, and I herely am rather than.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
Saying it's about learning support.

Speaker 3 (01:09):
I mean we just delivered the biggest learning support budget
in a generation.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Dozens of jobs being cut at Wellington City Council just
weeks before the local elections. The council has confirmed about
thirty roles will be impacted under the proposal, but the
Public Service Association understands at least sixty three will be disestablished.
To best Macintosh reports.

Speaker 4 (01:27):
Rolls across libraries, parks and city safety and digital services
are on the chopping block, Business desk reports Consultations will
run until the end of the month and the majority
of discussions with impacted staff are now done. The PSA
union calls the council restructure ill timed and wants the
council to withdraw the proposal.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
A coroner says the death of a thirteen year old
boy who found at least fifteen meters after climbing at
Coramandel's Haahey Beach in January this year serves as a
tragic reminder. Michael Robb says young people can lack full
appreciatedation of the dangers. Kate Riccart has more.

Speaker 3 (02:02):
Open Justice reports the boy was climbing with a friend
at around seven pm and he told her to check
every rock to ensure it could hold her weight. She
expressed concern about how high they were before he fell
past her, and despite efforts by emergency services, the boy
died just after nine pm. Rob says his death was
a tragic accident wherein everyday childhood activity went dramatically wrong.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
New Zealand first policy of compulsory Kiwi Saver contributions paired
with tax cuts could cost the government up to twenty
eight billion dollars a year in lost revenue. Leader Winston
Peters is announctyle campaign to make Kiwi Saver contributions mandatory
from employees and employers, rising to eight percent and later
ten percent. Kate Riccart has more.

Speaker 3 (02:48):
Winston Peters says Kiwi savers and employers or received tax
cuts to cover the increases, but couldn't confirm the exact costs.
Data from the Financial Markets Authority reveals the policy would
cost the government between twelve billion and twenty eight billion dollars.
It reveals balancing the contributions and tax cuts will required
cuts about three times as large as the Government delivered

(03:10):
last year.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
To sport and Wade Edgin has confirmed he's fit for
the Warriors Nral Finals match against the pamph pamp visit
Mount Smart on Saturday. The hooker was rested from the
loss and Manly due to a hip complaint. The twenty
twenty seven World Cup is firmly in the sights of
All Blacks midfielder Quintupaia after re signing with New Zealand

(03:32):
Rugby and the Chiefs for another two years. And that
is news and sport and your latest news fix. Will
be back with the next update tomorrow morning from the
news talkers Edbeat newsroom