Afternoon Edition: 06 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talk's edby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the Prime Minister's drawn a line in the
sand over nuclear power, with New Zealand First putting discussions
on the agenda at the party's conference this weekend. Deputy
Leader Shane Jones told supporters New Zealand First will be
debating nuclear energy at its conference in Palmerston North, but

(00:24):
Christopher Luxon says he cannot see nuclear power being established
in New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Kiwis are very proud of a non nuclear position, and
I also think, you know, you've got us some pretty
serious questions about we've got some major fault lines and
earthquake fault lines in this country as well, and I'm
not sure nuclear is our best best of you.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
The Health Minister made an unwise decision trying to get
a third party involved in a contract dispute with senior doctors.
Simeon Brown wanted Health end Z and the Union to
agree to binding arbitration to help bring talks to an end.
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialist rejected this. Black Door
Managing director Caroline Raeger says parers are separated for a reason.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
It's Parliament's job to make the law and it's the
judicial body's job, which the Employment Relations Authority is to
interpret the law.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
Auckland Airports donating the hundreds of batteries it confiscates to
communities in need. It says it removes about four hundred
and seventy batteries a day, equating to more than one
hundred and seventy thousand a year from czecked luggage. They're
removed because of the risk of overheating and causing a fire.
The Civil Aviation Authority's Warwick ver says the types of
confiscated batteries vary.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
Power banks, AA batteries, triple A batteries, CE cell batteries,
D batteries, cigarette vapes, earbuds. You know have a battery
system in there.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
State Highway too in Hawks Bay is now closed until
ten in the morning at Wykaddy Gorge to allow for
the replacement of a bridge. The New Zealand Transport Agency
says the current Bailey bridge is being lifted out and
a newer crow bridge is replacing it. It'll also be
closed overnight from nine each night Tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday nights.
That's news in Sport a warning to the current team

(02:05):
from spring Box great Joel Stransky as they try to
break the All Blacks fifty match unbeaten run at Eden Park.
South Africa was beaten by Australia in their Rugby Championship
opener at Ellis Park, but did win the second Test
by eight in Cape Town. Stransky says the spring Box
need to evolve.

Speaker 2 (02:21):
We're not the team we were.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
We lost in Anto Australia with not fired and all cylinders.
We've got a few players there that are aging a
little bits. We've got a bit of work cutout for ourselves.
Canterbury have shot out to a twenty eight nil lead
over Southland in their Bran thirty Shield match in Cargol
moments ago. About half an hour in in other men's
NPC results that were two Turbos beat wycutto thirty six

(02:43):
twenty six in the Palmerston, North w Like Hawks Bay
ran away against champions Wellington. The Magpie is winning forty
five nineteen in Napier. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For
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