Morning Edition: 13 May 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 13 May 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'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning NEWSWEEKX for Tuesday, thirteenth of May. In this update,
a view that the investment into maths won't work when
kids are coming to school with behavioral issues. The government's
pumping in one hundred million dollars to funding maths education
in this year's budget. Part of that will be maths

(00:25):
checks in years seven and eight to identify the students
struggling with the subject. Upper Heart Principles Association President Robin
Brown tol Ryan Bridge. Our problem doesn't sit in mats.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
We are desperate for learning support. If we want to
improve achievement, we need to put every cent we have
into learning support rather than bring fencing it.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Just for math. A former police officer says it's beyond
him why Deputy Police Commissioner Geven mcskimming would ever access
pawn on a work device. Mcskimming had been suspended on
full pay since December. He was under a criminal investigation
by police on un related different allegations, the nature of
which can't be reported. Our newser understands while investigating the

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original complaint, detectors allegedly discovered pawn on one of his
electronic work devices. Former crisis negotiator Lance Burdette told Ryan Bridge,
it's shocking.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
It's not the accessing of the pornography or having it,
it's that it's on a police computer. And it's common
knowledge that you know viruses and malwa are into computers.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
The US and China have agreed to reduce tariffs for
ninety days. US tariffs on Chinese imports will fall from
one hundred and forty five percent to thirty percent, while
Chinese tariffs on US goods will fall from one hundred
and twenty five percent to ten US President Donald Trump
expeaks to meet soon with Chinese President Jjenping. Trump says
negotiations will continue on the largest issue. Well, that doesn't

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include the tariffs center already on that are our tariffs,
and it doesn't include tariffs and cars steel aluminum, things
such as that the government's making progress on plans to
cut diversity requirements in the put public service. Public Service
Minister Judith Collins expects to bring a bill to Cabinet
in July cutting requirements for diversity to be a factor

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when hiring government agency bosses. She's also planning on removing
requirements for agency leaders to promote diversity and inclusion instead,
saying she supports merit based appointments. It delivers on a
coalition promise between National and ACT. Auckland's Business Chamber is
backing the Mayor's renewed call for a tourist bed tax
for the city. Wayne Brown's updated his Auckland manifesto laying

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out a beehive to do list. It includes calling for
the government to reconsider an Auckland terist bed tax, adding
a small levy on short term accommodation. Auckland Business Chamber
CEO Simon Bridget says it'll help bring in funding so
more major events can come to the city.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
Both central and local government are failing Auckland when it
comes to major events and activations that you need for tourists,
that you need people coming in, but you also just
need if you want a dynamic, exciting city.

Speaker 1 (02:59):
In Sport, the remainder of Cricket's Indian Premier League will
be played between May seventeen and June third across six venues.
The T twenty tournament was paused last week due to
conflict between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region. The
netball the new Zealand Rather Netball Players Association has proposed
a change which could bring the likes of Grace Weke

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back to the ayan Z Premiership. They're suggesting shifting the
tournament to avoid clashing with Australia's Supernetball. Finally, Carlo Ancelotti
has been confirmed as Brazil's first foreign football coach. I'm
never Attimano in their latest news feks. We'll be back
with the next update of midday from the newstalg ZB
news room.