Afternoon Edition: 30 April 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 30 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 railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Wednesday. They're thirtieth of April. Health New Zealand's
giving the chop to more than one thousand filled jobs
and hundreds of vacancies in its data and digital team,
offering some redeployment. His political reporter Azaria Howell.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
The Health restructure cuts four hundred and forty seven rolls
and gives staff redeployment offers. It disestablishes six hundred and
ten more roles, replaced by six hundred and fifty one
new ones for which staff can offer expressions of interest.
Another seven hundred and fifty eight vacancies are being culled.
Health New Zealand wants to redeploy as many staff as

(00:45):
it can and says new ways of working will drive
efficiency and productivity.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
More than five thousand senior doctors are striking all day
tomorrow after more than eight months of failed pay negotiations.
The union says they're rejecting a Health ENDZED offer that
will drive away existing doctors from a workforce already below capacity.
Health INZED clinical officer Richard Sullivan says thousands of procedures
are being postponed, but hospitals and eds will be open.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
We have really robust process in place to make sure
we keep our patients and our staff safe.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Some Auckland nurses and access community health support workers are
also striking tomorrow. A deal's been signed for the North
Islands mount rupe Who Ski Fields. The Department of Conservations
approved a ten year agreement for Fucker Pappa Holdings to
run that side of the mountain. Pure Tudo a last
year signed up for the other side. The liquidated rupey

(01:41):
Who Alpine Lifts has received millions in government funding to
keep running during years of talks. Fucker Pappa Holdings Travis
Donahue is delighted the deals done. Team here at Fucker
Papa are very ecstatic about that after two and a
half years of uncertainty and volatility. A person has done.
After a two vehicle crash at Awa Kenor this morning

(02:03):
on the route north of near Plymouth, State Highway three
is still closed. A school social sciences refresh will connect
the dots between financial literacy and research. The Minister's announced
financial education will be compulsory from years one to ten.
It'll cover banking, earning, spending and saving in older years,

(02:24):
adding concepts like budgeting, investment and taxes. The Retirement Commissions
yasmind Phraser says it'll support pre existing programs. Maybe a
quarter of students at the moment are getting some form
of financial education. The fact that it's been mandated now
it means we can bring those things together. Locals in
a small carpety coast town are celebrating reclaiming their patch

(02:45):
thanks to a bypass highway. Before it opened in twenty
twenty two, every motorist traveling north and south had to
go through Autaki business onlyly on King. He says, life
has changed. Oh does the great option.

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Those that want to come can come, and those that
don't want to come, they can just carry on their
journey nice and quick.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
To Sport and NBL basketball officials are considering options regarding
the future of the Indian Panthers after meetings involving all
twelve clubs. The new side's game against the Canterbury Rams
on Tuesday night was canned at the eleventh hour with
players protesting over a lack of payment. A j Lamb
will replace suspended blues wing Mark Tala for Friday's Super

(03:25):
Rugby contest against the force after coming off the bench
due to illness last week. Bowden Barrett is back at
first five. That's your latest news fix. There'll be more
for you tomorrow morning from the News Talk sed B Newsroom.