Afternoon Edition: 07 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talk's edby Newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, Wellington officials are being urged to postpone the
city to See bridge demolition until the next council's formed.
The plan aims to replace the bridge over Jervis Key
with a pedestrian crossing. Former Deputy Mayor Helene Ritchie is
calling for the current councilors to defer the project. She

(00:24):
says any demolition should not take place until a new
council has considered its costs and impacts. Missus Richie says
there are additional expenses going beyond what was budgeted. Elderly
Pacific Island people are missing out on funded community support.
A one point two million dollar research project at the
University of Auckland aims to find out why and hopes

(00:45):
to expose the impact on well being of Pacific elders.
Pacific people are less likely to receive the International Health
Assessment than Pakiha New Zealanders. The assessment measures mental and
physical health where the extra support at home is needed.
Auckland University Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, doctor Etuinimo says they

(01:05):
want to find the level of unmet need in the
Pacific community.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
Alberty Pacific people who've never had an assessment before, because
you need the assessment in order to access care, and
what we want to see is how many people who
have never had an assessment would actually be eligible for care.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
State Highway to at Putorino north of Hawkes Bay is
open for now with a new one way bridge in place,
but NZTA says the road will be closed in both
directions from nine to night until five in the morning
so related work can be done overnight tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday.
Former Labor Party Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash is laying his

(01:43):
alliances there after making a speech at New Zealand First
Annual Meeting. Mister Nash was full of praise for the
party in Palmerston North yesterday, saying it's the only one
that actually gets things done. He says this wasn't a
play to be a New Zealand first MP, but he's
not ruling out that option. Mister Nash says, like every
former MP, he has some unfinished business.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
If I was ever going to stand for Palms again,
then it would be with Jim first.

Speaker 3 (02:08):
But you know I'm not so arrogant to think that
I can just give a speech, Wilson.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
That's news. In sport the Black ferns Field, they have
the measure of Ireland. Ahead of their Rugby World Cup
pool game overnight in Brighton. The Irish beat New Zealand
for the first time ever last year. Coach Allan Bunting
says they need to spot opportunities and take them.

Speaker 3 (02:28):
James grow and they've definitely got more variety around there too,
so we're just gonna be on and look for shape
to get and look for them to run through closer channels.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Kickoffs at one forty five in the morning. They have
plenty had a comprehensive forty three seventeen winner for Taranaki
and their NPC game in New Plymouth. The Steamers led
twenty six to three at the break and finished the
contest with seven tries to secure a bonus point. The
Warriors women have had their NRLW Finals hopes dashed in
a twenty six to six loss to the Broncos in Hamilton.

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That's sport, I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
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