Afternoon Edition: 10 May 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 10 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):
From the news talks edby Newsroom. This is newsfacs. In
this update, protesters avowing the government will feel their impact
as protests continue against the government's pay equity changes. The
bill halting pay equity claims and raising the threshold to
large acclaim based on gender discrimination passed this week under urgency.
Hundreds of protesters turned up outside ministerial officers around the

(00:27):
country yesterday and today in opposition. The PSA's Kate Davis
says some fifteen hundred women, young and old turned out
in Nelson today.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
This will go all the way to the election. They
will vote with their anger and they want to say
pay equity. They want to see a return to legislation
that would enable them to actually see it in their lifetime.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
A seventy three year old man who went missing in
Masterton earlier this month has been found. John Rafferty's body
was found by a search and rescue team this morning.
Police have thanked the community for their assistance and acknowledged
the dead location of the search crews. A motorcyclist has
been taken to hospital in critical condition following a crash
on Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon. Emergency services were alerted

(01:10):
to the crash involving a car and a motorbike just
after three o'clock. The Southern motorways closed northbound between Market
Road and the Wellington Street on ramp. Lengthy delays are
likely Pakistan's militaries launching retaliatory strikes on India as tensions
boil between the two nuclear armed neighbours. It follows its
accusations deadly launched missiles at three Pakistani air bases earlier today,

(01:34):
Pakistan's airport's authorities now closed the country's airspace. Indian authorities
are closing thirty two airports across the north and west
of India. Tension on the border has been escalating since
militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian controlled
Kashmir last month. BBC correspondent Samira Hussin says civilians are

(01:55):
feeling on edge.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
There are towns and villages along the international border that
are being evacuated as safety precautions.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
That's news. In Sport, the Black Ferns are beginning their
work in earnest to defend their Rugby World Cup crown,
playing Australia's Walleroos in Newcastle it's the start of their
Pacific four campaign and a Super Saturday. The Crusaders host
the Chiefs tonight in a top of the table game
in christ Church. All Blacks first five. Damien mackenzie insists

(02:24):
the Crusaders are back after their poor twenty twenty four
season and their opponents are now a complete side again
that's led.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
By a lot of physicality upfront and they've got a
pretty exciting backlund as well, and they're playing great rugby
and I think it's a great challenge for us.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
I think they'll probably sitting the benchmarking the way they're playing.
Brock Feeney has won the opening Supercars sprint race in Tasmania.
Ryan Wood was the best placed New Zealander. He came sixth.
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
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