March 21, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 21 March 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):
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Friday, the twenty first of March. New Zealanders
have given the government the lowest rating on record on
one metric, a four point two out of ten. That's
according to the IPSOS Issues Monitor survey, conducted a few
weeks ago and released to are n z Here's senior
(00:25):
political reporter, Sophie Trigger.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The survey asked just over one thousand kiwis what they
thought were the three most important issues facing the country.
Inflation and the cost of living remains the biggest, with
healthcare number two and the economy leapfrogging crime into third place. Meanwhile,
the rating of the government's performance has dropped considerably since
the last survey in October, from four point seven to
(00:47):
four point two.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
The Finance and Growth Minister says the outlook for job
seekers should start to improve later this year. New Zealand's
out of recession after recording positive GDP growth in the quarter,
but getting pay rises or promotions could remain difficult, with unemployment,
which usually lags behind the broader economy, expected to keep
(01:10):
rising for now. Nickoloilla says things should start to turn
around in the second half of this year.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We are seeing that many firms are continuing to hire
and we are saying that they're still demand.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
For a lot of workers across a lot of industries.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Lifetime parole lee Dean Wickliffe has told supporters he will
walk out of prison free or he's prepared to die.
The seventy seven year old has been on a hunger
strike in spring Hill Prison after being arrested earlier this
month for breaching his parole living conditions. He's lost seventeen kilograms.
Lawyer and At Sykes wants the parole Board to allow
(01:44):
an urgent hearing, worried he won't make his April three date.
Police want the public's help as the man behind a
violent home invasion in Burglary and Wellington earlier this week
remains at large. Of confirmed A man found critically injured
on the roadside nearby only twenty minutes later was not involved.
The man died in hospital from his head injuries. Police
(02:07):
want to hear from residents who had clothing, shoes or
other items go missing in Darlington Road, Tuturu Road and
Camperdown Road, or have found anything on their properties. The
Australian Government is confirming a supermarket crackdown as the country's
consumer watchdog slams the lack of competition. The Consumer and
Competition Commission has issued twenty recommendations impacting all the Woolworths
(02:32):
and Coals, including transparency for package size and price changes.
Treasurer Jim Charmers says they're implementing them all.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
We have cracking down on mergers and acquisitions. We're working
to make it easier for new entrants to compete. We
don't want the supermarkets to be treating Australians like mugs
in sport.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Russian President Vladimir Putin's been among the first world leaders
to congratulate new International Olympic Committee president kers Stee Coventry
Moscow is seeking to return to the Olympic fold, a
blow for the Crusaders ahead of their super Rugby Pacific
derby with the Blues at Eden Park, All Black sooker
(03:11):
Cody Taylor ruled out with a back injury and former
All Blacks doctor John Mayhew believes the Chief's medical staff
kicking the born away to delay Blues conversion attempts was
probably cheating. That is your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update tomorrow morning from the newstalk
ZB newsroom
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Friday, the twenty first of March. New Zealanders
have given the government the lowest rating on record on
one metric, a four point two out of ten. That's
according to the IPSOS Issues Monitor survey, conducted a few
weeks ago and released to are n z Here's senior
(00:25):
political reporter, Sophie Trigger.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The survey asked just over one thousand kiwis what they
thought were the three most important issues facing the country.
Inflation and the cost of living remains the biggest, with
healthcare number two and the economy leapfrogging crime into third place. Meanwhile,
the rating of the government's performance has dropped considerably since
the last survey in October, from four point seven to
(00:47):
four point two.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
The Finance and Growth Minister says the outlook for job
seekers should start to improve later this year. New Zealand's
out of recession after recording positive GDP growth in the quarter,
but getting pay rises or promotions could remain difficult, with unemployment,
which usually lags behind the broader economy, expected to keep
(01:10):
rising for now. Nickoloilla says things should start to turn
around in the second half of this year.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We are seeing that many firms are continuing to hire
and we are saying that they're still demand.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
For a lot of workers across a lot of industries.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Lifetime parole lee Dean Wickliffe has told supporters he will
walk out of prison free or he's prepared to die.
The seventy seven year old has been on a hunger
strike in spring Hill Prison after being arrested earlier this
month for breaching his parole living conditions. He's lost seventeen kilograms.
Lawyer and At Sykes wants the parole Board to allow
(01:44):
an urgent hearing, worried he won't make his April three date.
Police want the public's help as the man behind a
violent home invasion in Burglary and Wellington earlier this week
remains at large. Of confirmed A man found critically injured
on the roadside nearby only twenty minutes later was not involved.
The man died in hospital from his head injuries. Police
(02:07):
want to hear from residents who had clothing, shoes or
other items go missing in Darlington Road, Tuturu Road and
Camperdown Road, or have found anything on their properties. The
Australian Government is confirming a supermarket crackdown as the country's
consumer watchdog slams the lack of competition. The Consumer and
Competition Commission has issued twenty recommendations impacting all the Woolworths
(02:32):
and Coals, including transparency for package size and price changes.
Treasurer Jim Charmers says they're implementing them all.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
We have cracking down on mergers and acquisitions. We're working
to make it easier for new entrants to compete. We
don't want the supermarkets to be treating Australians like mugs
in sport.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Russian President Vladimir Putin's been among the first world leaders
to congratulate new International Olympic Committee president kers Stee Coventry
Moscow is seeking to return to the Olympic fold, a
blow for the Crusaders ahead of their super Rugby Pacific
derby with the Blues at Eden Park, All Black sooker
(03:11):
Cody Taylor ruled out with a back injury and former
All Blacks doctor John Mayhew believes the Chief's medical staff
kicking the born away to delay Blues conversion attempts was
probably cheating. That is your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update tomorrow morning from the newstalk
ZB newsroom
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