Afternoon Edition: 05 July 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 05 July 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):
From the Newstalk's Edby newsroom. This is NEWSFACS In this update.
Heavy rain in Wellington's been causing problems with a large
slip on Onslow Road. Wellington City Council says there is
flooding and blocked sumps around the capitol. A heavy rain
warning is in place for the Wairoa district until early
tomorrow morning. Met Service meteorologist Louis Fernandez says the South

(00:26):
Island is relatively settled but quite cloudy, especially across eastern parts.
We're against continue seeing its being cold and along with
that rizzly weather expected, especially through parts of Canterbury as
well as Otago. Police a trialing a fleet of drones
to find hidden graves in murder cold cases. Our newsrooms
discovered research and development work is underway involving one hundred

(00:47):
and fifty drones across New Zealand. Police Aviation Manager Darren
Russell says they're utilize technologies such as multi spectral cameras
to reveal places where a body could be buried. He
says in the past last few years there have been
homicide cases where drone technology could have assisted police. Victoria's
Acting Police Commissioner is investigating the intent of an arson

(01:09):
attack on a Melbourne synagogue before giving it a terrorism label.
A group of about twenty worshipers had to evacuate last
night as the front of their synagogue was dashed with
a flammable liquid and set alight. A fire crew was
able to keep the damage to a minimum, and there
are no reported injuries. Zorka Duntzen says, it's a difficult
situation to unpack.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
You've got a person that comes to the front or
they've set fire to the premises. Unless we know their intent,
we're really not in a position to class it as
a terror incident at this date.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
A flagship fundraiser to address homelessness returns next week after
a six year break. The LifeWise Big Sleepout invites community
leaders and celebrities to raise money by sleeping out in midwinter.
It's taking place at Auckland's aut City campus on Thursday.
LifeWise Chief executive high hit Barrett is confident the fundraiser

(01:59):
will reach Kit's gold.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
I think it's got about seventeen registered and we're nearly
at eighty thousand. Of course, our target is to kept
that five hundred thousand dollar mart. It's still early days.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
That's news in sport. After a strong star, Today's Mary
All Black Scotland game in Hungaray is going against the hosts.
The Marii scored in the first minute, but it's the
Scots who led twenty four to twelve at halftime. Moments
ago earlier at the same Northland stadium, the Black Ferns
beat the Black Ferns fifteen forty five twelve and their

(02:31):
trial match. The international rugby action continues in Dunedin tonight
with the Black Ferns France series opener at five past seven.
A Tour de France team boss believes New Zealand rider
Lawrence Pithy is well placed to make a statement in
the mountainous first week of the Grand Tour. Starting tonight
the Red Bull Border Hansgrower cyclists the lone New Zealander
in the field. Israel Premier tech Sam Beuley says Pithy

(02:54):
could challenge for stage wins. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.
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