Morning Edition: 31 July 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 31 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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Episode Transcript

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Good morning, I never read imanu and this is your morning.
Newspeks for Thursday, thirty first of July. In this update,
officials say the tsunami threat to New Zealand is likely
to remain in force until at least midday. Following yesterday's
eight point eight magnitude quake near Russia, strong surges, unusual currents,

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and unpredictable surges are possible. Chile, Easter Island and Columbia
also remain under warnings following earlier strong waves in parts
of Russia, Japan, Hawaii, and California. Nima's John Price says
people need to be careful as tsunami waves can be unpredictable.
He says any catchment where water is likely to surge through,

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like marinas, harbors and estuaries, is a potential area of concern.
Regional airlines could be in trouble as the cost of
flying to and from every New Zealand airport rises. Airways,
which runs out air traffic control, are upping fees for
commercial airlines by an average of seventeen point seven percent
over the next three years. It's acknowledged the aviation industry

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still recovering from the COVID nineteen pandemic. Air Chatter's chief
executive Dwyane em Andy til Ryan Bridge regional airline sounds
air is due to cut some services and will sell
five planes. I can assure you that all regional airlines,
including cells, are looking at similar things, so it's just
not going to work long term. The prospect of better

(01:31):
competition in the banking sector by boosting Kiwibank capital is
getting the thumbs up from one economist. Cabinets given Kiwibank's
parent company the greenlight to fundraise five hundred million dollars
from New Zealand's investors in a bid to compete with
the big four Ossie banks. Finance Minister Nikola Willis says
it could help facilitate an additional ten billion dollars in

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home loan lending. Baggery Economics managing director Cameron Bagrie says
more competition is a win for consumers and he says
this move has the potential to turn the dial a
little and while it's not a game changer, it will
help nurses ward. This is only the beginning. With just
a few hours remaining of nationwide twenty four hour strike action,

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tens of thousands rallied at more than thirty locations across
the country to make their voices heard. Efforts to curb
district court delays at getting a boost with the rollout
of fresh protocols for judge alone trials. Our newsroom can
reveal the updated procedures will be rolled out from tomorrow.
It introduces registrar left prosecution and defense teleconferences three weeks

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before trial and allows courts to start earlier to review
and prioritize scheduled cases. Regulations are being triwn for hairdressers
and barbers. It follows a review from the Ministry for
Regulation which found a number of rules could be shown
the door. Rules being scrapped include bands on tea and coffee,
rulings on how bright the lights are, dog bands and

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mandating how far away seats can be. Regulation Minister David
Seymour says these are now up to the business owner.
In sport, Lewis Clearbert has made tonight's final of the
two hundred meter medley at the Swimming World Championships in
Singapore after a semi final in which Leon Marchon broke
the world record. Erica Fairweather finished sixth in the two

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hundred meters freestyle New Zealand have dismissed Zimbabwe for one
hundred and forty nine on the opening day of the
first GREG at Dezibullerweyo. They are now ninety two without loss.
In reply, angling captain Ben Stokes will miss the Fifth
Test against India starting tonight due to a right shoulder injury.
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