September 2, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 03 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Jody Gill and this is your midday
newsfix for Wednesday, the third of September. The government now
has a shipbuilder in its corner for two new inter
Islander ferries, after signing a letter of intent with the
preferred supplier. Rail Minister Winston Peters has announced the shipbuilder
and ferry holdings have agreed on a fixed price, with
(00:25):
completion set for twenty twenty nine. To BS Macintosh reports.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Peters says six shipyards were in the mix and the
project is now entering the last stage of negotiations with
the intended builder. The winner won't be named until these
contracts are signed. The fairies will be two hundred meters
long and have road and rail decks and room for
fifteen hundred passengers each.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Major changes on the way for the disability community. Disability
Issues Minister Louise Upston has announced an overhaul of the
flexible funding model allocated by Needs Assessment Service Coordination Organizationations.
Claudia O'Neill is at the announcement.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
The changes include scrapping the purchasing guidelines entirely and allowing
support users to make their own spending decisions within a
personalized budget. Families and carers will now also be considered
when their needs are relevant to care of the disabled
person they're supporting. Upston says the changes are based on
community feedback and will be significant.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Belief the police need more robust questioning after revelations and
or portoghe man serve three years for a manslaughter he
didn't commit. A jury found fifty seven year old Harry
Matchett guilty in twenty twenty one of killing Brian Hilton
five years prior based on a police interview, but match
It's been found to have memory distrust syndrome, causing him
(01:45):
to falsely confess his lawyers. Even Lack says if police
suggest a person is guilty and they accept that could
be true, it isn't fair questioning.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
It's not necessarily pre recall of what's happened, and it's
not necessarily reliable.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
And in this case mister matches statements weren't reliable.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Attorney General Judith Collins has reminded government ministers not to
openly criticize the judiciary. Workplace Relations Minister Brook van Valden
has faced criticism for claiming Employment Relations Authority members believed
money grows on trees, and Walden has told our newsroom
Collins has discussed the matter with her. Police Minister Mark
(02:23):
Mitchell says Collins has also reminded all ministers about the
separation of powers, which he says is an important part
of Western democracy like ours.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
That means that we can't come out and openly criticize
the judiciary and they need to stick to those rules
as well.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
A diverse range of more than fifty artists is set
to light up Hagley Park at christ Church's Electric Avenue
next February. A record forty five thousand people will attend
(03:03):
each day of the event on February twenty seven and
twenty eight. Take Presails start next Tuesday in Sport. A
knee injury for Marqueta Avutrashova has usher defending champion Arena
Saberlenka into the semi finals of the US Tennis Open
via walkover. The next World seven Series season will wrap
(03:24):
up in Bordeaux as part of a revamped nine team format.
Former Australian batter Mike Mister Cricket Hussey will join Team
Rugby for the next t twenty Black Clash event at
Torronga on January seventeenth. I'm Jody Gill and that's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at five p m. From the News Talk st B Newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Jody Gill and this is your midday
newsfix for Wednesday, the third of September. The government now
has a shipbuilder in its corner for two new inter
Islander ferries, after signing a letter of intent with the
preferred supplier. Rail Minister Winston Peters has announced the shipbuilder
and ferry holdings have agreed on a fixed price, with
(00:25):
completion set for twenty twenty nine. To BS Macintosh reports.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Peters says six shipyards were in the mix and the
project is now entering the last stage of negotiations with
the intended builder. The winner won't be named until these
contracts are signed. The fairies will be two hundred meters
long and have road and rail decks and room for
fifteen hundred passengers each.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Major changes on the way for the disability community. Disability
Issues Minister Louise Upston has announced an overhaul of the
flexible funding model allocated by Needs Assessment Service Coordination Organizationations.
Claudia O'Neill is at the announcement.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
The changes include scrapping the purchasing guidelines entirely and allowing
support users to make their own spending decisions within a
personalized budget. Families and carers will now also be considered
when their needs are relevant to care of the disabled
person they're supporting. Upston says the changes are based on
community feedback and will be significant.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Belief the police need more robust questioning after revelations and
or portoghe man serve three years for a manslaughter he
didn't commit. A jury found fifty seven year old Harry
Matchett guilty in twenty twenty one of killing Brian Hilton
five years prior based on a police interview, but match
It's been found to have memory distrust syndrome, causing him
(01:45):
to falsely confess his lawyers. Even Lack says if police
suggest a person is guilty and they accept that could
be true, it isn't fair questioning.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
It's not necessarily pre recall of what's happened, and it's
not necessarily reliable.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
And in this case mister matches statements weren't reliable.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Attorney General Judith Collins has reminded government ministers not to
openly criticize the judiciary. Workplace Relations Minister Brook van Valden
has faced criticism for claiming Employment Relations Authority members believed
money grows on trees, and Walden has told our newsroom
Collins has discussed the matter with her. Police Minister Mark
(02:23):
Mitchell says Collins has also reminded all ministers about the
separation of powers, which he says is an important part
of Western democracy like ours.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
That means that we can't come out and openly criticize
the judiciary and they need to stick to those rules
as well.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
A diverse range of more than fifty artists is set
to light up Hagley Park at christ Church's Electric Avenue
next February. A record forty five thousand people will attend
(03:03):
each day of the event on February twenty seven and
twenty eight. Take Presails start next Tuesday in Sport. A
knee injury for Marqueta Avutrashova has usher defending champion Arena
Saberlenka into the semi finals of the US Tennis Open
via walkover. The next World seven Series season will wrap
(03:24):
up in Bordeaux as part of a revamped nine team format.
Former Australian batter Mike Mister Cricket Hussey will join Team
Rugby for the next t twenty Black Clash event at
Torronga on January seventeenth. I'm Jody Gill and that's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at five p m. From the News Talk st B Newsroom.
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