Midday Edition: 04 January 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
On the Newstalks Heady Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In this update,
a man charged with murder over the death of a
baby in Hamilton is keeping his name secret. A baby
died and a woman and another child were injured after
an incident in the early hours of the morning of
New Year's Day in Hamilton's Fairfield. The thirty four year

(00:24):
old accused man face caught from his hospital bed on
charges of murder and attempted murder. He was given interim
name suppression and is due to face caught again in
a month in the High Court in Hamilton. Strong condemnation
of the violence which killed Nelson police officer in Fleming.
Fleming died early on New Year's Day while on a
regular foot patrol. Hundreds gathered at christ Church Cathedral, Nelson

(00:48):
last night in the pouring rain for a vigil in
her honor, and large piles of flowers were laid at
Sight Enzdmy reporter Katrina Bennett was there and says the
public sent a strong messa to.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Say we don't stand for this, and at one point
the organizer, Shelley Bishop, called out no, and the crowd
just repeated it loudly.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
No, No, No, police are encountering more firearms while on duty.
Figures from the Police GunSafe Program, released under the Official
Information Act shows officers have encountered nearly seventeen thousand firearms
while on duty in less than six years. That means
they're finding nearly ten guns every day across the country.

(01:28):
Some high powered military style semi automatic assault weapons, which
have been banned. Are reminded to watch out for and
report things that don't seem right in our neighborhoods. The
Hamilton suburb of Fairfield is continuing to come to terms
with an early morning incident on New Year's Day that
left a baby dead and a woman in another child

(01:49):
with serious injuries. Hamilton City Councilor Tim Macendo says it's
important people report concerning incidents to relevant authorities.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
Just underlines yet again how important it is for us
all to be vigilant in our neighborhoods so that we
might just be able to prevent something as tragic as
this from happening.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
That's news in sports, asb Women's Tennis Classic organizers have
been forced to again tinker with schedules after rain arrived
before a racket was swung on Day six with two
more quarter finals to wrap up ahead of the Semis
later in the day. Eighth seed Katie Volivet's match against
Alicia Parks has been moved to an indoor court. The

(02:30):
underway quarterfinal between Madison Keys and Clara Tolson is expected
to resume once center court is dry shortly. Luke Littler
is the youngest World champion in dance history. The seventeen
year old has beaten three time former world champ Michael
van Gowin seven sets to three in the decider at
London's Alexander Palace. Littler was runner up last year, but

(02:53):
stepped up a level in this year's decider, racing to
a four nil lead in the final and never letting
Van Gowin get closer than three sets away. That Sports,
I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk
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