Midday Edition: 21 September 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 21 September 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):
No the news talks had been newsroom this is newsfacs.
In this update, parts of the Low North Island as
well as the South Islander being hit with wet and
wild weather this morning. Canterbury is under a red strong
wind warning until three pm today. Met Service says overnight
Mount Hut recorded an incredibly strong gust of two hundred

(00:25):
and twenty four kilometers an hour. Alpine Energy says the
severe weather has caused power outages in areas including Tamoka,
Geraldine and Milford. A potential cyber attack has forced the
cancelation or delay of flights at three European airports. London's Heathrow,
Brussels and Berlin airports are all experiencing issues with electronic

(00:48):
checkens and baggage systems. BBC correspondent Ben King says some
airlines and airports seem to be more affected than others.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
Brussels does seem to be at the coappus censor of
this euro Control of the European Wide Aviation Safety Organization
has asked airlines to cancel half of their departing flights
from Brussels.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
Businesses remain relatively confident, with more planning to invest this
year Business and z's latest sentiment survey reveals sixty eight
percent expect to spend the same or more on capital investment.
That's up seven percent from last year. Chief executive Katherine
Rich says they're cautiously optimistic for twenty twenty.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
Six even though there are some encouraging statistics. Some consumers
still have their hands in their pockets because they are
unsure or uncertain, but some of the recent data is
suggesting that's changing as well.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
The private hospital sector says outsourcing elective surgeries to private
providers is nothing new. How the n Z has partnered
with the private sector to tackle the elective surgery waitlist,
delivering sixteen thousand procedures between March and during this year.
New Zealand Private Surgical Hospitals Association Chief Execusive Chris Roberts

(02:01):
says private hospitals have always been an essential part of
the overall health system.

Speaker 3 (02:06):
Private hospitals will continue to play in the central role
in getting those waiting this down, but there is not an.

Speaker 4 (02:12):
Absolute revolution and approach here an evolution.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
That's news absolute. In sport, New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wild
continues to raise eyebrows on the t one hundred World Series,
winning his fourth race in a row by cleaning up
in Spain, beating his nearest rival by more than two minutes.

Speaker 4 (02:30):
This is going to be four wins in four races
for Hayden Wilds and the scary thing is it's his
debut season on the Sea. One Hunter and Hayden wild
wins here in Spain.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Leam Lawson has brushed off bad weather and skirted six
separate crashes to deliver his best qualifying effort at the
Azerbaijan Formula one Grand Prix. Only Maxwstaffan and Charles Leclair
pipped Lawson, who says his goal was to stay on
track as much as possible.

Speaker 5 (02:58):
Even if it meant taking a bit more f all
it was. It was what we plan today, just to
maximize track time. When the conditions are like they were,
it's it's changing every single app the wind. Then we
had some rain as well, so yeah, it was crazy
that sport.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
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