Morning Edition: 29 September 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 29 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 (00:04):
Good morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, twenty ninth of September. In
this update, a former Race Relations commissioner has harshly criticized
the government's call not to recognize Palestinian statehood. Winston Peter
has confirmed the stance at the UN over the weekend,
saying the conditions are not yet right, but the former commissioner,

(00:27):
Gregory Fourtein, says recognition would have provided hope for ordinary Palestinians,
but he says instead it looks as though we're waiting
until the genocide has finished.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
All that will be left will be a desolate place,
and we will recognize the cemeteries. We should get involved
while people are still alive.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
More prisoners and less money to look after them. An
extra ninety eight million dollars was announced in the budget
to keep Corrections funded until next year, when it was
expected to be looking after ten thousand, eight hundred prisoners,
but the forecasts were wrong and Corrections was just shy
of that number a year early. Corrections says it's suboptimal,

(01:09):
but their Minister Mark Mitchell isn't worried. He hasn't been
briefed or is aware of any reduction in services. Demand
for housing is still a matter of location, location, location
New Auckland Council analysis of the latest property valuations and
a new spatial demand model shows land is far more
valuable in some parts of the city than others. Land

(01:32):
in central residential suburbs is in very high demand. Council
Chief economist Gary Blick says demand is also strong in
near beaches and parks and commercial centers. Auckland's mayor is
concerned the government's keeping secrets when it comes to a
possible new harbour crossing. The government's looking at options for
a second crossing and has a barge out on the

(01:54):
White Mattah looking at the feasibility of tunnels. Herald's senior
reporter Simon Wilson says Mayor Wayne Brown believes he and
the Council are being left out of the loop.

Speaker 3 (02:04):
Wayne Brown is upset that he is being kept, as
he puts it, completely in the dark. He doesn't know
what they're finding and he said to me, we don't
even know where their office is.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Transport Minister Chris Bishop rejects these claims. Three trans Tasman
space projects aiming to improve naval agriculture and satellite systems
are getting a funding boost of up to five point
three million from the government, matched by support from Australia.
They will deliver advanced maritime awareness across the Indo Pacific,

(02:36):
improve water efficiency for farmers, and upgrade high speed data
transfer space. Minister Judith Collins says they will boost our economies,
bring our two countries closer together and accelerate aerospace innovation.
Lotto counters and the My Lotto website and app will
be offline until this afternoon for a major tech upgrade.

(02:58):
They were taken off line at seven last night. Keino
and Bullseye draws will run today, but the results won't
be published until later in the day. In sport, the
Silver Ferns three nil series win over South Africa has
been eclipsed by a call from shooter Grace Weckf for
Dame Noling Toda to return as coach of the team.

(03:19):
Brisbane have beaten four time defending champions Penrith sixteen fourteen
to advance to the NRAL League Final against Melbourne next Sunday.
Lisa Adams is triumphed in the f thirty seven shot
put at the Para Athletics World Championships in New Delhi.
New Zealand has secured a bronze medal in the first
mixed eight event held at a Rowing World Championships. I'm

(03:41):
nevera retty MANU that your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update at midday from the newstalk
ZB news room