Afternoon Edition: 31 May 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 31 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):
On the newstalk's Dby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In this update.
At least seven people were injured during last night's boy
racer gatherings in Levin and Palmerston North. Five pedestrians were
hit by cars, including a teenage girl who had both
her legs run over vehicles and people obstructed an ambulance
responding to an injured person. Two police were injured, with

(00:26):
physical attacks, fireworks and vehicles being used against officers. Local
MP Tim Costley says police responded quickly to disperse each gathering,
deploying the Police Eagle helicopter and officers on the ground
equipped with riot gear. Ten people have been arrested. Police
expect to make more arrests. A nineteen year old man's
been arrested and charged following two reports of a man's

(00:47):
suspicious behavior in West Auckland. Police say he indecently exposed
himself to a woman near Green Bay High School on
Tuesday afternoon. Has been arrested after a search warrant was executed. Today,
Lies are still working to determine if it's linked to
an incident in Titarangi on Wednesday morning. Then a man
in a vehicle on Atkinson Road reportedly tried to engage

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with a young girl. Rising fees at the Port of
Auckland have angered truckies. Fees will go up in stages
from one hundred and thirty dollars now to three hundred
and fifty dollars in January twenty twenty seven. Transporting New
Zealand is warning this will have consequences for the industry
and consumers. Policy and Advocacy head Billy Clemens says the

(01:29):
port does not have to do this is other measures
that you can be taking to enhance productivity and performance
and increase your return to ratepayers. In Auckland Council. Around
thirty thousand people are expected at Winter Geddon in Auckland
this weekend. The three day expo at the Auckland show
Grounds features a stellar lineup of who's who from pop
culture as well as gaming, cosplay and collectibles. Armageddon organizer

(01:54):
Bill Jurant says it's a big celebration of everything nerddom
and recharges the geek spirit quite nicely. That's news. In sport,
it's all on the line for the playoffs, hopes of
the champions and many fans favorites in Super Rugby Pacific.
The final regular season round continues with the Blues hosting
the Warortars at Eden Park. That game's underway and tonight

(02:16):
the Hurricanes host More on a PACIFICA. The Hurricanes are
in the finals. The other three's hopes depend on today's results.
Kiwi's and Newcastle Knights prop Leo Thompson's facing a month
long ban after a Grade two crusher tackle in last
night's NRL loss to the Saint George Illawarra Dragons. It's
Thompson's third offense this season. One of those was against

(02:37):
the New Zealand Warriors. Warriors prop Mitchell Barnett has been
named to back up tomorrow from his State of origin
appearance for New South Wales against the South Sydney Rabbitos.
That's Sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
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