Midday Edition: 25 June 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 25 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):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the twenty fifth of June. Our
acting Prime Minister has spoken about the frail ceasefire seemingly
holding in the Middle East after are scolding from the
US President. Israel and Aran both claimed the other has
breached the truce and Air Force Hercules left Auckland on

(00:24):
Monday ready to help any Kiwis in the region and
will remain on standby. David Seymour says New Zealand's recommendation
is for dialogue to take place on downgrading the conflict.
We don't rush to a legal judgment because somebody and
the media dares us too. And I think that New
Zealand has acted well as a voice in the international community.
Calls for feedback on the next three decades of the

(00:46):
country's roads, schools and hospitals. A thirty year infrastructure investment
plan is being proposed by the Infrastructure Commission, highlighting the
importance of consensus across the political divide. Political reporter Azari
has more.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
We spend a lot, but we're not getting of value.
Those are the words from the Commission's draft thirty year
Investment plan, which calls for a boost in hospitals to
help care for our aging population, and electricity funding to
reach net zero targets. The report endorses a consistent bipartisan approach,
slamming stop start infrastructure and.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
The Public Service Minister can't seem to back up her
claims over primary teacher pay. The government's entered collective bargaining
with the teacher's union after it lost its pay equity claim.
Judith Collins says primary school teachers with eight years experience
are eligible for one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars a
year including allowances, but when questioned, she couldn't explain how

(01:43):
a teacher could claim those allowances. They are based on
when you do uncertain courses with those sorts of things,
so you know, I don't know playtime, who knows whatever,
But those are averages that I've been given. Meanwhile, potential
for further restructures as the government looks into using AI
in the public service, Minister in charge Judith Collins is

(02:05):
still aiming to cut costs and remove diversity requirements. She
says the sector is delivered savings over the past eighteen months.
That said, the job is never done and Public Service
Commissioner Sir Brian Roach suggests more efficiencies can be found
and I think, as a minister said, the adoption of
technology in AI will facilitate credit change. Digital first Health

(02:27):
provider TEND is becoming a primary health organization, meaning it
can directly contract to Health New Zealand. TEND offers around
the clock virtual care as well as physical GP clinics
and Bay of Plenty Auckland and Canterbury. It has a
book of eighty thousand patients. Co CEO Cecilia Robinson see

(02:48):
she believes the current primary health model is outdated and
this is a milestone in providing accessible, patient centered care.
It's a really exciting way to be able to kind
of bring a new model into primary care. And so
it's actually how we're enabling that funding to reach the
front line to sport. Auckland City has stunned the footballing
world at the Club World Cup. Christian Gray scored a

(03:09):
goal as the team of amateurs drew one all with
their Argentinian professional opponents, Bocker Juniors. In Nashville, New Zealand's
fastest woman, Zoe Hobbs, has beaten her own one hundred
meters record at a World Athletics Continental Tour meeting in
the Czech Republic, running ten point ninety four seconds, and
Warrior's utility back to Marie. Martin has hinted he's unwanted

(03:32):
next year and is likely to head off shore after
struggling for game time. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest
news fix. We'll be back with the next update at
five pm from the news Talk zb newsroom.