Morning Edition: 04 November 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 04 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 (00:05):
Good morning. I'm never Rettimanu and this is your morning
news fix for Tuesday, fourth of November. In this update,
the Prime Minister says te Party Maudi isn't a serious
outfit the parties. Ted Taitunga Electorate executive has launched a
petition calling for party president John Tamarheadad to resign. Tamahead
has responded by suggesting MP's Madia Mental, Kappa Kingi and

(00:29):
Takuta Ferris are the ones who should step aside. Christopher
Luxen says he doesn't give the party a lot of credence.
The Party Mariy that we've seen in the last few
years is very different from the Party mari that National
was in coalition with many years ago. This is a
party that actually is just purely activist. The government's planning
to remove the requirement for school boards to implement the

(00:50):
Treaty of Waititanungi. Under a twenty twenty law change, school
boards are required to ensure local curriculum reflects local Tikunga
Maudi and to make instruction available in Terede or Mardi.
Education Minister Erica Stanford says the treaty clause made no
difference to raising the achievement of Mardy children. She says

(01:10):
school boards should not have to interpret and implement a
treaty obligation that sits with the Crown. Stanford says her
new legislation will still make clear that school boards must
seek to achieve equitable outcomes for Mardy students. ACC's cutting
ties with water Safety New Zealand. It's ending its long
standing partnership with a drowning prevention group from the end

(01:32):
of March, pulling about one million dollars a year in funding.
ACC says it hasn't seen measurable reduction in drowning injury claims,
which cost around three million dollars a year. It says
it needs to focus investment on areas where there's greater
potential for claim reduction to ensure the scheme's long term sustainability.

(01:52):
ACC says it's committed to preventing harm in and around
the water and will continue to support the sector through
the Have a Home campaign. Here, we's are borrowing more
and fewer are getting into credit strife. New data from
credit bureau Service Centrics shows a decline in defaults, liquidations,
areas and consumers behind on payments. Lower interest rates are

(02:15):
allowing households and businesses to take on more credit in
helping them stay on track was paying it back. But
there's still a strong North South divide. Many consumers are
still falling behind across much of the central North Island
and the Far North. People are being reminded to know
the legal limits and their personal limits. This Melbourne Cup Day,
the one hundred and sixty fifth racing of the Melbourne

(02:37):
Cup is set down for five pm today. The Department
of Internal Affairs says offer sweepstakes are allowed, but they
can't exceed five hundred dollars and all money must be
returned to winners. Regulatory Services Manager John Snead says gambling's
a lawful form of entertainment, but it can get out
of hand for some people. He says it's really important
we have limits on what can be done without appropriate controls.

(03:00):
And In sport, leg injuries have ruled Scott and Jordie
Barrett out of selection for the All Black Second Grand
Slam rugby Test against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday morning.
The NRL will look into Tonga's handling of Ali Sakhatur's
head injury assessment. He suffered seizure activity in brain bleeding
following three knocks in the space of ninety minutes in

(03:22):
the build up and during the League Test defeat to
New Zealand on Sunday. Persistent rain in the build up
will likely result in a soft rated surface for the
Melbourne Cup starting at five p m. I'm never ready
manding that your latest news fix will be back with
the next update at midday from the Newstalk ZB newsroom.