Afternoon Edition: 15 October 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 15 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 Raylen Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Wednesday, the fifteenth of October. Debate on MPs
not wearing ties and whether it's okay to be barefoot
in parliament, Speaker Jerry Brownley has been holding talks with
the Business Committee looking into rulings on attendance and dress
standards for MPs. Discussions broken out after Departy Mardi's or

(00:28):
Any Caperer wore no shoes during her maiden speech last week.
Some MPs are calling for a stricter dress code. I
think they things have gone backwards a bit. You'll note
that I've continue to wear a tie in the parliamentary
debating Chambert, we should dress appropriately. So this is a
parliament of a white selection of ties. And if you
want to come and check it out one day for
your morning report, please ses. Probably the standards have slipped

(00:48):
too much and maybe it's time for Parliament to pull
it socks up to the Breast Cancer Foundation says the
rollout of an expanded breast cancer screening program will save lives.
From today, women age seven and seventy four qualified for
free screenings, those age seventy one, seventy two and seventy
three will become eligible over the next three years. Foundation

(01:10):
share Justine Smythe says the program was trialed in Nelson
Marlborough last year and led to success stories of women
detecting the cancer early. She says that means less invasive
treatment and faster recovery and two extra stremes that nonmal received.
The twenty seventeen seventy four will Save Life. Labour's applauding
a Booston's student results under a government It's not a

(01:33):
part of an RO. Report shows teachers believe students are
more engaged in English and maths with parents and improvement
this year. Minister Ericas Stanford puts it down to structured literacy,
more resources and strong teacher efforts. An hour a day
of reading writing in maths has been compulsory since last
year and curriculums updated this year. Ros Ruth Shinoda says

(01:57):
the changes have taken hold nations fun having in all
school type, urban schools, rural schools, big schools, small schools,
rich are areas and poor areas, and they're all equally
changing what they've done. Opposition leader Chris Heipkins says it's
good to see improvements. We do need to make sure
that our young people are learning the basics well and

(02:17):
that was certainly what we were focused on in government.
The new Police Association president says he is ecstatic to
secure the job. Union delegates at the annual conference. The
ninetieth Annual Conference today voted in Vice President Steve Watt
out of three candidates. He succeeds Chris Carhill, who didn't
stand for re election after being in the role for

(02:39):
nine years. What says he will work hard to represent members.
I'm so proud of our delegates and then putting their
trust in me is absolutely fantastic and I look forward
to the challenges ahead. Police have named a father and
son who died in a double homicide in Auckland's Buckland's Beach,
believed to be deliberately lit. They are thirty six year

(03:02):
old young sut Lee and eleven year old ha El Lee.
To Sport and the Silver FN's r Adamant, the resignation
of national selector Gale Pardata in support of suspended coach
Dame Noling Todour won't affect their preparation for the Constellation
Cup series starting in Melbourne on Friday. Coach Darren Baisley

(03:23):
believes the All Whites defense has seen noticeable improvement across
their friendlies against Poland and Norway, and three All Blacks
have been released to play in this weekend's NPC semifinals,
with hooker George Bell and lock Sam Dowry turning up
for Canterbury and ta Vita Mafileo appearing for the Bay
of Plenty. That is your latest news fix. Will have

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another one for you tomorrow morning from the news Talk
ZB newsroom.