Afternoon Edition: 11 June 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 11 June 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 railing Ramsay. This is your afternoon news.
Fixed for Wednesday, the eleventh of June. An overnight curfew
is kicked in for la in the past hour during
mass protests over the US President's immigration crackdown. Alaisma says
people are breaking the mild Square Downtown curfew will face
legal repercussions. Demonstrations opposing the immigration raids have popped up

(00:28):
in other cities. California Governor Gavin Newsom is slamming US
President Donald Trump for sending in federal forces, which is
being legally challenged.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
He doubled down on his dangerous National Guard deployment by
fanning the flames even harder, and the President he did
it on purpose.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Grave concerns in christ Church for a missing seventy nine
year old with dementia. Police are asking people to help
them find Elizabeth Nichols. Not seen since about eight pm
last Wednesday, she disappear from Rickitton's Margaret stot Art retirement village,
last seen at Chateau on the Park. Detective Sergeant Lucy
Aldridge has read a statement from Lizz's husband of nearly

(01:10):
sixty years, describing her as always putting others first.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
Her life has been about helping people through nursing, plunket
and social work. She has been there for people when
they needed her help and her influence has touched all
of our lives for the better.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Labour's leaders says a record increase in teaching staff has
multiple aspects. The workforce grew two point five percent in
the past year, the largest annual left in two decades. Domestically,
teaching education enrollments were up six point three percent last
year and are up twenty seven this year. Chrishipkins says

(01:45):
the numbers are linked to broader economic issues.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
We see more people going into teaching, but that's also
because our employment's going up. They're are patting over about
forty years where you could see that that's the case.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
The Prime Minister says his government loves farmers and added
a swipe at the opposition In a courier pole for
lobby group Federated Farmers fifty four percent would vote National,
nineteen percent Act and eight en z First Labor, the
Greens and Tapati Marti scored six between them. Chris Luckson
is at Field Days and claims the last government abused

(02:17):
farmers but not his not a surprise as we walk
around to here that the national parties and care very
well respected and appreciated for actually what they're doing. Foodstuffs
is in the firing line of the Commerce Commission cracked
down on merchandizing charges. The regulators released its draft review
of the Grocery Supply Code, highlighting a goal of preventing
supermarkets charging suppliers for things like shelf stocking and setting

(02:41):
up displays. Willworth has told Business Desk it doesn't charge
food Stuffs says it does. They say charging for install
merchandising is common globally, but the Commission says in most
sectors merchandising is a retailer's responsibility to sport and a
try trio of All Blacks. Luke Jacobson, Wallaceti Ti and

(03:03):
Quintupaya return to the Chiefs run on side for their
Super Rugby semi final against the Brumbies in Hamilton. The
Blues have made us one change for their semi against
the Crusaders, promoting Zan Sullivan to start at fullback and
Corey Evans dropping out, and Rob Penny's Crusaders' side will
be missing all Blacks. Lou said to Mighty Williams with injury.

(03:25):
The Australian cricket team chase back to back World Test
Championships from tonight against South Africa in London. That is
your latest newsfax. We'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning from the news Talk zed B newsroom