Afternoon Edition: 21 November 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 21 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 Jody Gill and this is your afternoon
newsfax for Friday, the twenty first of November. Fire An
Emergency wants the firefighters union to get back to the
bargaining table. Professional firefighters walked off the job for an
hour at midday, continuing to protest over pay in staffing issues.
Are An Emergency says it received eight calls and areas

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impacted by the strike, including two motor vehicle crashes and
a hedge fire. Volunteer firefighters were called on to respond
to Further strike notices have been issued for next week
and the first week of December. A person's been arrested
in the Bay of Plenty, town of Kathi Kathy after
an armed police operation this afternoon for schools and an

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early childhood center and to lockdown Pilixay. A person's in
custody and charges will follow. The warehouse is in line
for a big fine for selling unsafe toys. The Commerce
Commission has charged the warehouse with Fair Trading Act breaches
after it sold twelve thousand Rux Crew take apart toys.
The toys were advertised with pictures of a baby, despite

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posing a choking hazard. Harold Business reporter John Weeks says
the Commerce Commission is seeking a big.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
Fine between three hundred and eighty thousand to four hundred
and twenty seven thousand, all as they say that one
interesting thing about this case is just the sheer volume
of goods sold.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
The warehouse says no actual harm occurred from the toys
sale and the conduct was inadvertent rather than careless. Big
bills are looming for early childhood centers dealing with sand
products potentially contaminated with asbestos, EC, Rainbow and chreastics. Colored
sand has been recalled alongside four magic sand products sold

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at Kmart. The Early Childhood Council says their centers don't
use the sand as much as primary schools because they
prefer natural sand. Chief Executive Simon Lauba says those effected
could have to pay an arm and a leg to
get the situation sorted.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
Some of the estimates have been over one hundred thousand
dollars to replace carpets and all the soft furnishing.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
The Defense Force as signed a deal to buy two
new aircraft replacing Boeing seven five sevens. The six are
lease to buy deal has been made with a US
based air lease Corporation for two Airbus A three twenty
one xl RS. Political reporter Troy Mattic reports.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
The Defense Force says the new aircraft can travel further,
are more fuel efficient, and will be able to accommodate
around one hundred and twenty passengers and just over nine
thousand kilos of cargo. They've been designed to match the
current planes gray with a prominent Kiwi motif. They will
be fitted out and ready to operate soon after arrival.
In twenty twenty.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Eight in sport, a double blow for the Wellington Phoenix Women,
losing midfielders Alyssa Winnhem and Tessil mid Arc to season
ending ACL injuries. Warriors star and former All Black Roger
Tuivasa Scheck is looking less likely to join Rugby's Rebel
R three sixty competition after his manager revealed he's still

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seeking guarantees from organizers. Reuben Love admits patience hasn't come
easy in the All Blacks environment after being named to
start just his second Test at fullback and players fifth
overall on Sunday morning against Wales in Cardiff. I'm Jody
gild As your latest news, folks. We'll be back with
the next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk zed

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