Morning Edition: 01 October 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 01 October 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I'm never Retti Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, first of October. In this update,
Donald Trump says they're waiting for her Mass to agree
to his proposed peace deal in Gaza. The deal would
end the war, see hostages returned, Israeli troops pulled out
of Gaza, and a new interim government led by Donald Trump.

(00:26):
The US president has given her Mass three or four
days to respond. Cutter's Foreign Ministry says her Mass is
still assessing the proposal. Trump says if her Mass rejects
the deal, it's going to be a very sad end.
The government was warned a ban on credit, debit and
contactless surcharges would raise prices and weaken competition. It could

(00:49):
also see some retailers refusing to take credit cards at all,
unwilling to pay large fees they can't recoup. Documents reveal
officials found smaller businesses are charged higher bank fees, leading
to higher prices for consumers, but larger businesses often negotiate
smaller fees, meaning their prices won't rise as much. Retail

(01:09):
in Z says the ban will be inflationary, but Commerce
Minister Scott Simpson says it will save consumers' money and
puts US in line with other countries. A new lease
of life could be in store for the iconic Shadow
Tom that Edo hotel following the government's loosening of seismic regulations.
Shadow tom that Edo has been closed since early twenty

(01:30):
twenty three and needs an estimated over one hundred million
dollar refurbishment. Rupehu District councilmar Western curtains hopeful the changes
and potential adjustments to resource management and heritage rules will
be positive. Curtain says it could chop twenty percent of
the cost and they will wait with interest to see
what the report says under the new regulations. Health New

(01:54):
Zealand's confirm two more measles cases have been identified in
Northland this week. Total cases are now at six, in
addition to another in Queenstown. The FBI director gave our
top security officials illegal three D printed guns during his
visit earlier this year. Associated Press reports the replica plastic
pistols were gifted to the head of Police SIS and

(02:17):
GCSB and formed part of a Challenge coin display stand.
They were given during Cash Betel's recent visit to open
the FBI's first standalone office here. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers
says the inoperable pistols were handed over to gun regulators
the next day. He says they found modifications could have
made them operable, so to ensure compliance with firearm laws,

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he instructed police to destroy them. One job as standing
out as in particularly high demand in the tough job market.
Data from employment platforms seek shows sales account managers are
by far the most advertised role. Sales, business development managers, accountants, electricians,
community support work nurses and administrative offices are also in

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high demand. Retail sales assistants, chefs and retail store managers
also feature in the top ten. In sport, Daniel Hison
has won the one hundred meters T thirty six final
at the Para Athletics World Championships in New Delhi. Ice
hockey player Karel ka Presoff has signed a record NHL

(03:23):
deal which will net two hundred and thirty five million
dollars across eight years with the Minnesota Wild. Brisbane skipper
Pat Carrigan is back from suspension for Sunday's NRL League
Final against Melbourne and Sydney and a fishing trip in
the Bahamas has allowed Steven Adams to reconnect with new
Houston teammate Kevin Durant ahead of the NBA basketball season.

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