Afternoon Edition: 24 April 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 24 April 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 afternoon. I'm RAELN Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Thursday, the twenty fourth of April. A sixteen
year old has been remanded in custody after appearing in
court accused of murder over a fatal attack at an
Auckland bus stop. The team will appear again in the
High Court at Auckland next month alongside a thirty two

(00:24):
year old woman facing accessory charges, charging documents alleged to
the woman suppressed evidence against the teen by selling a
car to help him escape. A street. Vigil was held
today for American PhD student Kyle Warrell, who died after
being assaulted on Saturday night. The ACT parties questioning ACC's

(00:46):
plans to reduce workplace injuries with a focus on Mardy
and PACIFICA communities. The agencies trying to bring down claims
for disproportionate injuries suffered by Mardy and Pacific people in manufacture.
Here's political reporter Azaria Howell.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
ACT has written to ACC Minister Scott Simpson suggesting it
goes against cabinet expectations public services should be prioritized on need.
An ACC spokesperson says data shows the injury rates are
disproportionately high for Maori and Pacifica in the sector. The
Crown entities also looking for initiatives focused on wider outcomes.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Cautious optimism from the automotive sector as work based training
returns to industry hands. The government's announced it'll replace the
centralized model with an industry owned organization by early next year.
New industry skills boards will set standards and assessments. Motor
Trade Association advocacy lead James McDowell says they don't yet

(01:46):
know how the transition will work. The most important thing
is they've announced what they've decided in terms of the options.
The scenario is present to do industry was difficult to
plan for the future when you didn't even know the direction.
The wheels are in motion for South Auckland's Mill Road project,
Transport Minister Chris Bishop has announced ninety one point one
million dollars has been approved for completing design and consent

(02:09):
work on the Monuco to Alfriston sections. Local MP Judi
of Colin says she's been pushing for this project for
twenty years.

Speaker 3 (02:17):
Has always been a no brainer, particularly when you see
the amount of growth going on in Drury area. So look,
I just think this is one of those things that's
going to save lives, It's going to save time.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
Work Safe has been notified after a person's been seriously
injured in a Mount Munganui workplace understood to have involved gas.
North Island councils are continuing to recover from back to
back extreme weather. Two years On twenty twenty three, is
Auckland Anniversary weekend, floods and cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread damage

(02:50):
Courtney winter has more.

Speaker 4 (02:51):
By the end of February, the councils in Auckland, Gisborne
and Hawks Bay had stabilized more than one thousand slips,
repaired twenty five local bridges and completed fifty one kilometers
of stopbanks. Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell says
the government has also approved fifty four local transport and
flood risk mitigation projects.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Two sport unfinished business for Giancarlo Italiano. After being reinstated
as Wellington Phoenix head coach, Chiefe has been offered a
one year A League contract extension with an option for
a further season. South Sydney five eighth Cody Walker will
be sidelined for five weeks after tearing his hamstring at

(03:34):
training ahead of their NRL visit to the Melbourne Storm
and Blues Super Rugby O Picky Champion winger Jamie Colossi
has been named in the Black Fern seven squad for
the Los Angeles World Series event starting Someday week. And
that is your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk's Zby

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news Room.