Morning Edition: 11 August 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 11 August 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 reati Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, eleventh of August. In this update,
police reinforcements have been called to Northland after a surgeon
violent crime. Since May, ninety officers have been flown in
from around the country after nine alleged homicides there just
this year. The officers have been sent there on five

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week rotations to help out with other crimes like sexual
assault and child protection cases. Northland District Police Commander Matt
Sahoy says it's part of a longer term issue. He
says recruiting staff is a constant battle which police are
continuing to work on. A groom outlook for New Zealand's
heart health, a new report shows life saving treatment depends

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on luck, postcode and ethnicity rather than clinical need. It's
found half of all heart attack patients aren't seen with
an internetationally accepted time frames, and New Zealand has just
a third of the cardiologists it should. Kia Manawanui Trust
Chief executive Letisha Harding says this system is failing at

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every level. She says if a lack of investment in
cardiac beds and staff continues, there's going to be even
more deaths. The Insurance Council wants a balanced approach to
the Natural Hazard's levee. Treasury is consulting on whether to
hike the charge, which is tacked on to insurance premiums.
A survey from the Insurance Council found fifty percent of

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people wouldn't be willing to pay two hundred dollars more
a year to better fund the Natural Hazards Commission Chief
Executive Chris Fafoi says, while costs are high, it's still
a valuable body. We have to have that balance of
the Natural Hazards Commission doing its job at that with
christ Church and the Coculta earthquakes and when big events happen.
Praise for the announcement of two new working visas aimed

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at easing settings for seasonal workers the Global Workforce Seasonal
visa will be available for up to three years for
highly experienced workers, while the peak seasonal visa will be
for up to seven months. Business ENZ Chief executive Catherine
rich says it creates certainty for businesses and allows them
access to skills they can't find locally. She says it's

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always the ambition to hire New Zealanders, but there's so
many different sectors with seasonal work it's hard to get
enough people. The new visa pathways are available from December.
The People Select Committee on Pay Equity is holding its
first oral hearing today. Earlier this year, former National MP
Marilyn Waring assemble ten former parliamentarians to examine the controversial

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pay equity legislation rush through parliament under urgency. Today is
the first of twelve hearings where they will consider more
than fifteen hundred submissions before drafting a report. Wayne Brown
won't commit to taking part in mayoral debates for Auckland's
upcoming local elections. He says he open to answering sensible questions.

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I chance to debate the ministers, the chance to debate
issues you've heard of most of those people. And in sport,
Corbyn Strong has won cycling's Arctic Race of Norway by
eleven seconds. New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Mark Robinson has
revealed Richie Monger could have been available for the All
Blacks from the middle of next year, but decided against

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the move. Hosts Parramatta have pipped North Queensland nineteen eighteen
to wrap up round twenty three of NRL League action.
The Phoenix men's footballers have beaten fourth tiers Side None
awarding City one nil an injury time to progress to
the Australia Cup quarter finals. I never ready Marnu and
then the latest news fix will be back with the

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