Morning Edition: 23 October 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 23 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 (00:05):
Good morning, I never ready manu and this is your
morning Newswix for Thursday, twenty third of October. In this update,
police are urging people in areas with red wind warnings
to stay home if possible. Red wind warnings are in
place across much of Canterbury, Marlborough, Wellington and wided Upper
In Canterbury, a state of emergencies in place, and Commander

(00:28):
Tony Hill says people who don't have to travel should
stay off the roads. If it gets to a situations
that the roads become dangerous, I will be asking civil
Defense to close those roads and that's important to understand.
In Wellington, major disruptions expected with all train services canceled
from eight am, and Mayor elect Andrew Little says people

(00:51):
should take warnings seriously if something go wrong at home,
have you got your grab and go bag, have you
got a place to go and make sure that when
the provisions at home, caspower goes or anything like that.
Orange wind warnings are in effect with several other areas.
Firefighters are still working to bring the three active fires
in hawks Pay's Port unga Hoo area under control, and

(01:12):
efforts are also continuing in Kai Korda to strengthen containment lines.
As the winds pick up. Multiple unions are joining in
solidarity for what could become the largest strike action in decades.
Tens of thousands of workers across health and education are
stopping work today in their fight for better pay and conditions.
A number in more southern parts of the country could

(01:34):
be affected by the weather. Multiple people have been injured
after an electric bus in a car collided on Tamaki
Drive in Auckland's par Now last night. Emergency services were
called to just before nine thirty pm to a fire
on a bus. Police say it was an Auckland Transport
electric bus, making it prone to reigniting. More children are

(01:55):
being harmed in udunger Tamadiki's care. The agency's annual report
reveals five hundred and thirty children in care experienced harm
at the year ending in March twenty three, more than
the previous twelve months. There were more findings of emotional abuse,
sexual abuse and neglect in this period, but in eight
percent reduction in findings of physical harm. A principle of

(02:19):
a top Dunedin school who's been on a lengthy unexplained
absence has left the position. Carris and Nicol has been
leading State integrated Columba College since twenty twenty three, but
has been away from work since mid year. The school's
board had previously declined to say why assway of MPs
from across the house will farewell Jimbolgia today. He was

(02:41):
Prime Minister from nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety seven and
died last week, aged ninety. His funeral will be held
at his local Catholic parish and company with Parliament's question
time pushed back to three pm to allow MPs to attend.
In sport, New Zealander two kneeled down in the four
match Constellation Cup netball series against Australia after a sixty

(03:02):
eight to fifty one defeat in the second Test at Sydney.
Australia have beaten England by six wickets chasing two hundred
and forty five with nine point three overs to spare.
At the Women's Cricket World Carbin Indoor, the defending champions
returned to the top of the table. Liam Lawson will
sit out the first practice session at Formula one's Mexican

(03:23):
Grand Prix this weekend in favor of a mandatory invitation
for a rookie driver. I'm never ready, Manu that your
latest news faks will be back with the next update
at midday from the Newstalk ZB news room