Morning Edition: 14 November 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 14 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 morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning use fix for Friday, fourteenth of November. In this update,
frontline police officers have been left furious over the mcskimming scandal,
claiming the former Deputy Commissioner betrayed the uniform last week.
Jevin mcskimming admitted to having child sexual exploitation and Best

(00:25):
Reality material on work devices this week, and IPCA reports
revealed separate allegations against him were not properly handled. A
police source told The Herald, Mcskimming's disgusting actions reflect poorly
on all officers and it's a shameful time to wear
the uniform. The contentious Regulatory Standards Bill has passed into

(00:47):
law after a fiery debate in Parliament. Minister for Regulation
David Seymour says the cost of restrictions are immense and
a felt across society. He's his teachers complain of filling
out forms and complying with bureaucracy rather than inspiring the
next generation labours. Duncan Weber's promising to repeal the bill
within the party's first one hundred days in power. Web

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says it has been overwhelmingly criticized with very little support
during the select committee process. Donald Trump's signature has brought
an end to the longest government shutdown in US history.
He's approved a bill formed between groups of Democrats and
Republican leaders that will reverse layoffs funder government departments and
provide back pay to federal workers. The bills caused ruptures

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among Democrats as it doesn't ensure an extension to affordable
care subsidies. Trump claims the Democrats have inflicted massive harm
with this shutdown and this is no way to run
a country. He says he wants the American people to
remember what they've done at the midterms. A safety expert's
warning New Zealand workplaces are killing far more people than

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other comparable countries. A new Public Health Communications Center report
shows we have twice as many deaths as Australia and
four times as many as the UK per capita. That's
despite attempts at reform following the Pike River disaster. Report
author Chris Peace says fines and penalties need to increase

(02:14):
to get the message through that killing and injuring people
is not acceptable. More rains predicted to fall on Tongadedo
National Park over today and tomorrow, further dampening the scorched land.
The Department of Conservations now taking the lead on managing
the impacted area, with no new fire activities spotted since Tuesday,
Canterbury's Royal A and P Show was hosting New Zealand's

(02:36):
largest wood chopping event. The sport is on for the
three days of the show, with events regularly running every
seven to ten minutes. Christchurch X Men's Club president Jack
Patterson says they're sixty three competitors, including teams all the
way from New South Wales. Thousands of runners, supporters and
visitors are descending on Queenstown this weekend. The city's airport

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is expecting one of its busiest weeks kens of the
year as people arrive for the Queenstown Marathon and in sport,
golfer Daniel Hellier tentatively holds one of ten USPGA Tour
cards next season, earned via European Tour performances. He shot
a five under pass sixty seven to sit tied for
sixth after the opening round of the campaign finale in Dubai,

(03:20):
New Zealand. Pace bowler Jacob Duffy has delivered a player
of the series performance with ten wickets in the three
one T twenty win over the West Indies at the
All Blacks have captain Scott Barrett back from his leg
cut as they prepare to face England at Twickenham on
Sunday morning. I'm never ready, Mardo. When that's your latest newsweks.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from

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the newsdalok ZB News Rope