Midday Edition: 06 May 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 06 May 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 Malcolm Jordan and missus your midday news
fix for Tuesday, the sixth of May. The Prime Minister
is hoping to get bipartisan support for banning under sixteens
from social media. MP Katherine Weed's putting the Members Bill
proposal into Parliament's biscuiton the repository for such bills then
randomly selected. It follows similar moves in Australia and puts

(00:26):
more responsibility on platforms. Chris Luxon is standing by it
not being a government bill. We've got a great piece
of work here with the Members Bill. It's a great
platform for us to build upon and we've done the
work in the National Party caucus. Exporters are welcoming our
deepening trade relationships. The first round of negotiations on an
Indian Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement begins in India this week.

(00:49):
Chris Luckson's also highlighted our agreements with Gulf economies and
the United Arab Emirates. Export NZ's Josh Tan says he's
also pleased to trade with the EU has grown twenty
eight percent one year after signing an FTA one, which
is really impressive as machinery sports have doubled under the
Free trade Agreement and have provided an extra one hundred

(01:11):
and seventy three million dollars to the Zealan economy. The
motorcycle community is mourning the loss of a twenty nine
year old New Zealand motorbike rider after an eleven bike
crash in England. Shane Richardson was fatally injured in the
first lap of the British Supersport Championship at the Alton
Park Track near Liverpool. Twenty one year old English rider

(01:31):
Owen Jenna also died and another rider has significant injuries.
Richardson raced in Huanganui for about ten years, including many wins.
On the Cemetery circuit. Organizer Alan Willisey says he's in shock,
very very sad news. To be honest, you know, Shane's
are such a gentleman, lovely guy, do anything for anybody.

(01:52):
Three people are in christ Church Hospital in moderate and
serious conditions after a house fire in Mighty Hoe, with
another seven tree at the scene. The blaze broke out
in the bottom of a two story house on Warrington
Street about eight a m. A twenty six year old
woman with no physical medical condition has won a High
Court battle to be allowed to refuse food and medical

(02:14):
care and let nature take its course. The government's making moves,
it says will make raising and resolving pay equity claims
more workable and sustainable. Clear Sherwood reports it's.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
Amending the Equal Pay Act to require sufficient evidence work
is historically and currently undervalued, as will now state work
is predominantly performed by female employees if the workforce says
at least seventy percent female instead of sixty percent. The
changes will also require more clarity on work performed by
men different to a claimant's work bart with similar skills

(02:50):
and responsibilities.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
Groups protesting the war in Gaza are gathering outside New
York's Metropolitan Museum as the glitterati arrive for the met
gal Actresses, sports stars and fashion leaders are walking the
blue carpet as police monitor activists outside. Begala is held
on the first to Monday in May every year, raising
money for the Costume Institute to Sport. Jao Shintong is

(03:17):
the first Chinese World snooker champion, winning the best of
thirty five frame final eighteen twelve over Mark Williams at
Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and Chris Wood's Nottingham Forest have stayed
in contention for a Champions League place after a one
all Premier League football draw at Crystal Palace. I'm Malcolm Jordan.

(03:38):
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the newstalk zb newsroom