Afternoon Edition: 23 August 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 23 August 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 Edby Newsroom. This is NEWSFECS. In
this update, emergency services are at the scene of a
two vehicle crash near Topol at the intersection of Broadlands
Road and Off Road Highway. Utter Honis and John says
two people have critical injuries, one serious and three moderate.
One person with minor injuries was treated at the scene.

(00:24):
The intersection is closed. Israel's maintaining its criticism of Australia's
support for Palestine's statehood. Prime Minister Benumin Netanyahu has hit
back at Anthony Albanesi's move to recognize Palestine, claiming it'll
reward terrorism. This comes after Australia's government and twenty one
other countries condemned Israel's plans for a settlement in Gaza's

(00:45):
West Bank. Mister Nettigna, who says Western democracies are being
too naive in declaring a Palestinian state. They're trying to
feed the crocodile of militant Islam. They think they'll pacify,
they'll appease the crocodile. No one, it will consume you.
In the end, Otaga University led research is hoping to
make getting your flu vaccine as easy as swallowing a capsule.

(01:08):
The teams received a one point two million dollar Health
Research Council grant for the work to make a simple,
safe and self administered oral vaccine. Their focus is to
replace the flu shot and deliver a new treatment for
colon cancer. Project lead Professor Sarah Hook says they hope
not getting jabbed in the arm will make vaccines more appealing.

(01:28):
She says they're trying to make them more acceptable and
hopefully get more people vaccinated. The full Hawks Bay Trails
networkers reopened to the public after a two year rebuild,
marking a major milestone in the region's recovery from Cyclone
gabriel as A Abadingo has more.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
A highlight of the reopening is the newly constructed Puka
Tapu breads across the two Techuri River. It reconnects both
sides of the popular Pukatapuo Loop, the final link in
the network rebuilt.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
Thirty percent of the trail sustained major damage, requiring full
closures and extent of reconstruction. It totaled fifty eight kilometers
of slips, missing bridges, and compromise stop banks. That's news
in sport to new Plymouth. The ran Fairly Shield has
headed to Mulu Country after Wykato's heart stopping twenty three
twenty two NPC win over Taranaki. Former All Black Lima

(02:19):
Sopuwanga slotted the game winning penalty kick at the final
minute despite having trouble keeping the ball on the tee.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
He's got fifteen seconds. He can't get the ball on
the team. God drama. Ten seconds. He's got it there
now he's back, he's forward. He's kicked at the flags.
Ah ah, why Keller at the front.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
The Warriors plan to rectify their wrongs against the Titans
in tonight's NRL game on the Gold Coast in their
bid to return to the top four. The bottom placed
Titans have won six of their last seven games against
the Warriors. That's Sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news,
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