July 31, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Thursday, the thirty first of July. A major
focus on transnational crime as the FBI opens a Wellington office.
Director Cash Battel says it's the first time the bureaus
had a permanent New Zealand presence. He says, our countries
collaborate on some of the most important global issues of our.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Time, countering the CCP in the Indope comp theater, countering
the narcotics trade, working against cyber intrusions and ransomware operations,
and most importantly protecting our respective citizenry.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says our authorities work closely with
the US whighly respective. We have a decapability certainly within
police across any of our law enforcement agencies. And Foreign
Minister Winston Peters says the attache will boost regional resources.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The purpose is to help seriously with crime fighting in
the Pacific and all around the islands.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
They will see the virtue and the value of that
as well. The energy ministers linking high prices to the
oil and gas ban now heading to the scrap heap
Parliament's voting on reversing the ban. With the bill's third
reading underway, Simon Watt says renewable energy has flaws.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
In times where renewable production decreases, it is clear that
we need contingency options to ensure that Kiwis are not
left footing a bigger bill.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Labour's Megan Wood says this government's looking back to the
twentieth century.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Our potential and renewable energy is unsurpassed by many countries
in this world.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
The Electricity Authority is asking for feedback on its emergency
reserve scheme, hoping it'll be running by next winter. It's
proposing paying companies to reduce power use for periods of
time to free up supply during shortages and avoid issues
like a blackout. Large users, including the t Way Point
Smelter and Meridian, are already part of similar schemes to
(02:00):
Party Mary has filed high court proceedings claiming Mary voters
are being deregistered from electoral roles. It says it's heard
numerous concerns. Here's political reporter Azaria Howell.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
The Electoral Commission says it's checked and found no technical issues.
It says people who can't find their enrollment record will
not be enrolled or on the unpublished role. The Commission's
Adamant Maldi can choose whether they wish to be on
the Maldi or general role, and it won't put Maldi
on either by default.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Emergency management officials say strong and unusual currents and coastal
areas have eased after yesterday's massive quake in Russia because
of a tsunami rebound from South America. A national advisory
continues for the eastern coastline of New Zealand and the
Chatham Islands. It's likely to remain overnight, with strong and
(02:51):
unusual currents possibly present for another twenty four hours. There'll
be another update about seven thirty tonight. Two sport in
one of women's tennis well known players is a bout
out of the sport back where it all began. Canadian
Eugenie Bouchard is officially retired after a three set defect
(03:12):
to Belinda Benchic at the WTA too's latest tournament in Montreal.
An increased presence on court has mystics attacker filled a
Vuy prepped for the high pressure moments should she be selected,
and the Silver Ferns to face South Africa and veteran
Wallaby's half back Neck White has announced those Saturdays, I
(03:33):
should say third and final match against the British and
Irish lines will be his last if selected. And that
is your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk z BE
newsroom
Good afternoon. I'm Railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Thursday, the thirty first of July. A major
focus on transnational crime as the FBI opens a Wellington office.
Director Cash Battel says it's the first time the bureaus
had a permanent New Zealand presence. He says, our countries
collaborate on some of the most important global issues of our.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Time, countering the CCP in the Indope comp theater, countering
the narcotics trade, working against cyber intrusions and ransomware operations,
and most importantly protecting our respective citizenry.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says our authorities work closely with
the US whighly respective. We have a decapability certainly within
police across any of our law enforcement agencies. And Foreign
Minister Winston Peters says the attache will boost regional resources.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The purpose is to help seriously with crime fighting in
the Pacific and all around the islands.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
They will see the virtue and the value of that
as well. The energy ministers linking high prices to the
oil and gas ban now heading to the scrap heap
Parliament's voting on reversing the ban. With the bill's third
reading underway, Simon Watt says renewable energy has flaws.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
In times where renewable production decreases, it is clear that
we need contingency options to ensure that Kiwis are not
left footing a bigger bill.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Labour's Megan Wood says this government's looking back to the
twentieth century.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Our potential and renewable energy is unsurpassed by many countries
in this world.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
The Electricity Authority is asking for feedback on its emergency
reserve scheme, hoping it'll be running by next winter. It's
proposing paying companies to reduce power use for periods of
time to free up supply during shortages and avoid issues
like a blackout. Large users, including the t Way Point
Smelter and Meridian, are already part of similar schemes to
(02:00):
Party Mary has filed high court proceedings claiming Mary voters
are being deregistered from electoral roles. It says it's heard
numerous concerns. Here's political reporter Azaria Howell.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
The Electoral Commission says it's checked and found no technical issues.
It says people who can't find their enrollment record will
not be enrolled or on the unpublished role. The Commission's
Adamant Maldi can choose whether they wish to be on
the Maldi or general role, and it won't put Maldi
on either by default.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Emergency management officials say strong and unusual currents and coastal
areas have eased after yesterday's massive quake in Russia because
of a tsunami rebound from South America. A national advisory
continues for the eastern coastline of New Zealand and the
Chatham Islands. It's likely to remain overnight, with strong and
(02:51):
unusual currents possibly present for another twenty four hours. There'll
be another update about seven thirty tonight. Two sport in
one of women's tennis well known players is a bout
out of the sport back where it all began. Canadian
Eugenie Bouchard is officially retired after a three set defect
(03:12):
to Belinda Benchic at the WTA too's latest tournament in Montreal.
An increased presence on court has mystics attacker filled a
Vuy prepped for the high pressure moments should she be selected,
and the Silver Ferns to face South Africa and veteran
Wallaby's half back Neck White has announced those Saturdays, I
(03:33):
should say third and final match against the British and
Irish lines will be his last if selected. And that
is your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk z BE
newsroom
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