September 2, 2025 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 03 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 (00:05):
Good morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, third of September. In this
update and or portocky Man's applied for six hundred thousand
dollars in compensation after having his manslaughter conviction quashed. Harry
Matchett was accused of murdering seventy seven year old Brian Hilton,
(00:26):
who was found violently beaten in his home in July
twenty sixteen. A jury determined fifty seven year old matchet
was guilty of manslaughter in twenty twenty one after his
police interview. Answers were used as evidence of a confession,
but experts more recently found he likely suffers from memory
distrust syndrome, often changing answers he thinks are wrong. He
(00:48):
was released earlier this year after more than three years
in prison. Tourists are spending more money in New Zealand,
but we're not quite back to pre COVID levels. The
latest International Visitor Survey shows international tourism spending has increased
four point three percent in the past year. New figures
show nearly three point four million people visited in the
year to June, up two hundred thousand on the year prior. However,
(01:12):
spending is at eighty six percent of pre pandemic levels.
Most visitors are from Australia and the USA, with Chinese
tourists making up seven percent of the total. The government's
giving funding to schools for open planning classrooms to get
fixed up. Education Minister Ericus Stanford says schools could get
the money from a contestable fund based on need to
(01:34):
put walls in the barnstyle classrooms. A ban on building
any more of the classrooms was announced six weeks ago.
Stanford says many teachers and principles have expressed their concerns
about the failed experiment awarding against pursuing acts. Wish to
dump the Paris Climate Agreement if we want to keep
a handle on trade. Active Leader David Seymour's reiterating his
(01:56):
stance on the international agreement, suggesting we exit unless we
negotiate a better deal. But Canterbury University Political science professor
Bronwin Hayward says when it comes to trade, it's not
an easy playing field and we need to stay aligned.
An honorable party and an honorable country would want to
actually reflect the fact that we made a commitment to
(02:18):
all our Trading Partners. Corimandal businesses are welcoming the return
of a new Auckland to Coramantal Ferry service. Explore Group
will start Friday Saturday Sunday services from late next months.
Fullers canceled at service in twenty twenty two. Corimandal Business
Association chaired Jennifer Ashman says after the pandemic in multiple storms,
(02:39):
the area could use some good news. She says it
should reignite tourism and increase the customer base. In sport,
The Pulseer tip to regain the services of former Silver
Ferns netball captain Amelia and Echinacio in the A and
Z Premiership next season. A hip injury has seen hooker
Wade Eggan replaced by Sam Heay for the Warrious regular
(03:00):
season NRL League game away against the Sea Eagles on Friday.
Fourth seed Jessica Pagoula is the first player into the
semifinals at the US Tennis Open. Former All Blacks coach
Sir Graham Henry has suggested the national side must address
on field discipline ahead of Saturday's Test against the spring
Box at Eden Park. I'm never ready, Manu, and that
(03:21):
your latest news Falks. We'll be back with the next
update of midday from the News Talks ZB newsroom
Good morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, third of September. In this
update and or portocky Man's applied for six hundred thousand
dollars in compensation after having his manslaughter conviction quashed. Harry
Matchett was accused of murdering seventy seven year old Brian Hilton,
(00:26):
who was found violently beaten in his home in July
twenty sixteen. A jury determined fifty seven year old matchet
was guilty of manslaughter in twenty twenty one after his
police interview. Answers were used as evidence of a confession,
but experts more recently found he likely suffers from memory
distrust syndrome, often changing answers he thinks are wrong. He
(00:48):
was released earlier this year after more than three years
in prison. Tourists are spending more money in New Zealand,
but we're not quite back to pre COVID levels. The
latest International Visitor Survey shows international tourism spending has increased
four point three percent in the past year. New figures
show nearly three point four million people visited in the
year to June, up two hundred thousand on the year prior. However,
(01:12):
spending is at eighty six percent of pre pandemic levels.
Most visitors are from Australia and the USA, with Chinese
tourists making up seven percent of the total. The government's
giving funding to schools for open planning classrooms to get
fixed up. Education Minister Ericus Stanford says schools could get
the money from a contestable fund based on need to
(01:34):
put walls in the barnstyle classrooms. A ban on building
any more of the classrooms was announced six weeks ago.
Stanford says many teachers and principles have expressed their concerns
about the failed experiment awarding against pursuing acts. Wish to
dump the Paris Climate Agreement if we want to keep
a handle on trade. Active Leader David Seymour's reiterating his
(01:56):
stance on the international agreement, suggesting we exit unless we
negotiate a better deal. But Canterbury University Political science professor
Bronwin Hayward says when it comes to trade, it's not
an easy playing field and we need to stay aligned.
An honorable party and an honorable country would want to
actually reflect the fact that we made a commitment to
(02:18):
all our Trading Partners. Corimandal businesses are welcoming the return
of a new Auckland to Coramantal Ferry service. Explore Group
will start Friday Saturday Sunday services from late next months.
Fullers canceled at service in twenty twenty two. Corimandal Business
Association chaired Jennifer Ashman says after the pandemic in multiple storms,
(02:39):
the area could use some good news. She says it
should reignite tourism and increase the customer base. In sport,
The Pulseer tip to regain the services of former Silver
Ferns netball captain Amelia and Echinacio in the A and
Z Premiership next season. A hip injury has seen hooker
Wade Eggan replaced by Sam Heay for the Warrious regular
(03:00):
season NRL League game away against the Sea Eagles on Friday.
Fourth seed Jessica Pagoula is the first player into the
semifinals at the US Tennis Open. Former All Blacks coach
Sir Graham Henry has suggested the national side must address
on field discipline ahead of Saturday's Test against the spring
Box at Eden Park. I'm never ready, Manu, and that
(03:21):
your latest news Falks. We'll be back with the next
update of midday from the News Talks ZB newsroom
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