Morning Edition: 04 September 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 04 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu and this is your
morning News Fox for Thursday, fourth of September, and this
update reassurance how justice system as a whole is working
as some issues slipped through the cracks. Chief Justice Dane
Helen win Kalman has issue to stark warning in her
annual report. She outlines a justice system weighed down by

(00:24):
delays to few judges, safety concerns, and a lack of funding.
New Zealand Law Society President Fraser Barton says, compared to overseas,
New Zealand's justice system ranks very highly. We mustn't be
complacent that there is still a lot of work needed
to make sure that we don't fall behind. The Education
Minister believes her government's initiatives are boosting interest in teaching.

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News doorg ZB can reveal there's been three thy five
hundred new domestic enrollments to initial teacher training so far
this year, thirty percent higher than the same time last year.
Eric Is Stanford says there's there's more positive talk about
the profession than negative, adding she's always talking up teachers.
She says people can see the amount of resource they're

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pumping into the front line whether it's maths, books, professional
learning and development or the new curriculum. A rift between
National and act is emerging on Auckland Council's new density plan.
It would allow more intensification near transport corridors and see
parts of the city lose their special character status. David
Seymour told a public meeting last week that he and

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supporters must impress on Housing Minister Chris Bishop that the
plan is not necessary. He's concerned intensification will take place
in areas without the required infrastructure. Citing Parnell as an example,
Bishop says the reality of the Council's proposal is much
less dramatic than critics claim. Nelson and Tasman May is
abanding together to push back the closure of a local sawmill.

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Carter Holt Harvey is expected to deliver its final decision
on a proposal to shut its Eaves Valley sawmill today,
resulting in the loss of one hundred and forty two jobs.
Nelson's Nick Smith and Tasman's Tim King have written to
the manufacturing company, pleading with them to defer closure for
twelve months. Nurses around the country are set to begin

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their second day of industrial action over unsafe staffing levels.
In less than a week. More than thirty six thousand
nurses organization members employed by health en Z are repeating
Tuesday strikes and putting tools down from seven am to
eleven pm Today. The National Cybersecurity Centers urging businesses to
up their defenses against cyber criminals. Commissioned research from the

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agency has found fifty three percent of small to medium
Kiwi enterprises have been exposed to a cyber threat over
the last six months. It's a jump from only thirty
six percent reported that been targeted in last year's survey.
Mission Enablement Director Mike Yagish says that businesses they need
to be preparing for a cyber security attack. In sport,

(02:58):
Bronco's coach Mike will McGuire has pooh pooh fallback rehese
Walsh's decision to release a social media post of him
drinking from a toilet ahead of tonight's NRAL League match
against the Storm and Brisbane. The Cadillac Formula One team
is named IndyCar's Colton Herter as their test driver for
twenty twenty six. Imane Khalif has appealed World Boxing's decision

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which bars her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing.
The Algerian will miscompeting at the World Championships starting tonight
in Liverpool as a result. I'm never ready, manh. When
that your latest news fix, we'll be back with the
next update of midday from the newstalk ZBE newsroom.