Morning Edition: 19 July 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks Headby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS in
this update.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Emergency services in Auckland attended three fires overnight. Eleven fire
trucks were in attendance at a building fire and Ottahuhu
around six thirty pm. Several hours later, fire and emergency
attended a huge blaze at a laundromat off Henderson Valley Road.
Twenty one trucks from across the city, as well as
multiple support vehicles were called to try put out the blaze. Meanwhile,

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crews were also called to a garage fire and puppetoy
toy overseas. And Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure to
keep a campaign promise and release files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes as the US president is threatening to sue
The Wall Street Journal after it published allegations his name
appeared on elude birthday cards sent to Epstein in two

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thousand and three before he was charged of sex crimes.
Trump says the story is false and malicious. The BBC's
Sumisumasaikhanda says Trump seems to be giving into pressure, with
his attorney generals saying they're ready to unseal grand jury
transcripts but important to see. These files are not those
that many of the supporters and those who've been calling

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for these files that we released want to see back
home and changes on the way for police ITT systems.
Following the alleged discovery of child sex, exploitation and bestiality
imagery on former police Deputy Commissioner Jevin mcskimmings work devices,
it was allegedly discovered while he was under a separate
criminal investigation. The Herald's Jared Savage says it prompted police

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to act quickly.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Following the alleged discovery of objectionable material on mcskimmings work devices,
police conducted a review into their IT systems and devices
and found there are opportunities to strengthen and tighten their
security controls.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
And water has been pumped from the mata Urda River
to bring down nitrate levels and Gore's town supply. Yesterday,
lab tests revealed levels of setting point one milligrams per
liter higher than the maximum acceptable value. Locals are advised
to not drink the tap water. With tankers set up
across the town, boiling the water doesn't remove the night traits.

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That's news the Sport and the black Caps are two
from two under new coach Rob Walter after beating Zimbabwe
by eight wickets in their T twenty Tri Series cricket
match in Haare. Opting to bowl first, New Zealand limited
the host to one hundred and twenty for seven, with
seamer Matt Henry taking three for twenty six. An unbeaten
fifty nine not out from opener Devon Conways all the

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black Caps cruise to the target of one hundred and
twenty one with thirty seven balls remaining. Conway says his
side needs to continue building momentum.

Speaker 3 (02:40):
Do you know, I think for us we don't try
and look too far ahead. We're just trying and control
we now. So for us it's been great, you know.
That first performance against South Africa was nice to get
across the line and then to back it up today
again was good.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
And Scotland's have ended their Pacific Rugby tour on a high,
beating Samoa forty one to twelve. That sport. I'm Diana Visage.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
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