August 1, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 01 August 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
fixed for Friday, the first of August. The Trade Minister
is asking to speak with US representatives to push for
lower tariffs or none at all. US President Donald Trump's
confirm based tariffs on New Zealand will increase from ten
to fifteen percent late next week. Todd McLay told Orenzi's
(00:26):
asking for a call as the best way forward is
to speak with US trade officials.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
It's not good for New Zealand, but it's also not
good for the world.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
There are a significant number of countries that have had
that bottom tariff phrase increased upon them.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
In z International Business Forum Executive director Felicity Roxburgh says,
we must fight for a better outcome. When the elephants
fight the grass tramples, you know where the grass. It's
really in both our commercial interests and in our sense
of seness that we carry on. JMI Wealth Director Andrew
callah Has says it's unclear how the Trump administration arrived
(01:00):
at these latest rates.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Bobby a role for certainly the New Zealand government to
go and investigate why we are on something that's more
onerous than was initially proposed.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
The union representing senior doctors is calling Health New Zealand's
latest settlement offer problematic. It includes salary increases between three
point five and eleven percent and provides funding incentives to
help retention in hard to staff areas. Association of Salaried
Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton says, unfortunately they're offering
(01:32):
just over one percent a year for ninety percent of members.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
It makes no acknowledgment of the massive shortfalls and staff
and currently and it's also a sense of given the
huge sums of money being paid to local Health.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
New Zealand's launched a review after a man described as
dangerous absconded from care in christ Church last night. Police
found the thirty five year old man this morning after
carrying out extensive inquiries. Regional Deputy Chief Executive Mine And
Kio says they will conduct a review and will consider
any recommendations. A person has died after crashing a stolen
(02:09):
motorbike in Auckland this afternoon. Police saw the bike speeding
away from the mid pukakohe shortly before twelve thirty before
another unit discovered the crash on McShane Street a short
time later, a rural bay of Plenty Road is closed
following a two vehicle crash where there's believed to be
serious injuries. Police were called to the crash in Rutoki
(02:31):
North just after three New building consents are officially on
the rise for the first time in two years. Statzanz
figure show consents increased one percent in the year to June.
As business reporter Michael's Circle.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Contents for standalone homes increased six point three percent, while
consents for multi unit homes foil three point two and
your consent numbers in Auckland have increased for the first
time in two and a half years, Otago seeing the
fastest growth, with consents up forty eight percent on last year.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
To sport and football fans, defender CJ Bott had no
hesitation in signing a two year deal to come home
and play for the Wellington Phoenix Women, even though it
meant leaving Leicester City in the top English division. The
wannabes KIWI coach Joe Schmidt has faith his Ossie side
can deliver a consolation win over the British and Irish
(03:23):
lines in the dead rubber Third Test in Sydney, and
the dream of a roof over auckland Stanley Street Tennis
Center is coming closer after Auckland Council granted one point
five million dollars of funding to future proof the ASB Classic.
That is your latest news fix. We'll have another update
for you tomorrow morning from the news Talk ZB newsroom
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Friday, the first of August. The Trade Minister
is asking to speak with US representatives to push for
lower tariffs or none at all. US President Donald Trump's
confirm based tariffs on New Zealand will increase from ten
to fifteen percent late next week. Todd McLay told Orenzi's
(00:26):
asking for a call as the best way forward is
to speak with US trade officials.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
It's not good for New Zealand, but it's also not
good for the world.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
There are a significant number of countries that have had
that bottom tariff phrase increased upon them.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
In z International Business Forum Executive director Felicity Roxburgh says,
we must fight for a better outcome. When the elephants
fight the grass tramples, you know where the grass. It's
really in both our commercial interests and in our sense
of seness that we carry on. JMI Wealth Director Andrew
callah Has says it's unclear how the Trump administration arrived
(01:00):
at these latest rates.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Bobby a role for certainly the New Zealand government to
go and investigate why we are on something that's more
onerous than was initially proposed.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
The union representing senior doctors is calling Health New Zealand's
latest settlement offer problematic. It includes salary increases between three
point five and eleven percent and provides funding incentives to
help retention in hard to staff areas. Association of Salaried
Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton says, unfortunately they're offering
(01:32):
just over one percent a year for ninety percent of members.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
It makes no acknowledgment of the massive shortfalls and staff
and currently and it's also a sense of given the
huge sums of money being paid to local Health.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
New Zealand's launched a review after a man described as
dangerous absconded from care in christ Church last night. Police
found the thirty five year old man this morning after
carrying out extensive inquiries. Regional Deputy Chief Executive Mine And
Kio says they will conduct a review and will consider
any recommendations. A person has died after crashing a stolen
(02:09):
motorbike in Auckland this afternoon. Police saw the bike speeding
away from the mid pukakohe shortly before twelve thirty before
another unit discovered the crash on McShane Street a short
time later, a rural bay of Plenty Road is closed
following a two vehicle crash where there's believed to be
serious injuries. Police were called to the crash in Rutoki
(02:31):
North just after three New building consents are officially on
the rise for the first time in two years. Statzanz
figure show consents increased one percent in the year to June.
As business reporter Michael's Circle.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Contents for standalone homes increased six point three percent, while
consents for multi unit homes foil three point two and
your consent numbers in Auckland have increased for the first
time in two and a half years, Otago seeing the
fastest growth, with consents up forty eight percent on last year.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
To sport and football fans, defender CJ Bott had no
hesitation in signing a two year deal to come home
and play for the Wellington Phoenix Women, even though it
meant leaving Leicester City in the top English division. The
wannabes KIWI coach Joe Schmidt has faith his Ossie side
can deliver a consolation win over the British and Irish
(03:23):
lines in the dead rubber Third Test in Sydney, and
the dream of a roof over auckland Stanley Street Tennis
Center is coming closer after Auckland Council granted one point
five million dollars of funding to future proof the ASB Classic.
That is your latest news fix. We'll have another update
for you tomorrow morning from the news Talk ZB newsroom
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