Afternoon Edition: 02 June 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 02 June 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, business confidence is rising in the ROTHRUA as
nationwide tourism trends in the opposite direction. Infometrics data showed
total guest nights in the Rotrua rose by one point
four percent in a year to March compared to a
year earlier, but there's been a two point seven percent

(00:24):
decline nationwide. Rothruer ENSID Chief Executive Andrew Wilson says part
of this is down to more international visitors. I think
all in all, you know, we're really seeing different green
shirts in terms of employment, and that's tend to fly
through in terms of local economy. An advocate site's a
link between a public housing crackdown and homelessness. The number

(00:45):
of warnings for caianger or A tenants has grown by
more than six hundred percent a year on year to
just over fourteen hundred. Sixty three tenancies have been terminated
in ten months because of disruptive behavior. Former CEO of
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust Bernie Smith says some people just
don't want help. Mister Smith says there are sometimes no
choices other than to evict and sadly that can involve children.

(01:09):
Currency conversion and airport prices have been pushed aside as
A new financial concern arises for New Zealand travelers. A
survey by the banking app Revolute shows more than half
of respondents are concerned about unexpected costs associated with travel.
The fear was greatest among twenty five to forty three
year olds. Head of Revolute New Zealand, Georgia Grange, says

(01:30):
it's important people budget effectively to allow for any emergency costs.
Four wheel drive vehicle drivers may be causing the decline
of a native New Zealand bird. An Auckland Council surveys
found only four pihoy hoy or pippots on the Kaipara
Antafaranui dunes. Dunes on beaches including Piha and Muriwai are

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typically great habitats for the small brown and white bird.
Auckland Council's Senior ecologist, Melinda Rison says human activity is
pushing them out of the areas they inhabit. These environments
are very fritile, so can't withstand the disturbance and the
destruction that for all driving puts on those environments. That's
news in sport. Black Fern Porsche Woodman Wickliff's long awaited

(02:14):
plans to have children could begin after this year's Rugby
World Cup. The team's all time leading triscorer has been
made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
for her services to rugby. Woodman Wickliff's eager to expand
her family with wife Renee.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
Into this year. I want to get pregnant. I want
to start the process of getting pregnant. Being in the
same situlationship it makes it a bit difficult and there
a processed to it. I want as many babies as
they can. I say that now, who knows what it's
like when I've actually hit the first one and then
we'll go from there.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
The y cut Obay of Plenty Magic are feeling the
squeeze as they chase their first win of the a
n Z Netball Premiership season, playing the Stars in Hamilton tonight.
The Magic have no wins from three outings and captain
emilianik Andasio says time sticking by in a shortened season.
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to

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