Morning Edition: 10 August 2026

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 10 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 (00:03):
Good morning, I'm never ready, MANU, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, tenth of August. In this update,
Seeing John is trying to get ahead of the game
by declaring a major incident following a record breaking number
of one one one calls. The Ambulance Service is activated
its emergency operations center after receiving more than fifteen thousand

(00:25):
calls last week. Ambulance Operations Director Doug Gallagher says the
Major Incident framework was also used during COVID, just gives
us more options for dealing with incidents. We can do
some different things, we can pull some different leavers, and
provides a much greater level of oversight. National's brushing off
criticism from its coalition partner over its budget responsibility rules.

(00:48):
It's promising a surplus by twenty twenty eight to twenty
nine and a cut government spending to thirty percent of
GDP Act leader David Seymour says the surplus target is
three year is too late and a goal is not
a strategy, but Finance Minister Nicola Willis says Seymour accepts
that targets are important and need to be.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Met because if we don't, we risk becoming a financial
basket case. It can no longer get the funds we
need from the rest of the world, and that isn't
set up or a big earthquake, but natural hazard, because
we will have already run up the credit card too high.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
The Greens say their multi billion dollar MADI funding election
promise will provide crucial support for critical infrastructure. It plans
to create two ongoing funds and is proposing an initial
Crown funding commitment of two point four to four billion
dollars to establish and maintain a new tenung A Ttetangua
Trust co leader Madam Davidson says MARI are as crucial

(01:45):
as hospitals and schools, and this would provide ongoing support
for restoration works and community services. She says mad are
the first to step up at a crisis, but are
the last to receive any funding. Demand for faith based
education is outstripping some school's ability to expand, leaving even
some church families unable to secure a place. The Ministry

(02:09):
of Education says demand for state integrated schools has grown
in recent years, but the government investing thirty million dollars
in extra teaching spaces to help meet it. The number
of schools applying to increase their maximum role has almost
doubled since twenty twenty two, rising from eight to fifteen
last year. It's hoped all Acuney residents will have their

(02:31):
water supply restored later today. The central North Island town
has been without running water, having to use emergency council
porterloose and water tankers. Rupehu College and Awacuney Primary School
will be closed today. Wellington City Councilor Tony Randall has
died at the age of sixty five. Fellow Northern Ward
councilor and Deputy Mayor Ben McNulty says he and Randall

(02:54):
disagreed on many things, but he's never had a friend
like him. And sport or black Billy Proctor is returning
from South Africa with a fractured shoulder blade set to
rule them ount for up to twelve weeks. Richie Morner
could be invited over as a replacement. Bottom places in Georgie.
La Warreor have beaten fourth Renk Cronulla twenty four sixteen

(03:15):
to wrap round twenty three of NRL League. The Warriors
remain third on the ladder. Southern Basketball coach Jonathan Yim
is leaving his job on top of the NBL after
beating Wellington one hundred and four one hundred and one
at an overtime final Adam for Cargill. I'm Nevaretti Manhu
and that your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update at midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom