Afternoon Edition: 07 December 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 December 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 news Talk's Heavy Newsroom. This is newsfecs in
this update a call for surfers to check coastline conditions
regularly as the surf season begins today. More than half
of surfers usually surf as often as five times a
week during summer, with more traveling to find the best
remote beaches surfing. New Zealand's reminding enthusiasts to check conditions

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which can change quickly, watch for rips, know their limits,
and learn basic rescue skills to Party Mari's chances of
forming a government with the Left Block appear to be
nearing zero. The party held its AGM today in Rotrua
after months of turmoil, among which two of their MPs
were expelled. Reinstated MP Maria Amino Kapakinghi says she'd be

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attending following a High court ruling that her dismissal lacked grounds.
MARI Studies professor Rafuri Tauanui says that in house tension
is not appealing to voters or other parties. People within
labor laying, hey, listen, party Mary still a mess. Maybe
we need to be talking with the New Zealand First
Warnings of fire risks from today with high temperatures and

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strong winds forecast. Strong wind warnings and watchers are in
place for most of the South Island today with temperatures
reaching the high twenties. The North Island has similar conditions,
with higher temperatures in Hawk's Bay and Gismon. A law
enforcement expert says the latest revelations about Jevin Mcskimming show
failures with process. Andrew Casters stepped down as head of

(01:29):
the Social Investment Agency on Wednesday after a critical IPCA
report on how police handled allegations against Mcskimming. Casters told
TV and z's Q and A it'd briefed Chris Hipkins
in twenty twenty two and Mark Mitchell in twenty twenty four.
Both have denied that and say they would have taken
action if they'd known. Lawyer and former police officer Matthew

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Haig says the fact the alleged briefings weren't recorded is
not good enough. Space officers are taught to keep the
cit and trails, to keep Britain records of what they
do and see. Mister Costa was a very senior police officer.
That's news. In sport football firm C J. Bott has
been confirmed as the Willington Phoenix women's full time captain

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after leading in an interim capacity through the first three
A League rounds. They're playing Melbourne City away this afternoon.
The Phoenix have struggled away from home, but coach Ben
Priestman says it's time to change that.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
We have to be resilient. We have to know that
it's actually an opportunity to spend some time together and
push forward and you know, turn the page on what
away games has been for this team and hopefully we
can do that.

Speaker 1 (02:34):
Play is just getting underway. England resumes at one hundred
and thirty four for six against Australia as Day four
of the second Ashes Cricket Test begins in Brisbane. They
still trail by forty three runs after Australia's five hundred
and eleven run first innings total. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.
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