Afternoon Edition: 10 July 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 10 July 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 Petring. This is your afternoon news fix.
The Thursday, the tenth of July, more flooding and slips
are possible for the top of the South Island as
another bout of heavy rain approaches. Met Services issued new
orange rain warnings tomorrow covering much of Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough,
with a moderate risk of upgrading it to a red warning.

(00:24):
Meteorologists Martabello Magabhutane is again flagging possible issues.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Those pre existing conditions make the area already quite vulnerable
and quite sensitive, and with additional reen on top of
what has already fallen, we could see some impacts.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Real estate agents are on board with a planned overhaul
of rules countering shady money practices. The government says the
anti money laundering systems overkill and forces small businesses to
undertake complex and time consuming checks. It's introducing simplified customer
due diligence requirements for when risks are low iron Zed
Kevin Jenkins, as the industry has wanted these changes for years.

Speaker 3 (01:04):
They will reduce compliance for low risk transactions, largely to
do with simple family trusts and so that will save
time and money.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
For bias sellers and real estate agents. Strong opinions against
COVID nineteen vaccine mandates this morning, as the Royal Commission
of Inquiry unpacks New Zealand's Pandemic Response Al Forum and ZED.
Linda Wharton says her group, originally started on Facebook, provided
a space for people skeptical about vaccines or claiming they
had adverse effects. She questioned the government's stance the vaccine

(01:35):
was safe and properly tested. Wharton claims her response raised
many red flags and she experienced unprecedented censorship.

Speaker 3 (01:43):
Reports of serious harm and death following the injectibles was
deemed misinformation and causing vaccine hesitancy, which was the ultimate crime.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Z says vocational education needs to focus on delivering skills
needed for employment growth and to employ graduates. The government's
redesigning the system, including disestablishing National Polytech tepukinga returning to
regional options Business and ZZ submitted to the Education and
Workforce Select Committee on the bill, clashing opinions on a

(02:18):
rejected bid to expand the largest gold mine in the country, McCrae's.
The Department of Conservations declined a permit a clear vegetation
at the central Otago site, citing missing details on re
homing thousands of lizards. Resources Minister Shane Jones's voice frustration
it puts hundreds of jobs at risk the forest and birds.

(02:38):
Chelsea mcgare says New Zealand cannot risk losing another precious
species fever.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
All those are indemic, just to a tigo, to the
only found in Otago, nowhere out in the country and
nowhere out in the world.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Two Sports Scott Robinson has faith winger Caleb Clark can
overcome a tri scoring drought and Saturday Second Test against
France and Wellington having not scored a five pointer at
Super Rugby or international level since last September, nor the
Mystics and Jamaica assistant coach Rob Wright is concerned World
Netbull's desire to host World Cups every two years signals

(03:13):
the sports place at the Commonwealth Games is in jeopardy.
And football Ferns defender Mackenzie Barry has re signed with
the Phoenix Women for a year, confident the side is
primed for success. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning. From
the News Talk setb newsroup