Midday Edition: 22 February 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 22 February 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 Talks head they newsroom. This is newsfacts.
In this update, four church fires and Masterton have been
treated as suspicious by police. Read Etherington Reports.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Fire and Emergency says the blazes all started at around
four point thirty this morning, with damage ranging from moderate
to significant. The affecting churches were Anglican Church of the Epiphany,
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Masterton, Masterton Baptist Church and Equipper's Church, Masterton.
Twelve trucks in total attended all fires, with some responding

(00:38):
as far away as Avalon.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
The Defense Minister says there's no threat to New Zealand.
Despite reports of Chinese naval ships conducting drills off the
Australian coast. Australia says China didn't inform them of the drills,
instead issuing a verbal broadcast on a civil aircraft channel.
The ABC reports several international flights had to modify their
fat flight paths where their New Zealand, confirming it was

(01:02):
among them. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wog has met with
China's Wang Yie in South Africa over the drills. She
told the ABC China should have told them of their plans.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
We do have concerns about the transparency associated with this
and the notice.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Pack and Save owners. Foodstuffs have admitted the leaked photo
of Golruz Garaman came out of its own security system.
The former Green MP was stopped by security at Packensay's
Royal Oaks store and questioned over an item they claimed
was missing last year. It's understood she hadn't been through
the checkout and had intended to pay for the items

(01:39):
and was never charged by police. Food Staffs in North
Island says a security guard passed the image on to
someone else and has since been fired. A busy weekend
in christ Church with three major events closing streets today.
A civil memorial service is taking place on the Avon
riverbank to mark the fourteenth anniversary of the two thousand

(02:00):
and eleven earthquake, while the second day of Electric Avenue
starts at one point thirty. The Navy Charter Parade is
also on this afternoon. Parts of roads around Latimer Square
will be closed for the parade, while several streets around
Hagley Parker's shut until Electric Avenue finishes later tonight. That's
news in Sport. The chiefs forty nine to twenty four

(02:22):
record Super Rugby win over the Crusaders may have come
at a cost. Skipper Luke Jacobson failed a head injury
assessment early in the first half. Coach Clayton McMillan is
unsure of the severity of Ramaka poy Hippy's knee injury
after he hobbled off in the first quarter.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
I look like he just sort of weak to step
in contact and just knee gave way a little bit
and he's walking around and it seems pretty Chipisodefully, that's
not as bad as what it looked at the time.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Sprinter Zoey Hobbs has made it her mission to crack
the eleventh second mark in the one hundred meters on
a regular basis. The twenty seven year old's personal best
is ten point nine six seconds, a time that would
have seen her tied for fourth and last year's Paris
Olympic final. Hobbs is setting the bar high.

Speaker 3 (03:05):
That's the sort of mark that you're looking at if
you want to make a World champ final or even
an Olympic final. I'd love to be at a point
where I can consistently break eleven seconds, not just doing
it once or twice a year.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
Listen to the full interview tomorrow On Weekends Sports with
Jason Pine That Sport, I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,
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