Midday Edition: 25 August 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 25 August 2024, 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 (00:04):
From the newstalks Hedby newsroom. This is NEWSFECS in this
update to Auckland police are seeking video footage in connection
to an alleged murder. A homicide investigation is underway after
a man died at the Blockhouse Bay tennis club yesterday.
Officers are guarding the scene today, with police still seeking

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a person involved who they believe took off on foot.
Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin says they're appealing for any CCTV,
dash cam or security footage from the area at around
eleven thirty am. He says they understand how unsettling the
situation is and are carrying out reassurance patrols around the clock.

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German police have arrested a third person following a deadly
knife attack. The man's allegedly killed three people and injured
others during a festival in the western city of Zolingen.
Police have arrested two others, including a fifteen year old
boy who's alleged to have known about the attack beforehand.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. Terrorism expert Colin

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Clark told the BBC he believes the claim is credible
given where it took place in North Rhine Westphalia. This
has emerged into something of a terrorist hub over the
past year. There may be some merit to the Prime
minister's lambasting of city and regional councils. Speaking at the
Local Government New Zealand Conference on Wednesday, Chris Luxen told

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councils to tighten their belts and stop wasteful spending. Herald
political editor Claire Trevette says, while councils are easy targets,
he does have a point. You've got things set are
quite obviously core spending for councils, like the roads and
the pipe, and you've got things set are quite clearly
frivolous spending which most people would sent We're nice to have.

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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested at
an airport out side Paris. French media reports the Russian
billionaire had an arrest warrant as part of a preliminary
investigation into the lack of moderators on the messaging app.
In sports, the Melbourne Stormer making no apologies for resting

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players for the final two rounds of the NRL regular season.
The storm have sealed the minor premiership with a resounding
win over the Dolphins and will start their preparation for
the playoffs by limiting the workload of key players. Coach
Craig baylor Me appreciates the move doesn't help the strength
of the comp but with a short five day turnaround

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before a big trip to Townsville, he's sticking to his guns.
We'll be resting a few players this week and sometimes
it only that's a real good look for the competition,
but you know, we've got to do what we think's
right for us, and we'll do that. Marcus Armstrong will
head the key we IndyCar contingent in tomorrow's Grand Prix
of Portland, starting seventh on the grid, with Scott Dixon

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ninth and Scott McLoughlin further back in fourteenth in Team
New Zealand is unbeaten after four races and have qualified
for the final of America's Cup warm up regatta in Barcelona.
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