Midday Edition: 30 May 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 30 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 this is your midday
news fix for Friday, v thirtieth of May. An act
MP is calling on MPs from both sides of the
House to support her bill to making the production and
sharing of explicit deep fake AI images and videos without
consent A Crime Political editor Jason Wolves has more.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
In a bid to illustrate her point, Laura mcclur stood
up in the House last month holding a blurred AI
generated nude photo of herself for all MPs to see.
She said it took her minutes to make and it's
time Parliament acted to make this practice illegal. McClure's calling
for all parties to support her proposed amendments to the

(00:43):
Crime AX to close this deep fake loophole.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Hut City Council knew a gastro outbreak was likely linked
to a toddler pool, but they waited nearly two weeks
to tell the public. There's been ninety three cases are
confirmed of cryptosporidiosis, a contagious parasitic stomach bug, since the
start of the year in the Greater Wellington region. Internal
emails confirmed to nine A Paul was identified as a

(01:09):
common area for cases. On March twelve, Two weeks later,
the council released a public statement. A spokesperson says it
followed all public health guidelines. Controversy across the Tasman over
the legality of Mike Bush's appointment as Victoria's Chief Police Commissioner.
The Victorian Labor government is scrambling to change the law

(01:31):
to stop any potential legal challenges due to a common
law precedent preventing the appointment of non Australians. The opposition
Liberal Party says it doesn't oppose Bush's appointment, but spokesperson
David Davis says the legal situation should have been addressed
before Bush's appointment was confirmed. Sweeping changes appear to be

(01:52):
on the way to shake up farming, housing and water regulations.
Consultations now open on changes being touted as the biggest
in the rima's history. Federated Farmers RMA spokesperson Mike Hooper
says this is just another step in a bigger process.

Speaker 3 (02:08):
They repealed the natural built environment from the previous government.
They introduced the fast Trek legislation. They did RIMA Amendment
Bill one, RMA Amendment Bill two.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
A speed limit boost is on the cards for Transmission Gully.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop is consulting on increasing the speed
limit to one hundred and ten kilometers an hour on
the State Highway one stretch north of Wellington. The government's
also consulting on boosting the speed limit on Romati Straits,
which connects Transmission Gully with the Company Expressway. Feedbacks open

(02:40):
for six weeks. A court appeal to preserve tariffs could
work in Donald Trump's favor. A federal court has agreed
to temporarily allow many of the US presidents sweeping tariffs
after a court blocked them from being imposed under emergency
powers law. The initial ruling argued that the president had
overstepped his authority. ABC News, as Christian Corrodero says, the

(03:05):
White House has got what it wanted.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
This appealing does effectively what it asked the court to do,
which was put this on ice and delay enforcing it,
even going as far as to say that it would
be a national security right to sport.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
Gary Stead's almost seven year reign as Blackcaps cricket coach
appears at an end. He hasn't been interviewed in any
capacity for the next appointment, but Shane Bond, Shane Jurgensen
and Rob Walter have Novak Djokovic has recovered from a
foot blister to advance to the third round at the
French Tennis Open. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.

(03:39):
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
from the newstalk ZB newsroom.