September 10, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 11 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 Malcolm Jordan, and this is your midday
news facts for Thursday, the eleventh of September. US authorities
so they have a person of interest in custody after
the fatal shooting of key Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was shot on the neck during an outdoor debate
at Utah Valley University and died later in hospital. Many
(00:24):
political leaders and public figures, including Trump, have expressed shock.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox says the person responsible will be
held to account to the fullest extent of the law.
This is a dark day for our state. It's a
tragic day for our nation. I want to be very
clear that this is a political assassination. Feelings remain mixed
(00:46):
in Moda Korper as investigations into the Tom Phillips case continue.
The heralds Charie Howie has been speaking to locals. Most
of the people I speak to you maybe it's just
gone on so long that they're just a bit over
it and they don't have a lot of sympathy and
feel that it just ended the way that it was
always going to end. Meanwhile, a court hearing is being
held today over an urgent injunction, preventing the media from
(01:08):
publishing certain details related to the Tom Phillips case, and
the injured police officer remains on hospital receiving treatment. A
new staged rebuild plan could see the christ Church Cathedral
reopened to the public by twenty thirty. The rebuild was
paused indefinitely last year due to an eighty five million
dollar shortfall. A new plan has been announced that will
(01:31):
harve that gap to about forty million dollars, with the
Anglican Church pledging another twenty million. Cathedral Dean Ben Truman
says the phased approach will allow gradual reopening, starting with
work on the entrance. You will see rose window, the towel,
and then you'll come into a fully functional nave a
face from an architangue, a face for a community to be.
(01:53):
The government's overhauling senior secondary school subjects, with new options
to be phased in from twenty twenty eight. The refreshed
curriculum places greater emphasis on the STEM subjects science, Technology,
engineering and mathematics. New courses also include Civics, politics and philosophy,
and media in journalism. Power bosses are meeting with the
(02:16):
Energy Minister today ahead of potential electricity reforms. The government's
committed to making an announcement on possible changes to the
market by the end of this month. Energy security and
pricing are topics covered in these regular catchups. Energy Minister
Simon Watts says his priority is ensuring New Zealanders get
a good deal. The conversations today with the energy companies
(02:37):
primarily are focused around have we got energy security to
keep the lights on? And have we got affordable energy
being delivered to news onland consumers. New Zealand's looking at
bolstering the police presence in the Pacific to tackle drug issues.
The Prime ministers in the Solomon Islands for the Pacific
Islands Forum and has said he'd be happy to increase
the number of que officers based in the region. Prime
(02:58):
Minister Chris Luxen said is a surge in meth use
has been a topic of conversation at the forum. To sport,
optimism appears low within Netball New Zealand as they wrestle
the crisis of Dame Noling Totous standing down as coach
for the home series against South Africa next week due
to unresolved issues within the high performance environment Concerns are
(03:21):
growing over security at golf's Ryder Cup, with United States
President Donald Trump keen to make an appearance at the
event starting September twenty six on New York's Bethpage Black Course,
and three football derbies have been confirmed between the Black
Knights and the Phoenix in the next Men's A League.
I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
(03:44):
back with the next update at five pm from the
news Talk Z'B newsroom.
Good afternoon. I Malcolm Jordan, and this is your midday
news facts for Thursday, the eleventh of September. US authorities
so they have a person of interest in custody after
the fatal shooting of key Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was shot on the neck during an outdoor debate
at Utah Valley University and died later in hospital. Many
(00:24):
political leaders and public figures, including Trump, have expressed shock.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox says the person responsible will be
held to account to the fullest extent of the law.
This is a dark day for our state. It's a
tragic day for our nation. I want to be very
clear that this is a political assassination. Feelings remain mixed
(00:46):
in Moda Korper as investigations into the Tom Phillips case continue.
The heralds Charie Howie has been speaking to locals. Most
of the people I speak to you maybe it's just
gone on so long that they're just a bit over
it and they don't have a lot of sympathy and
feel that it just ended the way that it was
always going to end. Meanwhile, a court hearing is being
held today over an urgent injunction, preventing the media from
(01:08):
publishing certain details related to the Tom Phillips case, and
the injured police officer remains on hospital receiving treatment. A
new staged rebuild plan could see the christ Church Cathedral
reopened to the public by twenty thirty. The rebuild was
paused indefinitely last year due to an eighty five million
dollar shortfall. A new plan has been announced that will
(01:31):
harve that gap to about forty million dollars, with the
Anglican Church pledging another twenty million. Cathedral Dean Ben Truman
says the phased approach will allow gradual reopening, starting with
work on the entrance. You will see rose window, the towel,
and then you'll come into a fully functional nave a
face from an architangue, a face for a community to be.
(01:53):
The government's overhauling senior secondary school subjects, with new options
to be phased in from twenty twenty eight. The refreshed
curriculum places greater emphasis on the STEM subjects science, Technology,
engineering and mathematics. New courses also include Civics, politics and philosophy,
and media in journalism. Power bosses are meeting with the
(02:16):
Energy Minister today ahead of potential electricity reforms. The government's
committed to making an announcement on possible changes to the
market by the end of this month. Energy security and
pricing are topics covered in these regular catchups. Energy Minister
Simon Watts says his priority is ensuring New Zealanders get
a good deal. The conversations today with the energy companies
(02:37):
primarily are focused around have we got energy security to
keep the lights on? And have we got affordable energy
being delivered to news onland consumers. New Zealand's looking at
bolstering the police presence in the Pacific to tackle drug issues.
The Prime ministers in the Solomon Islands for the Pacific
Islands Forum and has said he'd be happy to increase
the number of que officers based in the region. Prime
(02:58):
Minister Chris Luxen said is a surge in meth use
has been a topic of conversation at the forum. To sport,
optimism appears low within Netball New Zealand as they wrestle
the crisis of Dame Noling Totous standing down as coach
for the home series against South Africa next week due
to unresolved issues within the high performance environment Concerns are
(03:21):
growing over security at golf's Ryder Cup, with United States
President Donald Trump keen to make an appearance at the
event starting September twenty six on New York's Bethpage Black Course,
and three football derbies have been confirmed between the Black
Knights and the Phoenix in the next Men's A League.
I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
(03:44):
back with the next update at five pm from the
news Talk Z'B newsroom.
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