Afternoon Edition: 02 August 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
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this update. The Resource Management Act is expected to be
scrapped by December. Following last week's announcement of uplifting restrictions
on overseas building products. The government reports more changes are coming.
Speaking to the National Party conference in christ Church, Prime
Minister Chris lux And noted legislation aimed at unshackling housing,

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infrastructure and other sectors is on the way. He says
the RMA will be knocked off later this year for
good that will be transformative, as we bring an end
to the red tape parade that plagues farmers, that plagues
our business owners and our builders all around the country.
The National Parties re elected Sylvia Wood as their president.
Miss Wood secured another term and says the focus is

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now winning next year's general election. Miss Wood says New
Zealand needs at least one more term of a National
led government to embed fundamental changes that will drive economic activity.
Scams involving the blackmail of nudes is increasing globally and
New Zealand appears to be particularly vulnerable. Gen's Threat report
for the three months to June finds these scams surged

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here by one hundred and seventy percent, higher than the
global average increase of one hundred percent. It ranks US
at nineteen on the list of the top twenty countries
most at risk of sextortion scams. Cybersecurity firm Norton spokesperson
Luke Mukettoo says it's people of all ages affected, including
our children.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
School Kids are also dealing with fake profiles online that
are impersonating boyfriend Gilfrid situations and potentially asking for intimate
images of themselves.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
Travelers returning from the pacifica being worn to watch out
for deny. Thirty four confirmed cases were reported in Auckland
last month, roughly half coming from Samore Health New Zealand
says the regions had one hundred and three cases between
January to July, double last year's total. National Clinical director
doctor Susan Jack says a third of dinghy cases so

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far have been hospitalized. Doctor Jack says children and older
adults are most vulnerable, but anyone can get denghy. That's news.
In Sport Wellington's NPC title defense is off to a
losing start.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
It is over full time and Canterbury eight the defending
champions Wellington in Round one of the National Provincial Championship.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Elliot Smith's with the call as Canterbury takes the Spoils
thirty three point fifteen at Podua Park, scoring five tries
to the Lions two. It was seven all at halftime.
The black Caps injury list has grown on their tour
of Zimbabwe. Paceman Willow Rourke did not take any further
part after lunch on the final day of the first Test,
winning Bulawayo. Fellow quit Nathan Smith's already likely to miss

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the second Test. That leaves Matt Henry as the last
fit pace bowler currently standing ahead of the second and
final Test starting on Thursday. That's Sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.
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