March 13, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 13 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon, I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Thursday, the thirteenth of March. Investors are keen
to see a long term pipeline of work before committing
to spending their money here. More than one hundred companies
managing about six trillion dollars in capital are at the
government's Infrastructure Investments summit in Auckland. Brett Shepard from Craig's
(00:27):
Investment Partners says firms liked hearing a thirty year plan
being outlined and look forward to hearing what projects are
coming through as once it's seen as sustainable, then they
know that they can invest the capital and keep investing
the capital. Why they don't like is coming committing and
then have a one off because it provides illiquidity. Act
leader David Seymour won't confirm how many school lunches are
(00:47):
being supplied from Australia, saying it's an operational matter. Are
n ZID is reporting the school lunch collective look to
cross the ditch this week to ensure it had enough
meals after food manuft actual LaBelle went into liquidation. Seymour
says the government has a contract to deliver the meals,
but not a contract based on country of origin.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
This is designed to make sure we have continuity while
we sort out a problem that's been well publicized that
we are sorting out and in the long term you'll
see twenty key with firms feeding food into this system.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Ministers have been grilled over the scraping of liverable wage
requirements for contractors. It's one of twenty four requirements being
cut from the government's procurement rule book and a bit
to streamline the process for business. Revenue Minister Simon Watts
says the change will help drive economic growth.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
They will make it easier for New Zealand businesses to
get New Zealand government contract that is good New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
New Zealand Workers Opposition MPs like Labor Deputy Carmel Zeppeloni,
sought assurances that wouldn't lead to wage cuts, should security
guards and cleaners employed at Parliament continue to be guaranteed
a living wage. Suggestions turnout and local body elections would
improve with a move to in person voting local government.
(02:07):
New Zealand wants post or voting scrapped in local elections
and replaced with polling places and ballot boxes. Nelson mayor
Nick Smith is behind the calls and says in person
voting is tried and true in parliamentary elections. He says
postal voting isn't working and turnout isn't good enough. It's
pretty damn awful.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We're down to about forty percent. It's been declining for
more than thirty years.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Demand for places in the christ Church to Marathon is
reaching new heights, the event shaping up to be the
biggest in its forty three year history. There's been a
thirty seven percent increase in international participants, with one hundred
and eighty seven athletes from nineteen countries registered for the
April thirteenth. Event. Director Callum Nicholson says running has become
(02:53):
popular in the last few years, particularly in the younger
demographic social media and I.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Think people to seeing that well being a health benefit
and thence to a tough few years for a lot
of people's.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
To Sport and Blues coach Vern Cottters confirmed Boden Barrett
will spend up to a month on the sidelines with
his fractured hand fourteen tests. Loose forward Ethan Blackadder has
been scratched for the Crusaders clash against the Force as
a precaution after taking a knock at training. New Zealand
Crickets have no update on Sophie Devine's return to the
(03:27):
White Ferns, despite her getting drafted by the Southern Brave
into the hundred competition in the UK in August. Basketballer
Stephen Adams has been ejected after a scuffle in the
Houston Rockets NBA game against the Phoenix Suns. That is
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update tomorrow morning from the News Talk's ZB Newsroom.
Good afternoon, I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Thursday, the thirteenth of March. Investors are keen
to see a long term pipeline of work before committing
to spending their money here. More than one hundred companies
managing about six trillion dollars in capital are at the
government's Infrastructure Investments summit in Auckland. Brett Shepard from Craig's
(00:27):
Investment Partners says firms liked hearing a thirty year plan
being outlined and look forward to hearing what projects are
coming through as once it's seen as sustainable, then they
know that they can invest the capital and keep investing
the capital. Why they don't like is coming committing and
then have a one off because it provides illiquidity. Act
leader David Seymour won't confirm how many school lunches are
(00:47):
being supplied from Australia, saying it's an operational matter. Are
n ZID is reporting the school lunch collective look to
cross the ditch this week to ensure it had enough
meals after food manuft actual LaBelle went into liquidation. Seymour
says the government has a contract to deliver the meals,
but not a contract based on country of origin.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
This is designed to make sure we have continuity while
we sort out a problem that's been well publicized that
we are sorting out and in the long term you'll
see twenty key with firms feeding food into this system.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Ministers have been grilled over the scraping of liverable wage
requirements for contractors. It's one of twenty four requirements being
cut from the government's procurement rule book and a bit
to streamline the process for business. Revenue Minister Simon Watts
says the change will help drive economic growth.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
They will make it easier for New Zealand businesses to
get New Zealand government contract that is good New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
New Zealand Workers Opposition MPs like Labor Deputy Carmel Zeppeloni,
sought assurances that wouldn't lead to wage cuts, should security
guards and cleaners employed at Parliament continue to be guaranteed
a living wage. Suggestions turnout and local body elections would
improve with a move to in person voting local government.
(02:07):
New Zealand wants post or voting scrapped in local elections
and replaced with polling places and ballot boxes. Nelson mayor
Nick Smith is behind the calls and says in person
voting is tried and true in parliamentary elections. He says
postal voting isn't working and turnout isn't good enough. It's
pretty damn awful.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We're down to about forty percent. It's been declining for
more than thirty years.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Demand for places in the christ Church to Marathon is
reaching new heights, the event shaping up to be the
biggest in its forty three year history. There's been a
thirty seven percent increase in international participants, with one hundred
and eighty seven athletes from nineteen countries registered for the
April thirteenth. Event. Director Callum Nicholson says running has become
(02:53):
popular in the last few years, particularly in the younger
demographic social media and I.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Think people to seeing that well being a health benefit
and thence to a tough few years for a lot
of people's.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
To Sport and Blues coach Vern Cottters confirmed Boden Barrett
will spend up to a month on the sidelines with
his fractured hand fourteen tests. Loose forward Ethan Blackadder has
been scratched for the Crusaders clash against the Force as
a precaution after taking a knock at training. New Zealand
Crickets have no update on Sophie Devine's return to the
(03:27):
White Ferns, despite her getting drafted by the Southern Brave
into the hundred competition in the UK in August. Basketballer
Stephen Adams has been ejected after a scuffle in the
Houston Rockets NBA game against the Phoenix Suns. That is
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update tomorrow morning from the News Talk's ZB Newsroom.
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