August 3, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 04 August 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 Susie Nordquist and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the fourth of August. A prominent
New Zealander whose court case has been shrouded in secrecy
can now be identified as former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevin
Mcskimming in order forbidding publication of his name and identifying features,
as well as the nature of his charges. His lapse
(00:26):
today Jordan Dunn has more.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Jevin Mcskimming faces eight charges of possessing objectionable material containing
child exploitation and bestiality. The fifty two year old resigned
this year while under investigation for a separate allegation. After
being suspended on full pay since December. He's appeared at
Wellington District Court wearing business clothes and a Swan Dry
(00:48):
style jacket.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
There is relief a proposal to scrap NCA qualifications doesn't
appear to rid schools of standards based education. The government
is looking at phasing NCEEA out entirely within five years.
It would replace Level one with a numerousy and literacy test.
Level two and three would give way to a Certificate
and Advanced Certificate of Education. Post primary teachers Association President
(01:15):
Chris Abercrombie told Harold Narls Ryan Bridge using standards to
assess achievement is important.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
It's going to be based on the curriculum so that
real core that our students are doing today in school
will carry on. So that's really good to hear.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
There is shark over a bus driver finding a two
year old girl in a suitcase traveling under an intercity
bus in Northland yesterday. The driver noticed the bag moving
and the luggage compartment well stopped in kaiwaker and found
the very hot toddler. She seemed unharmed and was taken
to hospital. A twenty seven year old woman has been
(01:50):
charged with neglect and is due to a pair in
the north Shore District Court today. News Talk zreb's Lachland
Rennie says it's prompted international interest.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
There's been a lot of clos global interest in this one,
and I've seen reporting from outlets including The Guardian, BBC
and CBS.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Chris Luckson says it's pretty unlikely that New Zealand will
be able to get Donald Trump to change his mind
on tariff's. Trump is raising New Zealand's tariff rate to
fifteen percent, while keeping Australia and the UK at ten percent.
The Prime Minister says all countries that export more to
the US than they import from the US of facing
higher tariffs. Trade Minister Tom McLay will head to Washington
(02:30):
in the coming weeks to argue our case, but lucksonce
says Trump seems fixed. In his views. Tod McClay has
a very good relationship with his counterpart and we've had
ongoing dialogue since the announcement of tariff's in April. We'll
want to set expectations that I think it's pretty obvious.
Big prizes for two Kiwis at Australia's biggest TV Awards
last night in Sydney, actor Sam Neil picked up a
(02:51):
LOGI for Best Lead Actor and a Drama for the
twelve at A christ Church born comedian took home Most
Popular New Talent for guy My mot Goomery's Guy Mont's
spelling Bee. Montgomery told the crowd the wind feels crazy.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
I'm from New Zealand, so I'm so sorry to all
of your country, but suck it. We got one up
on you this time.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
To Sportner and Dame Lisa Carrington has come to the
rescue for New Zealand's K four women's Kayaks squad. She's
reversed her plans to take a year off and has
answered in so Oz to cover injury at the World Championships.
Keep we BMX rider Lily Grenoff has claimed the junior
women's world title in Copenhagen. I'm Susie Nordquist and that's
(03:33):
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at five pm from the news talksi B news room.
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Nordquist and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the fourth of August. A prominent
New Zealander whose court case has been shrouded in secrecy
can now be identified as former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevin
Mcskimming in order forbidding publication of his name and identifying features,
as well as the nature of his charges. His lapse
(00:26):
today Jordan Dunn has more.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Jevin Mcskimming faces eight charges of possessing objectionable material containing
child exploitation and bestiality. The fifty two year old resigned
this year while under investigation for a separate allegation. After
being suspended on full pay since December. He's appeared at
Wellington District Court wearing business clothes and a Swan Dry
(00:48):
style jacket.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
There is relief a proposal to scrap NCA qualifications doesn't
appear to rid schools of standards based education. The government
is looking at phasing NCEEA out entirely within five years.
It would replace Level one with a numerousy and literacy test.
Level two and three would give way to a Certificate
and Advanced Certificate of Education. Post primary teachers Association President
(01:15):
Chris Abercrombie told Harold Narls Ryan Bridge using standards to
assess achievement is important.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
It's going to be based on the curriculum so that
real core that our students are doing today in school
will carry on. So that's really good to hear.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
There is shark over a bus driver finding a two
year old girl in a suitcase traveling under an intercity
bus in Northland yesterday. The driver noticed the bag moving
and the luggage compartment well stopped in kaiwaker and found
the very hot toddler. She seemed unharmed and was taken
to hospital. A twenty seven year old woman has been
(01:50):
charged with neglect and is due to a pair in
the north Shore District Court today. News Talk zreb's Lachland
Rennie says it's prompted international interest.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
There's been a lot of clos global interest in this one,
and I've seen reporting from outlets including The Guardian, BBC
and CBS.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Chris Luckson says it's pretty unlikely that New Zealand will
be able to get Donald Trump to change his mind
on tariff's. Trump is raising New Zealand's tariff rate to
fifteen percent, while keeping Australia and the UK at ten percent.
The Prime Minister says all countries that export more to
the US than they import from the US of facing
higher tariffs. Trade Minister Tom McLay will head to Washington
(02:30):
in the coming weeks to argue our case, but lucksonce
says Trump seems fixed. In his views. Tod McClay has
a very good relationship with his counterpart and we've had
ongoing dialogue since the announcement of tariff's in April. We'll
want to set expectations that I think it's pretty obvious.
Big prizes for two Kiwis at Australia's biggest TV Awards
last night in Sydney, actor Sam Neil picked up a
(02:51):
LOGI for Best Lead Actor and a Drama for the
twelve at A christ Church born comedian took home Most
Popular New Talent for guy My mot Goomery's Guy Mont's
spelling Bee. Montgomery told the crowd the wind feels crazy.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
I'm from New Zealand, so I'm so sorry to all
of your country, but suck it. We got one up
on you this time.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
To Sportner and Dame Lisa Carrington has come to the
rescue for New Zealand's K four women's Kayaks squad. She's
reversed her plans to take a year off and has
answered in so Oz to cover injury at the World Championships.
Keep we BMX rider Lily Grenoff has claimed the junior
women's world title in Copenhagen. I'm Susie Nordquist and that's
(03:33):
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at five pm from the news talksi B news room.
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