Morning Edition: 07 December 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks head B newsroom. This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, the Patimadi co leader Debbi nado Wa
Paka says she's pleased to President John Demahebe hasn't been
removed from office following court action. This week, MP Mariamno
Kapakinghi took her expulsion from the party to court, launching
legal action against party president John Tamaherbi. The High Court
granted an interim order letting Capagenki return after a judge

(00:28):
ruled there were serious questions around the manner in which
she was expelled. CAPAGINGI will now attend the party's AGM
and Bdevua today forig. An emergency in New Zealand is
treating a scrub fire that broke out just before midnight
in the Corimandel as suspicious. The blaze in the small
town of Pawa Nui grew to fifty by fifty meters
in size, initiating a third alarm. It's the first weekend

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of summer and with the warm weather for much of
the country comes a reminder to take here in the water.
Almost half a fatal drownings hand and in summer, and
many are preventable. Water safety in New Zealand. Chief Executive
Glenn Scanlon says people need to follow basic safety rules.

Speaker 3 (01:07):
Always wear a blite jacket, including when you're fishing from rock,
Choose to swim at a beach with a lifeguard patrol
and swim between the red and yellow flags. Always keep
an eye on your children, and if you're in an
unfamiliar place, check the weather conditions, talk to the locals.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
And a concern for the oral health of New Zealanders
following a new survey. The latest Health Survey shows self
rated oral health has declined since twenty nineteen, with the
cost of going to the dentist remaining a major barrier
for many New Zealand dental associations. Robin Wyman says many
people are struggling to get care.

Speaker 4 (01:40):
Just under half of people had been to a dentist
or a dental worker in the last year, and around
forty percent saying that they were having difficulty access and
care because of cost.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
That's news the sport and a victory of sorts for
the West Indies. Despite a draw in the first cricket
Test against the Black Caps in christ Church, the world
record five hundred and thirty one to win the Tourists
finished on four hundred and fifty seven for six. Phoenix
coach Giamcarlo Taliano's defending their style of football in the
wake of another A League derby defeat to Auckland FC. Meanwhile,

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Premier League leaders Arsenal has suffered an upset to one
loss away to Aston Villa and the Black Furn Sevens
have qualified top for the semi finals after going three
from three. And Paul play at the second round of
the New World Series season in Cape Town.

Speaker 1 (02:28):
That is Sport.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
I'm Diana Vesch.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
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