Midday Edition: 23 April 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 23 April 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 miss is your midday
NEWSFACS for Wednesday, the twenty third of April. Auckland Police
are condemning the offenders behind a fatal assault on a
us PhD student at a bus stop on Saturday night.
Thirty three year old Kyle Warrell suffered serious head injuries
on Meadow Banks, Saint John's Road. Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin

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says they're still trying to work out the motive for
the attack.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
He did nothing wrong.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
He was sitting at a bus stop and it's a
senseless attack and we are determined to hold those people
to account.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
The government's shaking up early childhood education by simplifying regulations.
A Ministry of Regulation review in December judged current rules outdated.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
Jamie Cunningham reports cabinets agreed to adopt fifteen recommendations for
modernizing regulations across EZ. Minister and Charge David Seymour says
by the end of the year, providers will be governed
by a system UW's regulations focus on child safety. He
says they're also changing licensing criteria so less centers can

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be shut down with little to no notice.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
The Prime Ministers adjusting his europe travel scheduled to attend
the Pope's funeral on Saturday. He'll travel on to Rome
after wrapping up meetings in London and attending ANZAC Day
services in Gallipoli. The Vaticans confirm the eighty eight year
old's funeral will take place outside Saint Peter's Basilica from
about eight pm New Zealand time on Saturday. Chris Luxon

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says he'll remember the Pope for his commitment to the
vulnerable and the way he connected with everyday people.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
I personally think, you know, he's the person I admired
tremendously great compassion, tremendous humbleness and humility.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Donald Trump's tariffs are now expected to cause an economic
slowdown around the world, including in New Zealand's two largest
export markets. The International Monetary Fund has slashed its global
growth forecasts. It says the hardest at advanced economy will
be the US, where growth is expected to be low
and there's an increased risk of recession, but Westpac Chief

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economist Kelly Echold says China will also feel the impact.

Speaker 3 (02:11):
Mark the Chinese growth forecast down about half of the
de Center so as well.

Speaker 2 (02:15):
Four percent for this year four percent for next year.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Good news for Northlanders as the government settles on the
Northern Expressway option. The new route will run from Warkworth
and be built over the Brin Durwin Hills east of
the current route, then through Funga. The road across the
Brian Durwins has suffered continued closures since twenty twenty three
severe weather. Regional Council Transport Committee chair Joe Carr says

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the four lane expressway will make a big difference.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
Is definitely critical to also getting the section of road done.
You've got Dome Valley and you've got the brandeur and
the two vulnerable seconds the road that are a real
worry to sport.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
Black Fern's coach Alan Bunting has named forty nine players
for a training camp next week and Ellington as he
casts the net wide in World Cup year. An impressive
fight back win from Mkiewei tennis player Lulu Sun in
the first round of the Madrid Tennis Open. Sun has
come back from a set down to see off Frenchwoman

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Vivara Gratchewa three six six' one sixty four And Matthaeus
nunez has broken a deadlock to clinch a late stoppage
time winner For Manchester city to snatch a two to
One Premier league win Over Aston. Villa I'm Malcolm. Jordan
that's your latest news. Fix we'll be back with the
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