January 5, 2026 • 2 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 06 January 2026, 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 (00:02):
From the news talk Zebby newsroom. This is newsfex. In
this update, deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro is pleading not
guilty to all four drugs and weapons charges. He's appeared
in a Manhattan federal court alongside his wife after being
captured by US forces over the weekend. Cameras aren't allowed
(00:22):
in the courthouse, but he's described as being escorted in
shackled at his ankles. Health new Zealand says it's still
working on advice for people affected by the massive Manage
My Health breach. Hackers are threatening to release more than
one hundred thousand people's data if a ransom's not paid
by today. No one has yet been notified they're affected,
(00:42):
and some data appears to have already been leaked. A
newsroom asked Health New Zealand's planning direct to Jason Power
what people impacted should do.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
We'll have some inspiss around that once we understand exactly
what they does around either through management help or through
the hundred number day consuming like propositions. No content.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Emergency Services have contained a leak from a fuel tanker
on Wellington's Altier Key about three am and are working
on a clean up plan, Commuter traffic could be effected
around the key and access to inter islander ferries. Multiple
tracks have been closed in Tasman's Karharrangi National Park today
as searchers use radar in the baton Alis area looking
(01:24):
for a missing sixty six year old tramper Graham Garnet's
described as one hundred and seventy seven centimeters tall with
gray hair. Auckland Transports planning upgrades to buses, trains and
ferries this year. The City rail Link will open in
the second half and major works due to be completed
on the Eastern Busway. Electric and hybrid ferries will also
begin plying the waters at Public Transport and Active Modes
(01:47):
Directors Stacy van der Parton says bus routes will be
changed to match City rail Link services, so.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
It's all about that intermodal connectivities to make sure that
it works together as a system to get people to
where they need to be.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
That's news. In sport, a second high profile manager has
been dismissed in the space of a week in football's
Premier League. Manchester United have sacked Reuben Amerim after fourteen
months at the Helm Amiram expressed its frustrations yesterday at
a lack of ambition from the club to buy new
players in the January transfer window. Chelsea cut ties with
(02:22):
Enzo Maresca on Friday. Three Set thrillers have been the theme.
On the opening day of the Women's ASB Tennis Classic
in Auckland. All four center court singles matches went to
a deciding set. Second seed am And Navarro and former
US Open champion Sloan Stevens both suffered defeats. Travis Head
stared Australia through two hundred and sixty six for two
(02:44):
in reply to England's three hundred and eighty four after
two days of the Final Ashes cricket Test in Sydney.
That's Sport. I'm Jody Gill. For more news, listen to
news Talks at B on the free iHeart app.
From the news talk Zebby newsroom. This is newsfex. In
this update, deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro is pleading not
guilty to all four drugs and weapons charges. He's appeared
in a Manhattan federal court alongside his wife after being
captured by US forces over the weekend. Cameras aren't allowed
(00:22):
in the courthouse, but he's described as being escorted in
shackled at his ankles. Health new Zealand says it's still
working on advice for people affected by the massive Manage
My Health breach. Hackers are threatening to release more than
one hundred thousand people's data if a ransom's not paid
by today. No one has yet been notified they're affected,
(00:42):
and some data appears to have already been leaked. A
newsroom asked Health New Zealand's planning direct to Jason Power
what people impacted should do.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
We'll have some inspiss around that once we understand exactly
what they does around either through management help or through
the hundred number day consuming like propositions. No content.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Emergency Services have contained a leak from a fuel tanker
on Wellington's Altier Key about three am and are working
on a clean up plan, Commuter traffic could be effected
around the key and access to inter islander ferries. Multiple
tracks have been closed in Tasman's Karharrangi National Park today
as searchers use radar in the baton Alis area looking
(01:24):
for a missing sixty six year old tramper Graham Garnet's
described as one hundred and seventy seven centimeters tall with
gray hair. Auckland Transports planning upgrades to buses, trains and
ferries this year. The City rail Link will open in
the second half and major works due to be completed
on the Eastern Busway. Electric and hybrid ferries will also
begin plying the waters at Public Transport and Active Modes
(01:47):
Directors Stacy van der Parton says bus routes will be
changed to match City rail Link services, so.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
It's all about that intermodal connectivities to make sure that
it works together as a system to get people to
where they need to be.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
That's news. In sport, a second high profile manager has
been dismissed in the space of a week in football's
Premier League. Manchester United have sacked Reuben Amerim after fourteen
months at the Helm Amiram expressed its frustrations yesterday at
a lack of ambition from the club to buy new
players in the January transfer window. Chelsea cut ties with
(02:22):
Enzo Maresca on Friday. Three Set thrillers have been the theme.
On the opening day of the Women's ASB Tennis Classic
in Auckland. All four center court singles matches went to
a deciding set. Second seed am And Navarro and former
US Open champion Sloan Stevens both suffered defeats. Travis Head
stared Australia through two hundred and sixty six for two
(02:44):
in reply to England's three hundred and eighty four after
two days of the Final Ashes cricket Test in Sydney.
That's Sport. I'm Jody Gill. For more news, listen to
news Talks at B on the free iHeart app.
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