July 29, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 30 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 afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the thirtieth of July. Thousands of
nurses are taking to streets across the country, fed up
over the state of our healthcare health New Zealand Nurses
Organization members began a twenty four hour strike at nine am.
N Z President and Daniels is with protesters in Wellington.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
So far to Orr needs to actually hire the nurses.
That we need to provide the care where and when
it's needed, and the government needs to provide the budget
to actually make that happen.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Steph and Ritta are braving the rain to march in
christ Church.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Nurses need to be supported, they need to be paid well.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
We are understaffed.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I get emails every other week saying that Stafford burnt.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Out the Finance Minister's toying with listing Kiwibank on New
Zealand's stock market, but Nikola Willis says that decision won't
be made without an electoral mandate. Political editor Jason More Cabinet.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Has given Kiwibank's parent company the greenlight to raise an
extra five hundred million dollars in a bed to compete
with the Big four Aussie banks. Willis says the new
capital could support the bank to facilitate an additional ten
billion dollars in home loan lending.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Meanwhile, short term loans, minimal or no break fees and
cash back incentives are driving a record number of mortgage
holders changing lenders in June, with more than three and
a half thousand holders switching banks in New Zealand's new
boss is hoping to build on his predecessor's work. Chief
Digital Officer nikiel Ravashunka will lead the airline from October
(01:41):
when Greg Furan steps down after six years. He has
business reporter Michael segle Rovi.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Shunka says he's thrilled and humble to lead an institution
with a deep legacy but also a fantastic future. He
says he truly believes New Zealand's one of the most
innovative countries and one of the best destinations in the world.
He says Airline of Complex and Safety will need to
continue to underpin every decision it makes.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Calls for a better response to New Zealand's child sexual
exploitation problem. A new EKPAT report reveals survivors' experiences of
being groomed, coerced, filmed, blackmailed and transported to locations where
multiple adults were waiting. Today is also World Day Trafficking
in Persons National Director Eleanor Parks says a lack of
(02:28):
data and fragmented interagency responses are allowing it to continue.
It's not only now perpetrators that are responsible for the
seeing secret, it's a systematic issue as well. A unique
twist to the classic potato top pie has taken out
the top spot in the country's Pie awards. Albany's Rosedale
(02:49):
Bakery and Cafe has taken out this year's Bakle's New
Zealand Supreme Award. Owner Sam Soe says he adjusted the
recipe for a year. Harold Now's Katie Oliver was there
this morning and says the pie is filled with mints
as usual, but there's a twist. There's a layered French
potatograttin in the middle and I think that's the secret
to their win. To Sport, The Phoenix's appointment of Bev
(03:13):
Priestman as women's A League football coach has been confirmed
after she served a one year ban for Canada's use
of drones to spy on the football ferns training at
last year's Olympics. Cyclist Corbyn Strong has reclaimed the general
classification lead by one second heading into the final stage
of the Tour Tour der Walloni in Belgium. And South
(03:36):
Sydney coach Wayne Bennett's hopes of avoiding his first NRL
league Wooden Spoon have been dealt another blow, with Jack
Whitten handed a four game ban at the Judiciary. I'm
Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update at five pm from the News
Talks AB newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the thirtieth of July. Thousands of
nurses are taking to streets across the country, fed up
over the state of our healthcare health New Zealand Nurses
Organization members began a twenty four hour strike at nine am.
N Z President and Daniels is with protesters in Wellington.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
So far to Orr needs to actually hire the nurses.
That we need to provide the care where and when
it's needed, and the government needs to provide the budget
to actually make that happen.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Steph and Ritta are braving the rain to march in
christ Church.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Nurses need to be supported, they need to be paid well.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
We are understaffed.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I get emails every other week saying that Stafford burnt.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Out the Finance Minister's toying with listing Kiwibank on New
Zealand's stock market, but Nikola Willis says that decision won't
be made without an electoral mandate. Political editor Jason More Cabinet.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Has given Kiwibank's parent company the greenlight to raise an
extra five hundred million dollars in a bed to compete
with the Big four Aussie banks. Willis says the new
capital could support the bank to facilitate an additional ten
billion dollars in home loan lending.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Meanwhile, short term loans, minimal or no break fees and
cash back incentives are driving a record number of mortgage
holders changing lenders in June, with more than three and
a half thousand holders switching banks in New Zealand's new
boss is hoping to build on his predecessor's work. Chief
Digital Officer nikiel Ravashunka will lead the airline from October
(01:41):
when Greg Furan steps down after six years. He has
business reporter Michael segle Rovi.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Shunka says he's thrilled and humble to lead an institution
with a deep legacy but also a fantastic future. He
says he truly believes New Zealand's one of the most
innovative countries and one of the best destinations in the world.
He says Airline of Complex and Safety will need to
continue to underpin every decision it makes.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Calls for a better response to New Zealand's child sexual
exploitation problem. A new EKPAT report reveals survivors' experiences of
being groomed, coerced, filmed, blackmailed and transported to locations where
multiple adults were waiting. Today is also World Day Trafficking
in Persons National Director Eleanor Parks says a lack of
(02:28):
data and fragmented interagency responses are allowing it to continue.
It's not only now perpetrators that are responsible for the
seeing secret, it's a systematic issue as well. A unique
twist to the classic potato top pie has taken out
the top spot in the country's Pie awards. Albany's Rosedale
(02:49):
Bakery and Cafe has taken out this year's Bakle's New
Zealand Supreme Award. Owner Sam Soe says he adjusted the
recipe for a year. Harold Now's Katie Oliver was there
this morning and says the pie is filled with mints
as usual, but there's a twist. There's a layered French
potatograttin in the middle and I think that's the secret
to their win. To Sport, The Phoenix's appointment of Bev
(03:13):
Priestman as women's A League football coach has been confirmed
after she served a one year ban for Canada's use
of drones to spy on the football ferns training at
last year's Olympics. Cyclist Corbyn Strong has reclaimed the general
classification lead by one second heading into the final stage
of the Tour Tour der Walloni in Belgium. And South
(03:36):
Sydney coach Wayne Bennett's hopes of avoiding his first NRL
league Wooden Spoon have been dealt another blow, with Jack
Whitten handed a four game ban at the Judiciary. I'm
Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update at five pm from the News
Talks AB newsroom.
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