Morning Edition: 19 July 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the news Talk Zebby newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, two US service members have been killed in
Jordan and one is missing, an action, marking the first
American military deaths in the Iran War since March. The
US Central Command says the deaths happened while Partner Force
is defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. The

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identities of the fallen soldiers will be withheld until twenty
four hours after the next of kin are notified. Zeal
And First are expecting to make another campaign policy announcement today,
but little detail is known about it. Today marks the
second day of the party's annual convention at Auckland's due
Drop Events Center. Winston Peter's will hold a public meeting,

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which will double as a campaign launch. The heralds Adam
Pears says the party's delegations are energized with its momentum
of new candidate and polling of what eleven point five percent.
Winston Peters, as he often does, says he thinks that
the party is polling much higher than back Yes, we'll
just have to wait until November seven to see whether
he's right. Disappointment from Australian officials as charges are laid

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in Laos after a mass methanol poisoning incident. Six backpackers
died in twenty twenty four after consuming vodka served at
the Nana Backpacker's Hotel in vang Veng, including two Melbourne teenagers.
The charges relate to selling harmful food and operating an
illegal business, carrying penalties of up to a year in
jail and a fine. The Australian government says it's deeply

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frustrated more serious charges were not pursued. The Laos Ministry
of Public Security says autopsies had not been allowed, so
authorities lacked the forensic evidence to determine the cause of death.
The twenty twenty three pay equity settlement for social workers
didn't just lead to hire pay. New research by the
Human Rights Commission and Auckland University has found it also

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led to workers being more likely to stay employed that
were also less likely to rely on government support. That's news.
Two sports and Ryan Fox and Kazuma Kobori have stormed
up the leaderboard. On day three at the Open Golf Major,
Fox equaled the lowest ever score at a major. It's
sixty two, giving him the clubhouse lead, while Kobori is

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currently tied for twelve. All Blacks coach Dave Rennie is
reflecting on a job well done on a forty twenty
one victory over Ireland, stretching their unbeaten at Eden Park.
Two fifty three tests would have taken at one point one,
but I thought we were pretty clinical when it mattered
and I just a lot of a harbit that we've
been putting in on and off the field. No we

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saw it in the park today. France and Scotland have
scored wins for the Northern Hemisphere, while Australia and South
Africa have won for the South. Liam Lawson will start
ninth at the Belgian Grand Prix, and the Warriors remained
second on the Nral Ladder after edging the Dragons twenty
to twelve. That sport, I'm Carlia Strong. For more news,

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