September 17, 2025 • 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 17 September 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 Adam Cooper and this is your afternoon News.
Figs for Wednesday, September the seventeenth. The government's seeking advice
on whether the gang patch law needs to change after
a second judge returned a confiscated patch. In this case,
the Lower Hut gang member who was arrested for displaying
it while riding a motorcycle claimed the patch represented a
(00:26):
family crest. The judge agreed, which Police Minister Mark Mitchell
says is disappointing.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I don't consider a gang patch a family emblem. I
personally think the law is very clear, but judges will
interpret the law the way that they see it. It's
appropriate now that police are repealing those decisions.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Chris Hapkins says, there's an unfolding genocide taking place in Gaza.
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has ruled Israel has
committed genocide against Palestinians. It's found there are reasonable grounds
to conclude four out of five genocidal acts to find
under international law have been carried out. Ivkin says it
(01:04):
provides clear evidence and.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
That is something the world needs to take seriously and.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Call out Prime Minister Chris Luxon says determinations like those
are for the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court.
Environment Canterbury is declared a nitrate emergency in the region.
Rosie Leishman has more.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Regional Counselor Vicki Southworth put forward a motion for the
Regional Council to take a leadership role after groundwater testing
results found levels of the chemical increasing in the majority
of monitored sites. Following a heated debate, nine councilors voted
for and seven against. Southworth says the time is now
to take action and drive change.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Federated Farmers is slamming the decision, saying it's a shameless
political stunt that won't help anyone. A Hamilton man's been
sentenced to eight months in prison for shooting a dog
in the head and its owner's partner in the arm
with an air Open Justice reports Danny Livingstone fired after
the dog, named Brownie barked at him multiple times in
(02:07):
a supermarket car park earlier this year. Emily Ancel reports.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Neither the person or the dog suffered any serious injuries.
The thirty eight year old had a pistol stashed down
his pants while in the pack and Save Clarence Street supermarket.
He's been sentenced on charges of cruelty to an animal
and assaulting a person using a firearm.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
New Zealand's poultry farmers are being encouraged to learn from
other countries when it comes to managing bird flu. The
government's seeking feedback on new proposed biosecurity regulations, including early
reporting of infection and specific disposal or cleaning methods. Poultry
and Egg Industry Executive Director Michael Brooks says overseas research
(02:48):
shows free range hens are most at risk. Everything we've
learned from overseas is that the highest levels of biosecurity
on farm is the best way to protect our bird
Consultation closes on November two, and Sport All Blacks half
back Cam Roy Guards will return from a foot fracture
off the bench for Counties Monaco this weekend against Auckland
(03:10):
in the NPC Early adversity for the Breakers ahead of
their Australian NBL season opener against the Brisbane Bullets in
Auckland on Friday, and illness is spread around the team,
putting the availability of a few players up in the air,
and the Melbourne Storms hopes of advancing to the NRL
Grand Final have been given a major boost with injured
half back Jerome Hughes returning to training. I'm Adam Cooper.
(03:32):
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the News Talks NB Newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Adam Cooper and this is your afternoon News.
Figs for Wednesday, September the seventeenth. The government's seeking advice
on whether the gang patch law needs to change after
a second judge returned a confiscated patch. In this case,
the Lower Hut gang member who was arrested for displaying
it while riding a motorcycle claimed the patch represented a
(00:26):
family crest. The judge agreed, which Police Minister Mark Mitchell
says is disappointing.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I don't consider a gang patch a family emblem. I
personally think the law is very clear, but judges will
interpret the law the way that they see it. It's
appropriate now that police are repealing those decisions.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Chris Hapkins says, there's an unfolding genocide taking place in Gaza.
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has ruled Israel has
committed genocide against Palestinians. It's found there are reasonable grounds
to conclude four out of five genocidal acts to find
under international law have been carried out. Ivkin says it
(01:04):
provides clear evidence and.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
That is something the world needs to take seriously and.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Call out Prime Minister Chris Luxon says determinations like those
are for the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court.
Environment Canterbury is declared a nitrate emergency in the region.
Rosie Leishman has more.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Regional Counselor Vicki Southworth put forward a motion for the
Regional Council to take a leadership role after groundwater testing
results found levels of the chemical increasing in the majority
of monitored sites. Following a heated debate, nine councilors voted
for and seven against. Southworth says the time is now
to take action and drive change.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Federated Farmers is slamming the decision, saying it's a shameless
political stunt that won't help anyone. A Hamilton man's been
sentenced to eight months in prison for shooting a dog
in the head and its owner's partner in the arm
with an air Open Justice reports Danny Livingstone fired after
the dog, named Brownie barked at him multiple times in
(02:07):
a supermarket car park earlier this year. Emily Ancel reports.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Neither the person or the dog suffered any serious injuries.
The thirty eight year old had a pistol stashed down
his pants while in the pack and Save Clarence Street supermarket.
He's been sentenced on charges of cruelty to an animal
and assaulting a person using a firearm.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
New Zealand's poultry farmers are being encouraged to learn from
other countries when it comes to managing bird flu. The
government's seeking feedback on new proposed biosecurity regulations, including early
reporting of infection and specific disposal or cleaning methods. Poultry
and Egg Industry Executive Director Michael Brooks says overseas research
(02:48):
shows free range hens are most at risk. Everything we've
learned from overseas is that the highest levels of biosecurity
on farm is the best way to protect our bird
Consultation closes on November two, and Sport All Blacks half
back Cam Roy Guards will return from a foot fracture
off the bench for Counties Monaco this weekend against Auckland
(03:10):
in the NPC Early adversity for the Breakers ahead of
their Australian NBL season opener against the Brisbane Bullets in
Auckland on Friday, and illness is spread around the team,
putting the availability of a few players up in the air,
and the Melbourne Storms hopes of advancing to the NRL
Grand Final have been given a major boost with injured
half back Jerome Hughes returning to training. I'm Adam Cooper.
(03:32):
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the News Talks NB Newsroom.
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