Afternoon Edition: 25 October 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 25 October 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 Newsfex. In
this update, Met Service forecast weather conditions to worsen on Monday,
with more warnings and watches being issued from tomorrow. Severe
gale and rain watches remain for the Southern North Island
and Northern and Central South Island. Southland, Cluther and Kaikura
are still under a state of emergency, with boil water

(00:25):
notices in place for Greymouth and Cluther. Met Service meteorologist
Tarpe Makabutlane says the weather should be tame until tomorrow.
As we head into Monday, that's where that weather does
ramp up and we are.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Looking at it as a significant weather event.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
State Highway six is due to reopen between Hearst and Macarora.
Delays of up to thirty minutes are expected for road
users upon reopening as traffic management will be in place
along the route. Confirmation will be issued later today about
State Highway SEVENS reopening between takar Range and Springs Junction.
Spring gardeners need to protect themselves from a potentially life

(01:02):
threatening lung and chest infection. Nearly one hundred and sixty
cases of Legionnaire's disease have been recorded in the past year.
Exposure can happen when working with bags or bulk loads
of potting mix and compost. Health end Z's doctor Sally
Thomas says anyone who thinks they're infected should contact a
healthcare professional.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
The sorts of symptoms that we see often tend to
start like a flul like illness, cough and fever. They
might get chills, they might get shorter of breath, muscle aches, headaches,
but people can get quite poorly with it.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Water safety is front of mind with the long weekend
marking the start of many summer activities. Boaties are being warned.
This is when weak links can show up, flat batteries,
petrol leaks, faulty ignition and no working radio cooms. Maritime
New Zealand's Matt Wood says people need to prepare before
heading out on the water. He says every time people
go on the water, they should wear life jackets and

(01:53):
take at least two waterproof ways to call for help.
Mister Wood says understanding marine weathers also essential because it
is different from what happens on shore. That's news In Sport,
Dame Nolen Tot is reportedly back in charge of the
Silver Ferns, but not until the end of the year.
Are in ZED reports the New Zealand coach is to
be reinstated after a two month stand down period. Dame

(02:16):
Nolen won't return for next month's UK tour, but it's
understood an agreement with Netball New Zealand has been reached
to today's NPC Rugby Final in christ Church, where Canterbury
and Otago have been trading tries. Moments Ago Otago head
fourteen ten. After twenty six minutes, Kiwi Supercars driver Ryan
Woods clinched pole position for this evening's race at the

(02:37):
Gold Coast five hundred. The Toronto Blue Jays have won
Game one of baseball's Best of seven World Series eleven
four at home against the LA Dodgers. That's Sport. I'm
Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to News Talk ZEDB
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