Afternoon Edition: 05 November 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 05 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):
Good afternoon, I'm Railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Wednesday, the fifth of November. Signs the job
market could soon turn a corner. Unemployment hit an almost
nine year high of five point three percent in the
September quarter, with one hundred and sixty thousand people looking
for work. Another one hundred and thirty eight thousand have

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less work than they want. This underemployed group is growing,
but the heralds lim Dan says they also seem to
be picking up more work. Some promising signs in the
number of hours being worked. While people might still be
under employed, they are getting a few more hours than
they were previously. The government, staying tight lipped on labor,

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claims it's planning a blanket ban on homeless people in
city centers. Chris Hipkins yesterday asked the Prime Minister whether
a law change was being considered. Chris Lucksen responded Cabinet
hadn't discussed it or made a decision on the topic.
Minister Paul Goldsmith isn't confirming a ban, but also didn't
rule it out. We are concerned about the state of

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things in our CBD. We don't think it's a welcoming
environment for people to feel safe. So we want to
make some changes and we're considering some options around that.
Significant progress on New Zealand's free trade agreement with India.
Its ministers here discussing our trade relationship with Minister Todd
McLay and the Prime Minister India says it's hoping for

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an early conclusion. Chris Lukson says, this is a really
important relationship. We will get it down before the end
of the term. As I said, this good progress being made,
the fact that we've had several rounds already, the fact
that he has come down to the country says that
we're making good progress. A sweeping victory in the Big
Apple for Meryl hopeful Zoran Mamdani figures suggests the thirty

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four year old Democratic Socialist will be New York City's
youngest mayor in a century. Is trailed by Independent Andrew Cuomo.
CNN's Kaitlin Colin and says President Donald Trump's been hyper
focused on this race. It wasn't just that endorsement of
Andrew Guiomo that stood out. He also threatened to withhold
federal funding from New York City should zoron Mumdani proved

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to be successful. Tonight still in the US and fires
are still burning in Kentucky's Louisville, where a cargo plane
crashed onto buildings near the international airport. Four deaths are
confirmed and at least eleven other people are injured. A
petroleum recycling company was among businesses hit. Louisville Mayor Crai

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Greenberg says the planes full tank likely fueled the flames.
This is an all hands on deck response and criticism
of efforts to stop aggressive yellow legged hornets spreading in Auckland.
Six have now been found, two males earlier this year
and four queens detected in recent weeks. Conservationists and former

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beekeeper Brad wind Dust claims the response has been inadequate
and have a bigd of traps and with sweetbeats so
that they catch the emerging queens. BI Security New Zealand
is defending itself, saying it has a lot of experience
with pests. It says by the end of the day,
one hundred and twenty traps will be laid to sport

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and hurricanes. Rugby coach Clark laid Law believes Jordi Barrett
will benefit from a break as he returns home early
from the All Blacks Grand Slam Tour to rehabilitate league injuries.
Ujman Kwaja could have his seventh opening partner since the
retirement of David Warner, with Tasmanian bolter Jake weatherall to

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shock selection in the squad for the first Ashes Test.
The NRL is shaking up leagues anti tampering laws and
is set to threaten potential salary cap penalties against any
club attempting to publicly court rival players before they become
a free agent. That is your latest news fix. We'll
be back with the next update tomorrow morning. From the

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