Midday Edition: 26 October 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 26 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 talks had been newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs In this update, Cruise in Southland are
making progress restoring power and telecommunications after strong winds cause
widespread outages Southland. Pluther and Kaikulra are still under a
state of emergency and boiled water notices remain for Graymouth
and Cluther. Around eight thousand remain without power and about

(00:27):
fifty cell towers is still down. Met Services issued a
host of strong wind and rain warnings and watches for
part of both islands beginning either this evening or tomorrow.
Southland Emergency Management Controller for Booty Chopra says their liaising
with the dairy sector as to where the generator needs are.

Speaker 3 (00:48):
The light generators are being prioritized to critical services Initially
generators is a big deal because as you know, this
is a big farming sector, so making sure that it
gets to the right places.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
An eight year old man has been arrested in Dunedin
in relation to a bomb threat aimed at Wellington Mosque.
Police say the threat was made on Thursday and the
man arrested last night. They say he's assisting police with
inquiries and charges are yet to be confirmed. The mosque
had suspended all activities while the threat was investigated. A
newly minted Auckland councilor thinks she'll slot into the team well.

(01:23):
Victoria Short has been elected to the Albany ward, beating
veteran councilor Wayne Walker. She says it was a tough
race and she wants to give Walker credit for his
years of service to the area. Short says she's excited
to work alongside her fellow counselors, and counselor Richard Hills
has already reached out.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
He's taken me under his laying and he's just offered
me all sorts of advice. So I really really appreciate
how he's been given me, and everyone seems so lovely.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Gardening, lawn mowing and DIY related injuries cost the country
almost two million dollars last year, and spring weather means
lawns and gardens are growing at a vicaris rate. But
remember to slow down to give yourself a chance to
avoid getting hurt. Acc Injury Prevention leader James Whitaker says
nobody wants to spend the long weekend in a and e.

(02:12):
That's news. In sport Netball, New Zealand chair Matt Winner.
Ray is confident that Dame Nole and Todo are coaching.
Drama is now one hundred percent sorted. Toto will resume
her duties after the team's Northern Tour with some revised operations.
When Array says changes worked through with Dame Nolen will
lift the environment.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
We're very confident that they will enhance the environment. They'll
build on the frameworks that we've been we're working on
through those discussions, will have them put from various stakeholders
as we continue to build those and we're very confident
that we've got to the place where we nequld be.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson will start fifteenth
on the grid for tomorrow's Mexican Grand Prix. Then McLaren
of Lando Norris has taken pole ahead of the two Ferraris.
New Zealand golfer Stephen Alka continues to have a whopping
five shot lead after two of the three rounds at
the latest PGA Tour Championship event in Arkansas. That Sport.

(03:06):
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