Midday Edition: 25 June 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 25 June 2024, 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 afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
newsfix for Tuesday, the twenty fifth of June. Three boat
he's missing off the coast of Gisbane are all locals.
Maritime New Zealand is continuing to search for a fishing
boat and its crew after it failed to return yesterday afternoon.
A helicopter is currently undertaking a shoreline search between Gisbon

(00:24):
and the Mahia Peninsula. Gisban Tatapoi Sports Fishing Club President
Roger Faber says the group are well known in the
fishing community.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
The skipper is a good fishing club member fishers in
their contest.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
He's caught a lot of good game fish over his
years and he is a very experienced skipper. The Independent
Police Watchdogs ruled Force was justified in bringing the y
Kria prison riot under control. In December twenty twenty, a
group of inmates began setting off fires, commencing a six
day standoff with correction staff and police. Claudia O'Neill reports

(00:59):
on days four and.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
Five, I have the Armed Defenders Squad fired sponge rounds
at any prisoner, threatening staff with weapons and throwing heavy objects.
The Independent Police conduct authorities now found corrections retained overall
control of the situation, with police acting as support. It's
determined the use of force was lawful, proportionate and reasonable
in the circumstance.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Unemployment and job in security are starting to bite. Westpac
McDermott Miller is reporting a thirteen point drop in employment
confidence for its June quarter index, the lowest since the
first COVID lockdown ended. Westpac Senior economist Michael Gordon says
the labor market's typically one of the last factors to
respond in an economic cycle. He says there's still a

(01:42):
way to go before we see unemployment peaking, even with
economic growth starting to pick up.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
On our forecast, we have unemployment peaking at about five
and a half percent four point three at the moment,
so that's effectively saying that we're only halfway through in
terms of that ride.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
A growth in the US market helped may exports reach
an all time peak. New Zealand's total exports were valued
at seven point two billion dollars last month, according to
stats n Z. It's the first time monthly exports have
surpassed seven billion dollars. Export New Zealand Advocacy director Katherine
Baird told Mike Cosking it was a good month for

(02:18):
exports to the United States.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
These very strong wine sheep meet Barry, they kind of
dominate the exports to that market and the United States, says,
leap for Australia to become the number two export market.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
University's New Zealand once more details on why student visas
get rejected. Immigration New Zealand figures show Indian student visa
applications from October to May this year had an approval
rate of forty seven percent. Plans for another Auckland Harbor
crossing have already racked up tens of millions of dollars

(02:51):
in bills. According to Business Desk, Nztas spent thirty six
point three million dollars on initial plans for in additional
crossing Banswore Minister Simeon Brown says the majority of spending
occurred before last year's election. He says work is underway
to progress the project in a cost effective manner to sport.

(03:11):
Italy and Spain have advanced automatically from Group B at
the European Football Championships after Italy drew one all with
Croatia and Spain beat Albania one nil. Former Kangaroo turned
league pundit Gordon Tallis has renewed calls for the Warriors
to move on from Adam Vanua Blake immediately after the

(03:32):
sides trouncing by the Titans at the weekend, and Australia
need Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan in Group one Super Eights
action this afternoon at Cricket's T twenty World Cup to
have any chance of advancing to the semi finals. I'm
Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update at five pm from the news
Talk ZB newsroom.