Morning Edition: 06 November 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 06 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 (00:15):
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petrie and this is your morning news.
Fixed for Thursday, the sixth of November and this update.
Simon Bridges says the government's been heeding his call to
do more to grow Auckland's economy. While the national unemployment
rate has risen from five point two to five point
three percent in the past quarter, the Auckland unemployment rates
remained steady at six point one percent. In August, Bridges

(00:38):
told News Talk said b the government needed to be
doing more to address auckland surging unemployment. Three months on,
the Auckland Business Chief Executive says that government has stepped
up to the challenge.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
Events Funday May Be, Tennis Center Funda, moves around tourism
visas a handful of other things as well.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
The police ministers axed about officers not being able to
enforce a law banning smoking in cars with children. Newstalk said.
Be revealed last year police never updated system so officers
could issue fines and had no plans to Mark Mitchell
overruled police and ordered them to start issuing fines, but
fourteen months later, Newstalk said Bees confirmed no fines have

(01:20):
been issued. The Police Minister says he will go back
and see where they're at, but it's not his focus.
VAPI in cars is not really something that I certainly
had contained inside my leader of expectation. Quite simply, I'm
focused on serious violent crime. Uncertainty about New Zealand's approach
to climate change as the government moves to limit input
from outside experts. Laws are being reworked so Climate Change

(01:43):
Commission advice is now longer required for emission reduction plans.
Victoria University professor of geography James Renwick says part of
the role of the Commission is creating policy all parties
can agree to. He says this change means the rules
could change with the change of government. Wellington and Waikatto
are seeing a spike in complaints about the beauty industry.

(02:06):
MB's launched a crackdown, carrying out unannounced visits of nail
salons and massage parlors across the North Island. One of
the country's larger schools, christ Church Burnside High, may be
struck with a sixty five year old classroom for years
before its postquake rebuilders finish. Principal Scott Haynes says students
are coping but in substandard facilities.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
One of the saving graces is that we have a
number of spaces that were due for demolition in subsequent
rebuild that we are relying upon now to house students.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
There could still be some tech sticking points in free
trade negotiations with India. Trade Minister Todd McLay has been
hosting Indian Commerce Minister pre ash Yo Yal for a
fifth round of talks. McLay says both sides are committed
to reaching a deal, but there's still work to do.
Go Yal says their focus is getting low hanging fruit
across the line. New York City's Mayor Alegged Zoron Mumdami

(03:03):
has delivered a message to Donald Trump. To get to
any of us, you will have to get through all
of us. He says. If anyone can show a nation
betrayed by Trump how to defeat him, it's the city
that gave rise to him. Two Sport and the West
Indies have secured a shock seven run win over the
Black Caps to open that twenty twenty series at Eden Park.

(03:24):
New Zealand Rugby League boss Gregg Peters is keen for
a shake up of Test match locations as the Kiwis
and Sarmore prepare to play the Pacific Champions