Afternoon Edition: 14 October 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 14 October 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
fix for Tuesday, the fourteenth of October. The opposition leaders
again expressing concern about to party Mary. Former staffer Edu Kappakinghi,
the son of MP mariamher or Kappa Kinghi As issued
a statement about documents released by the party, alleging he
threatened parliamentary staffers and made inappropriate remarks. He says he

(00:28):
joined the party as a young, passionate man wanting to
create a better world, and instead learn power can truly
corrupt people. Chris Sipkin says he's not ruling to party
Marty in or out yet, it's not clear which people
how many mighty parties there are at the moment. It
seems that there are a number of different segments to
the Marti Party, and that's unclear whether they actually form

(00:48):
of Coh's a hole at this point, New Zealand's welcoming
the guards of ceasefire and the return of hostages held
by hamas US President Donald Trump is declared the war
is over. After World War leaders signed the agreement in Egypt. Today,
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand commends the
leadership shown by all calls this cease fire much delayed.

(01:10):
It's been a moment of immense relief and celebration for
the twenty hostages who were released after so long in captivity.
Police Association President Chris Carhill is stepping down after nine
years in the role. The news was broken in this
month's edition of Police News magazine, Jordan Dunn reports.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
In his final column, Chris Carhill reflects on the challenges
of the complex but deeply rewarding job. He says the
current police system is fundamentally broken, taking twenty one years
to reach the top of the constable salary band. But
Carhill says the union is in a strong position with
high membership and an overwhelmingly positive public reputation.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Warnings around a parent's support for political violence from voters
across the spectrum. A new Taxpayer's Union Career poll shows
one and four to Party MARDI voters and five ACT
voters agree Kiwis may have to resort to violence to
get the country back on track. It shows it's more
likely to be backed by the younger generation, who are

(02:10):
less likely to have friends with differing political views. Takes
Bay's Union executive director Jordan Williams says it's alarming to
think New Zealanders believe violence might be justified belief. An
online school brings something different to New Zealand's education landscape.
Al Toyodo or Infinite Academy, will open in January as

(02:31):
the country's first fully online charter school. Three new charter
schools have been announced today. The others are in Hawk's
Bay and Wellington. Founding principal Syrah Boyle says it's a
fresh alternative to Takuda, formerly the Correspondence School.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
We offer live online classes five days a week, with
a mixture of live, small group classes and engaging lectures.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
The housing market appears to be slowing again. The Real
Estate Institute ces nearly adjusted sales count was two and
a half percent lower the last month than the month before.
He's business reporter Michael circle Drop.

Speaker 3 (03:08):
Follows similar declines in June and August. ASB economists say
housing demand appears to have slowed since the middle of
the year. They say the fall and mortgage rates sparked
by a string of OCR cuts may have possibly run
its course and propping up housing demand.

Speaker 1 (03:24):
All Blacks fifteen coach Jamie Joseph's kingale paf back Falalfa
Katava back into the All Blacks. The twenty five year old,
who played two Tests in twenty twenty two, has been
informed for Hawks Bay but missed end of year Tours selection.
All White's captain Chris Wood's trusting the process at Premier
League club Nottingham Forest amid a windless route under new

(03:46):
manager Ange Posta Cooglou. An Irish swimmer and three time
Olympian Shane Ryan is the latest to confirm he'll compete
at the inaugural Enhanced Games. That is your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next up tomorrow morning from
the News Talk ZB news room. M hmm