Morning Edition: 08 September 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 08 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 (00:05):
Good morning, I never ready Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, eighth of September. In this update,
Winston Peters has confirmed immigrations a large part of New
Zealand First's campaign tactics. New Zealand First is gearing up
for another campaign after its party conference in a packed
public meeting in Palmston North. It's campaigning on compulsory kiwisaver

(00:29):
contributions of eight percent rising to ten offset by tax cuts.
The leader is also campaigning on making migrants agree to
a list of Kiwi values. Peter says if they don't
sign up, they can't come here, and it's thought Labor
could learn a few lessons from their loss in the
Tamakimikodo by election to party. Maldi's or any Kaiperer won

(00:52):
a comprehensive victory over Labour's Penna Henadi. Victoria University political
scientist Lara Greeves says it's important not to extrapolate too
far from just one race, but she says the center
left is struggling around the world and a change of
tactics may be on the cards. The Health Minister's confident
elective surgery targets will continue to be met. More than

(01:15):
sixteen thousand extra operations have been completed before June, exceeding
the ten and a half thousand target. Sime and Brown
told Ryan Bridge the overall weight list is dropped by
nine percent and those waiting more than four months has
fallen by twenty two percent. And that's where we're really
putting the effort into try and make sure people can
get seen in a more timely manner. And that's where

(01:36):
this outsourcing arrangements of private hospitals has been able to
get both people seen sooner. The next target is twenty
one thousand additional procedures over the next year. The trial
for double murder accused Huk Yung Lee is due to
start at the High Court at Auckland today. Lee, in
her forties, was arrested in South Korea in twenty twenty two,

(01:57):
charged with killing her two primary school children. The remains
of Menu and Yuna Joe were found in suitcases in
an abandoned Auckland storage unit three years ago. Calls were
a Locals prize for the South Islands Transalpine so more
Kiwis can see their own backyard. The scenic train journey
from christ Church to Greymouse carried one hundred and ninety

(02:19):
thousand passengers last year, bringing in thirty four point five
million dollars in revenue for Kiwi Rail, but tickets for
the train are on par with flights to Australia. Development
West Coast CEO Heath Milne says as one of the
top ten train journeys in the world. It's understandable Kiwi
Rail sells to as many premium customers as possible. The

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fact of the matter is that it is quite expensive,
particularly for a family. Understandable that it may well be
out of the reach of the average Kiwi A blood
moon lunar eclipse has been visible across much of the
country this morning. Newstalks there'd be listeners have been up
early watching it from various parts of the country. From
Fakatane the sky is clear about a quarter cover now,

(03:00):
the White cutto Expressway, Charlie Right Atney's amazing turning red
in white and I on the Company Coast, a beautiful
crisp morning. In Mount Eden, clear lunar eclipse. And in
Sport the black ferns of Trounced Ireland. Forty Nylan brighton
to advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. Liam Lawson
has settled for fifteenth at Formula one's Italian Grand Prix

(03:23):
Max visht up and has won for Red Bull with
McLaren's Lando Noris second and Oscar Pstree third. The NRAL
League playoff matchups have been decided. The Storm faced the
Bulldogs on Friday, The Warriors host the defending champion Panthers
on Saturday, followed by the Sharks against the Roosters and
the Raiders meet the Broncos on Sunday. I'm Nevaretti, Manu

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and then your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update at midday from the Newstalk ZB news
room