Midday Edition: 01 November 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 01 November 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):
From the news talks had been Newsroom this is NEWSFACS.
In this update, the main industry associations praising the Prime
Minister for strengthening our halal meat ties with Malaysia. Chris
Luxon secured the deal, while and Kuala Lumpur earlier this
week for the Asian Summit to streamline helal certification. Last year,
we exported hellale certified products to sixty three countries worldwide,

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worth nearly three billion dollars of export revenue. Chief Executive
Sirmacarapeev says the deal could deepen our global exports well Malaysa.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
While its currently as a relatively small market, it is
strategically important for New Zealand and that is because they
are a global helal standard setter.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Years of rebuilding work lie ahead for Wellington's Transmission Gully
despite the highway opening three years ago. Our newsroom can
reveal the summer road works planned for the road won't
be enough, with NZTA confirming future rebuilding and resurfacing is
needed for future summers. A section of the State Highway
one road will be closed near Porlua for resurfacing and

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drainage improvements until February twenty twenty six. NZTA have budgeted
thirty two million dollars for this summer's road works. The
total number of measles cases around the country is now
sitting at fourteen. Another case was confirmed in the Auckland
region yesterday a person from Auckland Grammar who was at
school while infectious. The school was closed to year nine

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and ten students yesterday while immunization levels were checked. Health
New Zealand's National Public Health Service is working with the
school to stop the spread. Immune students will be able
to return to the high school on Monday. Auckland Mayor
Wayne Brown has laid out his priorities in an inauguration
speech as he starts a second term. Brown, Deputy Mayor

(01:54):
Desley Simpson and nineteen other councilors have officially been sworn in.
His priorities include getting a bed night levy, locking in
new housing density rules and economic growth. He says there's
also a need to focus on the CBD that's news
in sport. A sense of Daja voo for Scott Barrett

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ahead of tomorrow morning's test with Ireland. The All Blacks
captain made his international debut against the Irish at sold
his field in twenty sixteen, with Ireland claiming their first
win over New Zealand, Barrett says, it feels like a
full circle moment. Nine years on, I still.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
Got the dull Gray haem Locker. That's first Ward Jersey
and and you know it's great to be back here
nine or ten years later for an opportunity to put
a wrong ride from back in twenty sixteen.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
Black Caps all rounder Michael Bracewell loves his high pressure
role in the batting order. Bracewell's batted at six and
both ODI victories over England, scoring fifty one in Game one,
then five in Game two. Bracewall says he relates the
spectrum of hands he's dealt. The black Caps face England
in Game three this after Name That Sport, I'm Sandy Hodge.

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