Afternoon Edition: 10 August 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 10 August 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):
From the News Talks edby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the Green Party is adamant it will grow
its voter base for the next general election. Political reporter
Azariah Howell has been at the party's agm in Wellington.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
A rallying cry for Green supporters today started with a
question from co letterer Chloe Swarbrook.

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Where do you want to invest your valuable energy and
focus on winning debates or changing the world, on being
right or building relationships, on being comfortable or growing This.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Movement Sawbrook's asking supporters to have tough conversations to boost
the party's votes and is signaling a wealth tax and
something even bigger.

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We've got to rebuild society.

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News of Peter Lester's death has shocked the sailing community
as he's remembered for his work on and off the water.
Peter Lester died on Friday night at the age of
seventy after a heart attack a week earlier. Mister Leicester's
sailing career included three America's Cup campaigns and global triumphs
in other boat classes before he became an expert sailing commentator.

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Fellow America's Cup commentator Peter Montgomery says he'll remember their
times in the commentary booth the most.

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He is also a very.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Strong family man with his wife Susie as well, and
they had a fantastic family. Prime Minister Chris Luxon's working
to streamline defense spending with help from Australia. Mister Luckson's
wrapped up a weekend of meetings in Queenstown with Australia's
Prime Minister Anthony Albanisi. They also discussed economic policy, war
in Gaza, the Pacific and more. Mister Luckson says when

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they go to market, both countries could start presenting joint
procurement bids on defense spends like helicopters. We are now
working in such a way that we will take on
to our deals that we get the most scale on them.

Speaker 3 (01:49):
Loves cost and thegest benefit of can play.

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You're doing that together. A Public Library's New Zealand survey
of some eight thousand users has found a quarter make
use of free technology like printers, scanners and wife. Nearly
all say libraries make them happier while encouraging their love
of reading. That's news in sport. Bow of Plenty continued
their strong start to the NPC season with a thirty

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nine twenty two win over Counties Monaco and Pukakoe. The
Steamers led twenty one seven at the break, then weathered
a Steeler's storm after having two players yellow carded within
a minute of each other. Otago and Hawkes Bay and
are underway and Dunedin moments Ago Hawks Bay areheads free nil.
Counties Monaco beat Bay of plenty eighty eight nil and
their Fara Palmer Cup opener in Pukakoi. Canterbury beat monawar

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two forty four to five in christ Church. New Zealand.
Driver Ryan Wood will start from second on the grid
in this afternoon's latest Supercars race in Ipswich Woods, the
only New Zealander inside the top ten after qualifying. Racing
begins shortly at quarter past five. That's Sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.
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