Afternoon Edition: 23 September 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 23 September 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. Tuesday,
the twenty third of September, The Workplace Relations Minister says
simplification as the goal of a new leave scheme. Cabinets
agreed to an overhaul which would include the ability for
workers to get bereavement leave as soon as they start work.
There will also be a shift to a pro rata system,

(00:24):
which would see workers earn sick pay in proportion to
the hours they work. Brook van Velden says the current
system isn't fit for purpose. This system is far too
complex and it can be difficult for employees to understand
their own leave payments and for employers to get it right.
It took just over three hours for a jury to
find Huck Yung Lee guilty of murdering her two young children.

(00:48):
The forty five year old claim she decided to kill
them with antidepressants in twenty eighteen alongside herself during a
failed suicide attempt. Lee's defense said she was insane following
her husband's death and didn't want her children to live
without their parents, but the jury sided with the Crown
that her actions were calculated.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
On charge one, the charge of murder. Do you find
the defendant Hukkungle guilty or not guilty? Guilty on charge two?
Also the charge of murder, do you find the defendant
Huckkyungly guilty or not guilty.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
The Health Minister is calling out a protester for covering
the window of his electorate office with playcards. It comes
as around six thousand senior doctors and dentists are on
strike today and tomorrow over failed pay negotiations. Lachlan Rennie has.

Speaker 3 (01:32):
More photo show message on Simeon Brown's office windows, stating
thank you to all our doctors who are working today.
Before a protester used a ladder to try cover it up,
Brown's called it out, saying the protester took it too
far and there was no need for them to intimidate
his staff. The Association of Salary Medical Specialists says the
union doesn't condone the protesters' actions.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
The Prime Minister is pushing back against comments from Donald
Trump around paracetamol and pregnant and sy The US President
claimed there's a connection between autism and paracetamol in pregnancy.
He's ordered the Food and Drug Administration to advise doctors
to limit use amongst expectant mums. Medsafe says there's no
proven link between paracetamol and autism. Chris Luxen says the

(02:17):
Ministry of Health it's comfortable with its use.

Speaker 3 (02:19):
Paracetamol is safe. That's quite acceptable for use. Both pregnant
women and others were dealing with fever.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Food demand in Queenstown Lakes District could triple by twenty fifty.
A new food resilience report reveals the region imports ninety
five percent of its food and their six supermarkets hold
less than a week's supply. Project manager Babu Balat says
it's concerning in a major weather event or earthquake, shelves
could be empty in just days. This shows how exposed

(02:48):
origin is, making the report a real wake up call
for food resilience.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
Any disruption to our ty chain would hit really hard
to Sport.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
And the All Blacks of Boys to pull back from
an errant kick King's strategy head of facing the Wallabies
this weekend, assistant coach Jason Holland has hinted they probably
kicked too much in Wellington in their spring box capitulation.
Former All Blacks lock Tom Donnelly and sis He won't
feel conflicted when he's in the Wallabies coaches box this
weekend at Eden Park and New Zealand's men's pair of

(03:20):
Ben Taylor and Oliver Welch have won their semi final
at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai. And that is
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update tomorrow morning from the News Talk sead B newsroom.