Afternoon Edition: 11 January 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 11 January 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, police have called in ESR after a man's
body was discovered by accident in Nelson. The body was
found in Stoke and police say it appears to have
been there for some time. The deaths being treated as unexplained,
with the discovery made by police during an unrelated visit
to a Suffolk Road property are full scene examinations expected

(00:27):
to take several days while a forensic post mortem takes place.
Avondale residents are in shock after a woman was allegedly
murdered in the Auckland suburb overnight. Police found the woman's
body at a Holly Street property around half past one
this morning. A thirty five year old man's been charged
with murder and would appear in court on Monday. Police
are not seeking anyone else in relation to the death.

(00:49):
Firefighters have made progress on several fires raging in Los Angeles,
but say they now bracing for more winds. At least
ten people have died and one hundred and sixty thousand
people have been forced to leave their homes. Officials are
aiming for significant containment on parts of the Eton fire
near Pasadena it's destroyed at least four thousand structures. White

(01:10):
House Secretary Karine Jean Pierre says President Biden and his
administration are continuing to use every tool possible. The President
has received regular briefings on the fires at his direction.
His team has been in constant contact with their state
and local counterparts. Hamilton's mayor's announced her exit from politics
at the next election, saying it's time to make room

(01:31):
for younger, emerging leaders. Paula Southgate has been mayor since
twenty nineteen and in local government for twenty four years,
including three leading the wayicutto regional council. Miss Southgate says
she's made the announcement early to give the community time
to consider who'll take her place.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
I want to create space for succession. I believe in succession.
I believe out there in the community there will be
other people with skills and talents that might wish to
step forward.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Health New Zealand's looking for a new chief executive after
announcing a seven hundred and twenty two million dollar deficit
for the last financial year. Current CEO, Margie Upper's contract
expires in June. That's news in Sport HAILMN Fesas one
Auckland's ASB Tennis Classic for the first time.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
Finally, Gayle Montface Masters Thespre.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Classic mont fiesas beat and qualifier. Ziezuberg sixty three six
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the crown mont Feae. Brokeberg serve early in both sets
to allow him to control the match. It's his thirteenth
ATP Tour title and he becomes the oldest player to
win on the tour since it began in nineteen ninety.
He's thirty eight. Sri Lanka's eyeing a big total batting

(02:48):
first and the dead rubber third One Day International with
the black Caps in Auckland. Sri Lanka was one hundred
and ninety two for four in the thirty seventh over
a few moments ago. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For
more news, listen to News Talk set B Live on iHeartRadio.