Afternoon Edition: 09 March 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 09 March 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):
From the News Talks EDB newsroom. This is newsfex in
this update a call from the general practice sector for
more detail about any potential new target from the government
aimed at them. Health Minister Simeon Brown told TV and
zed's Q and A he's seeking advice on a target
aimed at reducing GP wait times. General Practice Owners' Association

(00:24):
chair doctor Angus Chambers says both parties want to achieve
the same thing, so they should want to be part
of how any targets constructed. Doctor Chambers says there's always
a concern targets can create perverse incentives. There could be
for shocks in the way it's incentivized if it isn't centravized.
Brisbane schools were shut on Friday because of Cyclone Alfred

(00:46):
and should know in the next few hours whether they'll
be back open tomorrow. Premier David Chris Offooley says that's
something on their agenda.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
Later on today we'll outline which schools will open tomorrow
and we'll continue to do that in a calm way
every day and it's important that we do everything we
can to get life back to normal and our whole
focus has to be that to make sure wherever it
is safe to do so that we do everything we
can to get life back to normal.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Professionals are struggling to negotiate pay rises as they face
the cost of living and increased workloads. A Robert Half
Recruiting Agency survey shows seventy percent of respondents in the finance,
accounting and tech sectors say getting a pay increase is
more difficult this year than last. Managing director Megan Alexander
says younger professionals aren't used to a recessionary climate. More

(01:31):
than a third of respondents will look elsewhere if they
don't get a rise. A research voyage along New Zealand's
coast aims to better understand our tsunami risks. A German
research crew is joining newer scientists to study underwater landslips.
The slip see massive amounts of material move on the
sea floor triggering tsunami. Niwer researcher josh Hu Mountjoy says

(01:53):
learning more will help us better prepare if one does
pose danger.

Speaker 3 (01:57):
We have had landslide generated tsunami. We have very little
information on their enemy dal and so so it's important
to understand what the potential is, specially for postal communities.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
That's news. In sport, The Crusaders had a thirty six
fourteen lead over the Reds moments ago in the second
half of their Super Rugby Pacific game in christ Church.
Sevu Reese and Will Jordan have scored twice for the Crusaders.
Two time Olympians Sam Tanner and fifteen year old prodigy
Sam Ruth have shared gold after a dead heat finish

(02:27):
in the men's fifteen hundred metres national final at the
New Zealand Track and Field Championships. Officials were not able
to separate the two following a photo finish, both recording
a time of three minutes forty four point three one seconds.
Sri Lanka was ninety eight for four moments ago and
the twenty eighth, over chasing two hundred and eighty one
to draw the one day International series with the White Ferns.

(02:49):
The Wellington Phoenix women trailed Western Sydney won nil moments
ago in the first half of their game in Podua.
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. Listen to News Talk set
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