Morning Edition: 04 October 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks head Been Newsroom. This is newsfacs.
In this update, a United Nations delegation has raised concerns
about New Zealand's rising prison population. Its Subcommittee on Prevention
of Torture has completed its second visit to the country,
assessing prisons, police stations and use justice residences. Jordan Dunn reports.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
The subcommittee suggested the number of people on reminding justice
facilities hindered their rights to access to justice. It's also
repeating its call for the National Preventative Mechanism to be
better resourced. The head of the delegation says it is
particularly concerned about the disproportionate impact of prisons on Moldi
and Pacifica communities.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Calls to keep the alcohol industry out of policy making.
Sixty five organizations have signed an open letter making a
plea to the government. They include the Council of Trade Unions,
Public Health Association and Women's Refuge. They want a public
record of all alcohol industry meetings, something already required for
Tobacco Health Coalition Our Tower ro As Boyd Swinburn says

(01:09):
alcohol is the most harmful drug in New Zealand. To
have the industries that profit from those unhealthy products. Sitting
down at the policy table making decisions is inappropriate. A
call for farmers to talk to their teams and develop training.
Amid concern that quad bikes are rolling when towing car feed,
Safer Farms has launched a safety alert after cases where

(01:33):
trailers weren't weighted properly, causing the bike to roll. Safer
Farms CEO Lindy Nelson says it's vital farmers have the
right information.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
What we are giving here is a tool so that
everyone is on the same page around how you might
prevent it.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Spring has sprung and with it comes the annual surgeon sneezing,
wheezing and asthma flare ups. Around twenty percent of kiwis
deal with hay fever and eighty percent of asthma sufferers
are triggered by allergies. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says
affected people are urged to carry and inhaler and make
sure it hasn't since expired. I'm kay Gregory, and that's news.

(02:13):
In sport, a late change to the all Blacks starting
fifteen for tonight's ledders Low Cup clash with Australia in
Perth locktoper Vai has been ruled out with a knee
injury and will be replaced by Fabian Holland into the
starting fifteen. Danielle Hson has smashed her own record to
win gold and the women's T thirty six two hundred
meters at the World Para Athletics Champs in New Delhi.

(02:36):
It's the third straight year the Kiwi sprinter has won
the title. Paul Cole has cruised into the final, the
latest event on the PSA squash calendar, and Cutter and
Australia have retained the Chapel Hadley Trophy after their second
T twenty against the Black Caps in Mount Monganui was
washed out after just two point one overs of play.

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