July 27, 2025 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 28 July 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, twenty eighth of July. In
this update, new figures show the rate of segregation in
New Zealand prisons has soared seventy percent in four years.
The data has been released in Newstalk ZB under the
Official Information Act. It shows the number of voluntary segregations
(00:26):
rose from seven thousand, three hundred and the twenty eighteen
financial year to more than twelve thousand and twenty twenty three.
A prisoner can request to be moved into a separate
area in the prison if they believe their safety could
be at risk. The number of involuntary segregations rose from
two thousand, six hundred to four thousand, six hundred over
(00:46):
the same period, with the majority done so to protect others.
The volume of job ads are falling, as are the
number of people applying. Sek's latest employment report shows job
ads dropped for a second month, down three percent month
on months, applications per job ad fell two percent. Seek
Country manager Rob Clark says despite the drop, it's still
(01:08):
a competitive market out there.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
We have had record levels of applications relative to the
number of job ads being advertised that's come down a
little bit in June, but it still remained at really
high levels.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Bargaining will take place today between Health New Zealand and
the Nurses organization ahead of a twenty four hour strike
starting Wednesday. More than thirty six thousand nurses, midwives and
healthcare assistants are set to walk off the job. It's
estimated more than four thousand planned procedures and specialist appointments
would have to be postponed if the strike goes ahead.
(01:44):
Appalling of resources between four of the country's largest primary
health organizations in an effort to deliver more digital solutions.
More than five hundred general practices supporting over two million
patients fall under the umbrella of Pegasus, Pinnacle and to
Order Compass Health. Justin Thorpe is the coach here of
(02:04):
the new Innovation Hub Health Accelerator. She says the next
thing they'll be looking at is AI scribe tools for GPS.
They can focus on the patient and then afterwards they're
able to copy those nights into the patient's record and
a lot of the gps have reported saving up to
an hour a day. The US and EU have reached
a trade deal. It will see the US impose of
(02:27):
fifteen percent tariff on EU goods, much lower than the
thirty percent tariff the US had been threatening to impose
a huge search for the fantasy genre, filling up a
quarter of this year's wood Call's Top one hundred books list,
as well twenty books and the Top one hundred feature
New Zealand writers. Woodcalls Book manager Joan mackenzie says can
(02:48):
We writers have been recognized more and more, with fourteen
featured last year. She says people are drawn to books
which reflect a background they can relate to and understand.
In sport Oscar Pstree has won a rain delayed Belgian
Formula One Grand Prix from teammate Lando Norris for McLaren's
sixth one to two finish of the season. Liam Lawson
(03:09):
came eighth to earn four points. Tactics netball captain Ericana
Petterson claims they could not have won their first A
and Z Premiership title without new coach Donna Wilkins. Cyclist
today Pagacha has won his fourth Tour de France. Waut
fin Art secured victory on the last stage. England lead
(03:29):
India to one in the five Test cricket series after
the fourth match was drawn at Manchester. I'm never Retti
Manu that your latest news fakes will be back, with
the next update at midday from the newstalk ZB news
room
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, twenty eighth of July. In
this update, new figures show the rate of segregation in
New Zealand prisons has soared seventy percent in four years.
The data has been released in Newstalk ZB under the
Official Information Act. It shows the number of voluntary segregations
(00:26):
rose from seven thousand, three hundred and the twenty eighteen
financial year to more than twelve thousand and twenty twenty three.
A prisoner can request to be moved into a separate
area in the prison if they believe their safety could
be at risk. The number of involuntary segregations rose from
two thousand, six hundred to four thousand, six hundred over
(00:46):
the same period, with the majority done so to protect others.
The volume of job ads are falling, as are the
number of people applying. Sek's latest employment report shows job
ads dropped for a second month, down three percent month
on months, applications per job ad fell two percent. Seek
Country manager Rob Clark says despite the drop, it's still
(01:08):
a competitive market out there.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
We have had record levels of applications relative to the
number of job ads being advertised that's come down a
little bit in June, but it still remained at really
high levels.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Bargaining will take place today between Health New Zealand and
the Nurses organization ahead of a twenty four hour strike
starting Wednesday. More than thirty six thousand nurses, midwives and
healthcare assistants are set to walk off the job. It's
estimated more than four thousand planned procedures and specialist appointments
would have to be postponed if the strike goes ahead.
(01:44):
Appalling of resources between four of the country's largest primary
health organizations in an effort to deliver more digital solutions.
More than five hundred general practices supporting over two million
patients fall under the umbrella of Pegasus, Pinnacle and to
Order Compass Health. Justin Thorpe is the coach here of
(02:04):
the new Innovation Hub Health Accelerator. She says the next
thing they'll be looking at is AI scribe tools for GPS.
They can focus on the patient and then afterwards they're
able to copy those nights into the patient's record and
a lot of the gps have reported saving up to
an hour a day. The US and EU have reached
a trade deal. It will see the US impose of
(02:27):
fifteen percent tariff on EU goods, much lower than the
thirty percent tariff the US had been threatening to impose
a huge search for the fantasy genre, filling up a
quarter of this year's wood Call's Top one hundred books list,
as well twenty books and the Top one hundred feature
New Zealand writers. Woodcalls Book manager Joan mackenzie says can
(02:48):
We writers have been recognized more and more, with fourteen
featured last year. She says people are drawn to books
which reflect a background they can relate to and understand.
In sport Oscar Pstree has won a rain delayed Belgian
Formula One Grand Prix from teammate Lando Norris for McLaren's
sixth one to two finish of the season. Liam Lawson
(03:09):
came eighth to earn four points. Tactics netball captain Ericana
Petterson claims they could not have won their first A
and Z Premiership title without new coach Donna Wilkins. Cyclist
today Pagacha has won his fourth Tour de France. Waut
fin Art secured victory on the last stage. England lead
(03:29):
India to one in the five Test cricket series after
the fourth match was drawn at Manchester. I'm never Retti
Manu that your latest news fakes will be back, with
the next update at midday from the newstalk ZB news
room
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