Morning Edition: 09 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning News Fox for Tuesday, ninth of September. In this update,
police say the children of deceased Muddlecopper fugitive Tom Phillips
will have extensive support. Phillips was killed in a shootout
with police after a quad bike he was riding with
one of his children was spiked by police on a

(00:27):
rural White or More road yesterday morning. An approaching officer
was shot multiple times, including in the head, before another
officer arrived and shot Phillips. He died from his injuries
following a large man hunt. The remaining two children were
found at a campsite two kilometers from the area where
Phillips died. Clinical psychologist Google Sutherland says the children are

(00:49):
likely to be dealing with a washing machine of emotions.
Grief that dad has died, maybe fear and anxiety about
what's going to come next, possibly relief, maybe excitement and
joy about seeing other parts of the family. The injured
officer remains in wycunt Or Hospital and is facing a
number of surgeries. Primary school teachers have voted to reject

(01:11):
the government's latest collective agreement offer. NZDI members say it
fails to meet cost of living pressures or deliver the
support they and their students need. Meanwhile, the Secondary Teachers'
Union is recommending their members reject their latest payoffer. PPTA
members are voting on the offer until Thursday. New Zealand
First's policy of compulsory carew WE saver contributions paired with

(01:35):
tax cunts could cost the government up to twenty eight
billion dollars a year in lost revenue. Leader Winston Peters
has announced their campaign to make kew WE Saver contributions
mandatory for employees and employers, rising to eight percent, then
rising to ten percent. Says KIWI. Savers and employers will
receive tax cuts to cover the increases, but couldn't confirm

(01:57):
the exact costs. From the Financial Markets Authority reveals the
policy would cost the government between twelve billion and twenty
eight billion dollars. It reveals balancing the contributions and tax
cuts would require cuts about three times as large as
the government delivered last year. A push to stamp out

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workplace safety failures as costs ramp up. A report by
the Business Leader's Health and Safety Forum reveals the cost
of harm to workers, businesses and the government reached five
point four billion dollars last year. This is up from
four point nine billion in twenty twenty three and includes fatalities,
injuries and long term illness. New Zealand Institute of Safety

(02:41):
Management spokesperson Mike Cosman says business owners know they need
to own this issue. In sport, contract negotiations between coach
Donna Wilkins and the A and Z Premiership champion Tactics
remain unresolved for next season. The spring box of ax
lock even Izabeth for the first time in twenty five

(03:01):
consecutive meetings with the All Blacks ahead of Saturday's rugby
rematch in Wellington. Rees Mario's been dismissed for his highest
first class score of two hundred and forty nine in
New Zealand as six hundred and seven for seven during
their four day cricket match away against South Africa A.
The hosts are one hundred and thirty seven for three.
In reply on the second day, I'm never retty Manu

(03:24):
and that your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update at midday from the Newstalk ZB newsroom.