October 6, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 07 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Tuesday, the seventh of October. Uncertainty whether
a proposed law criminalizing protests at private residences is written
clearly enough to be effective. The government's proposed legislation to
make disruptively protesting outside homes and offense pro Palestine protesters
(00:24):
have been demonstrating outside the House of Foreign Minister Winston
Peters where last night a window was smashed with a crowbar.
A man's handed himself in and is due and caught
on Friday. Constitutional law expert Graham Edgler says the new
law should be articulated better.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Queen Street, Scott Mess's apartment buildings on it, those residential
areas and no protests down Queen Streets and no one's
going to apply the law that way.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
New Zealand Post is being allowed to reduce deliveries and
close stores under a new government agreement, but the state
owned enterprise says there will be no immediate changes to services.
Business reporter Michael Sergel has the details.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Rule and PO boxes currently get at least five deliveries
a week in urban areas at least three. The changes
all our rule services to reduce to at least three
times weekly and all others to at least two in
zid post will also be allowed to reduce postal outlets
from eight one hundred and eighty to five hundred, sliding
down to four hundred and four years.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Claims a lack of mental health supporter is leading to
a surge and violence against police. Yesterday, a female police
officer was shot on the leg in Auckland's Flatbush, leading
to a three hour standoff. A forty seven year old
man's appearing in the Monaco District Court today. Former police
negotiator Lance Burdett says violence against police has increased globally,
(01:42):
beginning during lockdowns. He says, people who are hurting hurt
others and that.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Tends to be what's happening at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
There's just not enough support. Our researcher says she can
only laugh as the government orders more vapes to help
people quit smoking. Health New Zealand's been providing smokers with
vapor kits for almost a year under a pilot program.
It initially ordered three thousand and is getting more, including
cinnamon and blueberry flavors. Auckland University Research at Kelly Burrows
(02:11):
says it seems to be promoting vaping as healthier. There
are many many studies coming out every day that are
showing there are negative health effects in the short term
and even in the medium term. Now it's being claimed
government education reforms are throwing out the good with the bad.
This year it's acts to Nceea, Kahui RCORP research, teachers
(02:32):
of literacy and Maori and open plan classes. Sector leaders
warn that blanket changes risk disadvantaging vulnerable students. NZDI delegate
Liam Rutherford says the government seems ideologically driven and isn't
listening and at the end.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Of the day, it's going to be people working in
education and children that are missing out because they seem
to be a bit blind to holding on to the
things that are looking well.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
To Sport Bronco's NRL League Premiership winner Xavier Willis is
the one uncapped player named in the kiwis for the
Pacific Championships against Samoa and Tonga starting this month. The
Israel Premier Tech Professional cycling team will change their name
next season after being subject to a series of pro
(03:16):
Palestinian related protests this year. Is basketballer lebron James poised
to retire. The forty year old has posted a video
to social media where he approaches a chair for what
looks like a staged interview, due for release at five
am tomorrow. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
(03:38):
from the news Talk zb newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Tuesday, the seventh of October. Uncertainty whether
a proposed law criminalizing protests at private residences is written
clearly enough to be effective. The government's proposed legislation to
make disruptively protesting outside homes and offense pro Palestine protesters
(00:24):
have been demonstrating outside the House of Foreign Minister Winston
Peters where last night a window was smashed with a crowbar.
A man's handed himself in and is due and caught
on Friday. Constitutional law expert Graham Edgler says the new
law should be articulated better.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Queen Street, Scott Mess's apartment buildings on it, those residential
areas and no protests down Queen Streets and no one's
going to apply the law that way.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
New Zealand Post is being allowed to reduce deliveries and
close stores under a new government agreement, but the state
owned enterprise says there will be no immediate changes to services.
Business reporter Michael Sergel has the details.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Rule and PO boxes currently get at least five deliveries
a week in urban areas at least three. The changes
all our rule services to reduce to at least three
times weekly and all others to at least two in
zid post will also be allowed to reduce postal outlets
from eight one hundred and eighty to five hundred, sliding
down to four hundred and four years.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Claims a lack of mental health supporter is leading to
a surge and violence against police. Yesterday, a female police
officer was shot on the leg in Auckland's Flatbush, leading
to a three hour standoff. A forty seven year old
man's appearing in the Monaco District Court today. Former police
negotiator Lance Burdett says violence against police has increased globally,
(01:42):
beginning during lockdowns. He says, people who are hurting hurt
others and that.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Tends to be what's happening at the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
There's just not enough support. Our researcher says she can
only laugh as the government orders more vapes to help
people quit smoking. Health New Zealand's been providing smokers with
vapor kits for almost a year under a pilot program.
It initially ordered three thousand and is getting more, including
cinnamon and blueberry flavors. Auckland University Research at Kelly Burrows
(02:11):
says it seems to be promoting vaping as healthier. There
are many many studies coming out every day that are
showing there are negative health effects in the short term
and even in the medium term. Now it's being claimed
government education reforms are throwing out the good with the bad.
This year it's acts to Nceea, Kahui RCORP research, teachers
(02:32):
of literacy and Maori and open plan classes. Sector leaders
warn that blanket changes risk disadvantaging vulnerable students. NZDI delegate
Liam Rutherford says the government seems ideologically driven and isn't
listening and at the end.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Of the day, it's going to be people working in
education and children that are missing out because they seem
to be a bit blind to holding on to the
things that are looking well.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
To Sport Bronco's NRL League Premiership winner Xavier Willis is
the one uncapped player named in the kiwis for the
Pacific Championships against Samoa and Tonga starting this month. The
Israel Premier Tech Professional cycling team will change their name
next season after being subject to a series of pro
(03:16):
Palestinian related protests this year. Is basketballer lebron James poised
to retire. The forty year old has posted a video
to social media where he approaches a chair for what
looks like a staged interview, due for release at five
am tomorrow. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at five pm
(03:38):
from the news Talk zb newsroom.
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