November 24, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 25 November 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Tuesday, the twenty fifth of November. Recovery
efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies of two climbers
who have died after falling together on Airaki Mount Cook
last night. Rosie Leishman has more the.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Two were roped together and part of a group of
four trying to summit around midnight. Police, the Warnaka Alpine
Cliff Rescue Team and the Department of Conservation located the
fallen pair about seven this morning. Canterbury or RK Area
Commander Inspector Vicki Walker says the other two climbers were
flown out uninjured.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Last night, cruz in Wayuku, southwest of Auckland, have managed
to extinguish a toxic suspicious blaze. The Kitchener Road recycling
business went up in flames about eleven last night. Residents
were earlier told to avoid the toxic fumes and conserve water.
With the town reservoir almost empty. Herald Males Katie Oliver
says the fire was that a plastic fence post manufacturer.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Welk Us have been saying that the business is a
really lovely little business for the local other companies in
the area. They can drop their soft plastic sauce for free,
so that's a real shame that this has happened.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Falling global dairy prices have forced Fonterra to cut its
forecast farm gate milk payout. The midpoints dropped from ten
dollars to nine dollars. Fifty Hospitals specialists in GPS could
soon be able to share information through a new national
electronic medical record system. It's part of a ten year
plan just launched by the government to bring the health
(01:36):
system into the digital age. Jacob Jones reports.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Health Minister Simeon Brown says Health New Zealand currently has
six thousand different digital systems. He says sixty five percent
of hospitals are still using paper based notes. Brown says
this means patients often have to repeat their story multiple times,
which wastes valuable time on paperwork.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Family free kings and loved ones have gathered to farewell
three young children who died in Sanson near Palmerston North
this month. A homicide investigation has been launched after Goldie,
Hugo and August died in a house fire. Expelled to
party Malori MP Mariameto Kappa Kinghi claims her spending has
come in under budget. The MP was expelled two weeks
(02:21):
ago alongside Takuta Feris after ongoing internal party tension. In October,
the party publicly released several documents warning Kappa Kinghey was
headed towards a one hundred and thirty three thousand dollars overspend.
Cappa Kingy see she's been officially notified her parliamentary budget
was underspent. Police are hunting four people who robbed Cambridge's
(02:44):
Victoria Street petrol station this morning. They jumped over the
counter and despite staff setting off a fog cannon, stole
the till before leaving. Former FBI Director James Comey says
a case against him, now thrown out by a judge
because of unlawful aspects is a heartbreaking reflection of Donald
Trump's effect on the Department of Justice. To sport, Everton
(03:08):
have survived with ten men to beat Manchester United one
nil in football's Premier League. Midfielder Addresser Gay was sent
off for slapping teammate Michael Keene in the thirteenth minute.
McK schumacher will race an IndyCar on American Oval circuits
next year. New Zealand's men have beaten Coorea at hockey's
(03:28):
Aslan Shah Cup in Malaysia, and darts player Holpei Pouha
will keep his professional tour card for at least a
few more weeks after winning a playoff to secure a
spot at next month's World Champs in London. I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the newstalk ZB newsroom.
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Tuesday, the twenty fifth of November. Recovery
efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies of two climbers
who have died after falling together on Airaki Mount Cook
last night. Rosie Leishman has more the.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Two were roped together and part of a group of
four trying to summit around midnight. Police, the Warnaka Alpine
Cliff Rescue Team and the Department of Conservation located the
fallen pair about seven this morning. Canterbury or RK Area
Commander Inspector Vicki Walker says the other two climbers were
flown out uninjured.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Last night, cruz in Wayuku, southwest of Auckland, have managed
to extinguish a toxic suspicious blaze. The Kitchener Road recycling
business went up in flames about eleven last night. Residents
were earlier told to avoid the toxic fumes and conserve water.
With the town reservoir almost empty. Herald Males Katie Oliver
says the fire was that a plastic fence post manufacturer.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Welk Us have been saying that the business is a
really lovely little business for the local other companies in
the area. They can drop their soft plastic sauce for free,
so that's a real shame that this has happened.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Falling global dairy prices have forced Fonterra to cut its
forecast farm gate milk payout. The midpoints dropped from ten
dollars to nine dollars. Fifty Hospitals specialists in GPS could
soon be able to share information through a new national
electronic medical record system. It's part of a ten year
plan just launched by the government to bring the health
(01:36):
system into the digital age. Jacob Jones reports.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Health Minister Simeon Brown says Health New Zealand currently has
six thousand different digital systems. He says sixty five percent
of hospitals are still using paper based notes. Brown says
this means patients often have to repeat their story multiple times,
which wastes valuable time on paperwork.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Family free kings and loved ones have gathered to farewell
three young children who died in Sanson near Palmerston North
this month. A homicide investigation has been launched after Goldie,
Hugo and August died in a house fire. Expelled to
party Malori MP Mariameto Kappa Kinghi claims her spending has
come in under budget. The MP was expelled two weeks
(02:21):
ago alongside Takuta Feris after ongoing internal party tension. In October,
the party publicly released several documents warning Kappa Kinghey was
headed towards a one hundred and thirty three thousand dollars overspend.
Cappa Kingy see she's been officially notified her parliamentary budget
was underspent. Police are hunting four people who robbed Cambridge's
(02:44):
Victoria Street petrol station this morning. They jumped over the
counter and despite staff setting off a fog cannon, stole
the till before leaving. Former FBI Director James Comey says
a case against him, now thrown out by a judge
because of unlawful aspects is a heartbreaking reflection of Donald
Trump's effect on the Department of Justice. To sport, Everton
(03:08):
have survived with ten men to beat Manchester United one
nil in football's Premier League. Midfielder Addresser Gay was sent
off for slapping teammate Michael Keene in the thirteenth minute.
McK schumacher will race an IndyCar on American Oval circuits
next year. New Zealand's men have beaten Coorea at hockey's
(03:28):
Aslan Shah Cup in Malaysia, and darts player Holpei Pouha
will keep his professional tour card for at least a
few more weeks after winning a playoff to secure a
spot at next month's World Champs in London. I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the newstalk ZB newsroom.
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