Afternoon Edition: 26 October 2024

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 26 October 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 News Talks EDB newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, Auckland is being provided reassurance over using public transport.
Police are increasing their presence on services across the city
following the fatal stabbing of a woman on a bus
in Onihunger earlier this week. Police Minister Mark Mitchell says
having officers more visible on public transport will be a deterrent.

(00:26):
The White House says Israel's air strikes on Iran were
in self defense. Israel's army says its conducted precise strikes
on military targets in Iran and its defensive and defensive
capabilities were fully mobilized. Israeli officials say no nuclear or
oil targets were hit. The strikes appear to be in
retaliation for Iran's strikes on Israel earlier in the month.

(00:48):
CNN's Jeremy Diamond says there had been mounting anticipation about
how Israel would respond to those attacks.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
They initially did consider striking those nuclear and oil targets,
but appear to have been topped off of that life
by the United States, which very much wanted to see
a much more limited response.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
The US official says they had no involvement in the strikes.
Iran has closed its airspace. Israel says this wave of
air strikes has ended. A man in his seventies is
among those competing in the fifty fifth edition of Dunedin's
annual White Island Race today. Stretching five kilometres between Saint
Clair Beach and White Island, the race is considered one

(01:24):
of the toughest events on the New Zealand Surf Life
Saving calendar. Seventy two year old Graham Newton has missed
only four races since the event began in nineteen sixty nine.
Rothrua's Mountain Bike Marathon has drawn a large number of
cyclists to the city. The three day Hooker one hundred
Mountain Bike Marathon is under way at Pakorewo A Forest.

(01:45):
More than three thousand mountain bikers local and from around
the world are competing on the city's world class trails.
ROTHRUA and Z Chief executive Andrew Wilson says the area's
pretty special for riders to the long distance.

Speaker 3 (02:00):
That's really pretty innique to be able to come and
ride those on prenominantly single track.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
Brought Rue is also hosting a Big Swimming competition this weekend.
That's news in sport. All Black stand in skipper Patrick
tuoy Polatu is urging his team to fight fire with
fire in this evening's game with Japan. Tuy Polat two,
who spent time in Japan's top flight, says it's a
different style that they need to be aware of.

Speaker 3 (02:24):
Tackle real low, care of your low. They're good in
their area, combered area down low as well, also quite
fast edgile players expecting they'll be quite agile and the
Troup play an expensive game.

Speaker 1 (02:38):
The Australian rugby league team reckons history will count for
little in tomorrow's Pacific Championship test with New Zealand in
christ Church. The Kiwis beat the Kangaroo's thirty nil in
last year's final to snap a ten game losing streak
against the Australians. Kangaroo's coach Malmaninger says the team has
parked last year's lost completely. That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan.

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