Midday Edition: 06 November 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 06 November 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 Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news facts for Thursday, the sixth of November. The Firefighters
Union is canceling this week's strike action, citing bargaining progress.
The NZPFU and Fire and Emergency have held negotiations this week.
Union national secretary Wattie Watson says the employers are interested
in exploring their newly reworked claims. She says it's refreshing

(00:28):
to have intelligent discussions. It's a massive change.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
We haven't been having that for the last fifteen months.
We at least can really try and problem solve what
we've got to get done.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Strikes are still scheduled for next Friday and on November
twenty one, Tapati Marii's reiterating claims and mp blew out
her office budget. The co leaders have spoken to media
outlet to Aratoa, saying the speaker alerted them to the
issue in Maria Menno Kappa Kingy's office, not her. Debbie
Nadowa Packers says people should speak out about problems face

(01:01):
to face. When you choose not to do that, you're
not choosing to help that movement.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
You've made a decision.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
Kapa Kingyi's previously said there was no overspend with budget
adjustments after the death of MP Takutai tash Camp. Australian
mining company Santana is a crucial step closer to opening
its controversial proposed gold mine near Cromwell. Officials have granted
a thirty year mining permit for the Bendigo over Gold project.

(01:30):
It requires the company to return either ten percent of
profits or two percent of gold sales to the Crown,
whichever is higher. Chief executive Damien Springs says they've now
lodged a fast track application for environmental and development consents
that still.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Pretty much sits under the existing previous legislation of the
Resource Management Act. Another related that, so we're getting there,
but I certainly think we can do better.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Kiwis trying to get support for long COVID say they
feel invisible. An Otago University study foundations often feel gas
lighted and dismissed and struggle to get help. It shows
many health staff aren't trained in long COVID symptoms. Researcher
Sarah Rhodes says beyond their illness, patients are losing livelihoods

(02:13):
and community connections.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
The responsibility for managing patients as long COVID sits in
primary care, and we know that primaries care already stretched
very soon. So if anything that's complex or that people
don't have much experience of managing is in the two
hard basket.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Police have made more arrests in Dunedin after people fired
fireworks at offices for a second night running. Three people
have been issued formal warnings for disorderly behavior and two
have been issued infringement notices for discharging fireworks in a
public place and Fire and Emergencies says. Last night's large
vegetation fire at Dunedin's Tomahawk Lagoon appears to have been

(02:48):
started by fireworks. Two other smaller fires nearby also appear
to have been started by fireworks. The country's longest running
mental health helpline, Lifeline, is being fed to reduce its
ours due to funding challenges. It will now operate from
seven am to midnight to sport. Seven fresh faces for

(03:08):
the Highlanders for the twenty twenty six Super Rugby Pacific season,
headlined by highly talented halfback Dylan Pledger. The return of
midfielder Peter r Key highlights the Blue squad for next year.
Manchester City have dominated en route to a four to
one Champions League Football victory over German visitors Dortmund. Chelsea

(03:29):
were held to a too all draw away to Azerbaijan
champions Cutabout and New Zealand Rugby League says its request
for the Pacific Championship's League final to be staged in
Auckland was declined. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
from the news Talk zb newsroom.