May 7, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 08 May 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 Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Thursday, the eighth of May. A bleak
snapshot of staffing at secondary schools as teachers push for
better pay. The annual PPTA survey shows more than a
third of schools have staff teaching subjects they aren't specialists.
In thirty percent of teaching vacancies had no suitable applicants.
(00:26):
President Chris Abercrombie says it's an important time to bargain
for better salaries to get people into the profession and
it will also bring back people. There is thousands of
thousands of X teachers who would want to come back
to the classroom if the paying conditions were right. All
eyes are on Pakistan's response to military attacks from India
on Pakistan and Kashmir. India says its retaliation for a
(00:49):
terrorist attack that killed twenty six last month. India claims
its demonstrated restraint. BBC South Asia correspondent Samara Hussain says
after reports of artillery shelling, onlookers are nervously waiting to
see what Pakistan does next. This is a real concern
in terms of what Pakistan's response maybe to what's just happened?
(01:12):
A Ministerial Advisory Group expert believes New Zealand's failure to
curb criminal activity isn't due to a lack of trying.
The group's second report criticizes our response to modern crime
and money laundering. It shows the cash and assets seized
by police are just four point two percent of the
one point six billion dollars that criminals make each year.
(01:35):
Group chair lawyer Steve Simon says police are doing an
excellent job but need more tools. By international standards, that
four point two percent is actually very good. It's just
not good enough to move the dial to disrupt organized crime.
A fire investigator has been called to a work and
income building that went up in flames today in Auckland's Glenniness.
(01:57):
Fire broke out about seven am at the Mayfair Place
shopping area, with fifteen crews and additional support vehicles responding.
It's now contained, but people should keep away. The Ministry
says no clients were inside at the time and staff
a safe. Meanwhile, firefighters have gathered outside Parliament today presenting
a petition demanding changes to acc laws for volunteers. Those
(02:21):
who develop a long term illness from the work aren't covered.
More than thirty six thousand people have signed a petition
calling for case by case reviews instead of an automatic reduction.
United Fire Brigades Association chair Peter Dunn says it would
stop volunteers being detrimentally affected by serving the paid firefighters
(02:41):
and the volunteers are doing the same work in those
situations and the acc should treat them both equally. Much
of the countries again in the firing line for severe
weather in the South Island. Orange rain warnings today and
tomorrow include for Audland, Otago and South Canterbury Headwaters and
the Westland Rangers. In the nor Orange warnings applied to
(03:01):
Mount Totamucky, Tongarero National Park, Bay of Plenty and Northland tomorrow.
Black smoke has poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel,
signaling the first unsuccessful vote for a new Pope. Tis
Sport Pare Saint Germain have beaten Arsenal two to one
on the night and three to one on aggregate to
(03:22):
advance to the Champions League Football decider against Inter Milan
on June one in Munich. Stars mid quarter Simon Nathan
will miss the start of netball's A and Z Premiership
after straining the medial collateral ligament in her left knee,
and the Lions rugby squad to tour Australia will be
named tomorrow in London, with morrow Etoji expected to become
(03:42):
the first Englishman to earn the captain c since Martin
Johnson in two thousand and one. 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.
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Thursday, the eighth of May. A bleak
snapshot of staffing at secondary schools as teachers push for
better pay. The annual PPTA survey shows more than a
third of schools have staff teaching subjects they aren't specialists.
In thirty percent of teaching vacancies had no suitable applicants.
(00:26):
President Chris Abercrombie says it's an important time to bargain
for better salaries to get people into the profession and
it will also bring back people. There is thousands of
thousands of X teachers who would want to come back
to the classroom if the paying conditions were right. All
eyes are on Pakistan's response to military attacks from India
on Pakistan and Kashmir. India says its retaliation for a
(00:49):
terrorist attack that killed twenty six last month. India claims
its demonstrated restraint. BBC South Asia correspondent Samara Hussain says
after reports of artillery shelling, onlookers are nervously waiting to
see what Pakistan does next. This is a real concern
in terms of what Pakistan's response maybe to what's just happened?
(01:12):
A Ministerial Advisory Group expert believes New Zealand's failure to
curb criminal activity isn't due to a lack of trying.
The group's second report criticizes our response to modern crime
and money laundering. It shows the cash and assets seized
by police are just four point two percent of the
one point six billion dollars that criminals make each year.
(01:35):
Group chair lawyer Steve Simon says police are doing an
excellent job but need more tools. By international standards, that
four point two percent is actually very good. It's just
not good enough to move the dial to disrupt organized crime.
A fire investigator has been called to a work and
income building that went up in flames today in Auckland's Glenniness.
(01:57):
Fire broke out about seven am at the Mayfair Place
shopping area, with fifteen crews and additional support vehicles responding.
It's now contained, but people should keep away. The Ministry
says no clients were inside at the time and staff
a safe. Meanwhile, firefighters have gathered outside Parliament today presenting
a petition demanding changes to acc laws for volunteers. Those
(02:21):
who develop a long term illness from the work aren't covered.
More than thirty six thousand people have signed a petition
calling for case by case reviews instead of an automatic reduction.
United Fire Brigades Association chair Peter Dunn says it would
stop volunteers being detrimentally affected by serving the paid firefighters
(02:41):
and the volunteers are doing the same work in those
situations and the acc should treat them both equally. Much
of the countries again in the firing line for severe
weather in the South Island. Orange rain warnings today and
tomorrow include for Audland, Otago and South Canterbury Headwaters and
the Westland Rangers. In the nor Orange warnings applied to
(03:01):
Mount Totamucky, Tongarero National Park, Bay of Plenty and Northland tomorrow.
Black smoke has poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel,
signaling the first unsuccessful vote for a new Pope. Tis
Sport Pare Saint Germain have beaten Arsenal two to one
on the night and three to one on aggregate to
(03:22):
advance to the Champions League Football decider against Inter Milan
on June one in Munich. Stars mid quarter Simon Nathan
will miss the start of netball's A and Z Premiership
after straining the medial collateral ligament in her left knee,
and the Lions rugby squad to tour Australia will be
named tomorrow in London, with morrow Etoji expected to become
(03:42):
the first Englishman to earn the captain c since Martin
Johnson in two thousand and one. 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.
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