Morning Edition: 06 August 2026

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 06 August 2026, 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 (00:02):
Good morning, I'm never readimanu and this is your morning.
Newswix for Thursday, sixth of August. In this update, the
raps are off the new subjects year twelve and thirteen
students can choose to take in twenty twenty nine. Applied
Intelligence systems, next Gen manufacturing and tourism are among those
being offered as part of the new secondary school qualification

(00:24):
system being rolled out. At the same time, the subjects
are being designed with industry bodies to meet future workforce demands.
Education Minister Erica Stanford says students are more engaged when
they see the purpose of their learning and how it
connects to their goals. Mental Health Minister Matt Doosey's promising
real improvements with a ten year strategy to address outcomes.

(00:47):
His sights are set on eliminating the use of seclusion
entirely after it was banned for those under eighteen earlier
this year. Claudia O'Neill has more.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
The new strategy outlines fifty actions to speed up access
to support, deliver frontline staff, and strengthen our crisis response.
It also prioritizes use of digital and telehealth platforms, including
a new AI tool helping people navigate care options douce.
He says the plan integrates health, housing and employment services
because these areas all impact recovery.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Police are calling on the public to help them piece
together yesterday's violent rampage in Auckland's Ebsom. A man's expected
to appear in court today on fourteen charges after he
allegedly assaulted a woman, stole a vehicle and plowed into
a group of teenage cyclists on Monaco Road, leaving three hospitalized.
Police say whether onlookers witness the events in person or

(01:42):
have dashcam footage, any information would be helpful. At first
of its kind, white paper from Exercise New Zealand, it's
calling on the next government to take responsibility and make
changes it believes will improve the health of the country.
Exercising z is suggesting reforms including making the registration of
exercise professionals mandatory and making one hour of exercise per

(02:06):
school day compulsory. CEO Richard Betty says physical inactivity costs
the public health system six hundred million dollars a year.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
Exercise has a positive cost deck He reduces that cost,
but for some reason governments have really stayed away from it.
We need to help people change their behavior. That's where
the government comes from a.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Push for the courts to better embrace the AI wave.
There's been an unmistakable rise in AI developed court materials,
especially by self representing litigants. It's led to incorrect or
false information and fictional legal references being presented, but commercial
barrister Josh McBride says court users need to be aware

(02:46):
of AI's weaknesses to make the most of its potential.
He says the courts should be implementing these tools themselves
to help with tasks that clog the system. The Office
of the Chief Justice says the judiciaries exploring the benefits
of AI tools. In sport, All Blacks coach Dave Rennie
has named his team to face the Stormers, kicking off

(03:07):
the Tour of South Africa on Saturday. Patrick Tuypelotto is
the captain and Cili Lawake and Josh Jacob are scheduled
to debut off the bench. Love Golf Circuit boss Scott
O'Neill has announced an agreement with an as yet unidentified
lead investor to replace the Saudi funding. A pioneering frontier

(03:28):
looms for netball in New Zealand. From twenty twenty eight,
with news the governing body is in talks with at
least one private investor to take over the A and
Z premiership license. I'm never Retty Manu, and that'ns your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the newstalk ZB news room