Midday Edition: 26 April 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 26 April 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
No the news talks had been newsroom. This is newsfacs.
In this update, one person has died following a crash
in Rotorua overnight. Police say they were called to the
scene of a two vehicle crash on the corner of
ten I Road and Tennyson Drive and O Fotta at
about nine ten pm. They say one person died at
the scene and a second person's received serious injuries. Police

(00:26):
are asking any witnesses of the crash to contact to them.
World leaders, royals and hundreds of thousands of Catholic mourners
will flock to the Vatican for the Pope's funeral today.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, with his service being
eight pm New Zealand time tonight, six days following his death.
Among those at the Vatican will be New Zealand's Cardinal

(00:47):
John Due. He was made a cardinal by Francis in
twenty fifteen and will then take part in the election
of the new leader of the Catholic Church. Jue said
it's an honor to attend. The way France been remembered
is really significant and it's something that the world is watching.
Northland set to receive more heavy rain today with a

(01:09):
watch in place. The latest alert says rain was likely
to become heavier north of Kaikohi this morning and then
spread southwards later today. MATT Service meteorologist Jared Ballam says
the region already received a significant amount of rainfall during
Cyclone Tam last week. We've had a few heavy falls
from the layer up around the Mokasino Awlan's out on

(01:32):
the outer golf there. Luigio Mangioni's defense is raising several
issues about the prosecution process. In a New York court hearing,
the twenty six year old has pleaded not guilty to
all federal charges in the killing of United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson, and the Manhattan Courthouse prosecutors also formally declared
their intention to seek the death penalty against him. The

(01:55):
BBC's net at Efect says the trial isn't expected to
take place until next year. The defense wants to try
to prevent the government from seeking the death penalty, and
those arguments back and forth will take some time. Also,
there is just such a large amount of evidence that's
news in sport. Hopes of a second NROL team and

(02:15):
New Zealand have reportedly been shelved until after the twenty
thirty two Olympics in Brisbane. On top of news this
week that an eighteenth team is set to be added
in Perth from twenty twenty seven. It's already been confirmed
to paper on New Guinea base side will join in
twenty twenty eight, making for a nineteen teen competition, but
NURL boss Andrew Abdoz told The Daily Telegraph there are

(02:38):
no rush to add a twentieth outfit, saying there are
no other business cases they are considering for further expansion.
Preparations for football's Spanish Cup final between Real Madrid and
Barcelona have been thrown into turmoil. The referee for tomorrow's
match is given an emotional press conference calling out Real
for criticizing him on their in house teav channel. A

(03:01):
second round defeat for tennis player lu Luson at the
Madrid Open, beaten six three six 'y two by Australian
Open champion Sophia Kennan That Sport. I'm Sandy Hodge. For
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