Morning Edition: 06 October 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 06 October 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 (00:06):
Good morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, sixth of October. In this update,
it's thought attitudes towards bail is a reflection of a
global decline in law and order. Convictions for crimes carried
out by someone on bail rose by almost twelve thousand
between twenty fifteen and twenty twenty four. Amongst these, homicide

(00:29):
and related convictions more than double to twenty five. Criminal
lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge a law in order
decline stems from social media and influences the attitudes of
some on bail with a less of a mind to
take it seriously. But let's not forget. Over eighty percent
of people who are on electronically monitored now for examblis

(00:52):
comply a warning from the Social Development Minister. There's plenty
of time to prepare for restricted access to the benefit
for young people. The government's announced parents who earn more
than sixty five and a half thousand dollars must support
their eighteen and nineteen year olds instead, and is bringing
the implementation forward to November next year. Louise Upstince says

(01:13):
they want families to start thinking about this now. There's
plenty of study and training opportunities, and I'd encourage young
people to be thinking about what their choices are and
the steps that they need to take to prepare. There's
also one thousand dollar payment for certain people who find
work and stay off benefits for a year. Marco Rubio
says the war in Gaza has not yet ended. The

(01:36):
US Secretary of State says the release of the hostages
held by Hamas would be the first phase, while details
and what happens after that still need to be worked out.
Rubio says her masses basically agreed to Donald Trump's latest
proposal for peace and the framework for releasing the hostages,
while meetings were underway to coordinate the logistics of that.

(01:56):
He hopes a deal can be finalized early this week
to a now the release of hostages. The first witnesses
will give evidence today in the coronial inquest into the
Fakadi White Island eruption. Twenty two people died and twenty
five more were injured following the disaster in December twenty nineteen.
The inquest was officially opened on Friday at Wakatani District Court,

(02:19):
but reconvenes today in Auckland for eight weeks. The first
stage of the inquest, we'll look at events on the
day of the eruption. Today we'll open with a police
officer giving evidence before moving to an expert witness and
survivors later in the week. Auckland City Center's Business Association
wants action. A surveys found ninety one percent of respondents

(02:41):
feel rough sleepers and begging is affecting their business. Heart
of the City surveyed one hundred and two business owners
from in and around Queen Street, with more than seventy
percent not satisfied with the standard of Queen Street's cleanliness.
Chief Executive Vivbeck says we can't go into next day
year with the city rail link and the Convention Center

(03:02):
opening without significant improvement. In sport, Rhys Walsh has conjured
up a player of the Match NRAL League Grand Final
performance to break Brisbane's nineteen year premiership drought with a
twenty six twenty two win over Melbourne. George Russell has
secured Formula one Singapore Grand Prix on a day where
McLaren's been crowned Constructors' Champions for the season. Liam Lawson

(03:26):
was fifteenth for racing balls. The All Blacks are now
preparing for a Grand Slam Tour, finishing second of the
Spring Box in the Rugby Championship, starting with Ireland in
Chicago on November two. I'm never ready, Manu. That your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the newstalk ZB News Roupe