Afternoon Edition: 03 January 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 03 January 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 (00:04):
No the news Talks HEADV newsroom. This is Newsfax.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, the man charged with murdering Nelson police
officer Lin Fleming on New Year's Day will keep his
name secret for now. He's then remanded in custody without
plea until February fourteen on charges of murder, attempted murder,
assault using a vehicle as a weapon, wounding with intent,
dangerous driving, and driving well disqualified. The thirty two year

(00:29):
old has been granted interim name suppression so he can
inform his family overseas. Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says a
sense of mourning across the city, with a candlelight vigil
planned for their cathedral steps at seven tonight.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
There's a huge gathering of flowers at the police station
where the plaguers at half mask. Their own council flags
are at half mask. We've lit up their clock tower
in blue.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
The farloh of Dame tari Anaturia are gathering at Paco Torre,
where she will lie before traveling by walker to put
Tiki Marai. She died in the early hours of this
morning in Ponganui. Dame Tariana was a well known politician
who founded Tipati Mari in two thousand and four after
splitting from the Labor Party, who she entered politics with
in nineteen ninety six. Her far now say she will

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be returning home to Fonganui at approximately four pm today
and tomorrow'll be time for the ewe of Teanga Tapa.
On Sunday and Monday, the Marai will open for people
to come and say their farewells. A pohriri will be
held at nine am and two pm each day. The
burial will be held on Tuesday at eleven a m.

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Former Prime Minister Sir John Key says Dame Tariana was
a trailblazing leader who will be sorely missed. He says
she was kind with humility, but also with a dry
and wicked sense of humor. An investigation is underway in
Fiji after two Virgin Australia crew members were allegedly assaulted
in Nandi. Police say a woman crew member was sexually

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assaulted and a male crew member was robbed. Both incidents
took place in Nandy's nightclub district as they were celebrating
New Years. The ABC's Lee Femmo Vono says the airline
has sent representatives to support the two at their Transit
hotel near the airport. That's news in sport. The biggest

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remaining name at the ASP Classic is through to the
last four. In Auckland. Four time Grand Slammed winner Nao
massakas come from a set down to beat American Hailey
Baptiste sixty seven six one sixty two on center court.
Osaka has paid tribute to her young opponent and told
Sky Sports she's pleased to be pushed so hard.

Speaker 3 (02:37):
She was an amazing player at sucks that she was injured.
But think we pleaded a really high quality match and
I am, in a weird way glad to have pleaded
a three set match because I think that's kind of
the experience that I need.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
Auckland have held off Canterbury to clinch their first win
of the summer. In Crickets T twenty Super Smash. The
hometown Hearts have won by seven runs via the Duckworth
Lewis method at the Eton Park out Oval. The Phoenix
are desperate to shake off their Amy Park Hohodo intnight's
away clash against Melbourne City in football's Men's a leg.
That's Sports. I'm Sandy Hodge.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
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