Midday Edition: 20 June 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 20 June 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):
From the news talks had been newsroom, this is NEWSFACS.
In this update, Donald Trump is giving himself a fortnight
to decide if America will join Israel in their attack
on Iran. The US President reckons there's a good chance
of talks between himself and the Iranian regime. White House
spokesperson Carolyn Levitt claims Iran is as close as ever

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to building a nuclear weapon.

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Iran has all that it needs to achieve a nuclear weapon.
All they need is a decision from the Supreme Leader
to do that, and it would take a couple of
weeks to complete the production of that weapon, which would
of course pose an existential threat not just to Israel,
but to the United States into the entire world.

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Meantime, Australia has suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran,
with staff being directed to leave. An international relations expert
says that the Prime Minister will set the record straight
in China about our paws on Cook Island aid funding.
Minister Winston Peters has put millions of dollars of development
aid on hold, saying trust needs to be restored. The

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island nations signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with China without
reference to New Zealand, despite our two countries official special relationship.
International relations expert Robert Patman says the timing of his
current visit to China isn't great. I'm sure mister Luxelan
will be making the point to his Chinese host that
the Cook Islands were informed well in advance of his

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visit to China. Jaws, the movie by Steven Spielberg, is
celebrating half a century since its release in nineteen seventy five.
Composition lecturer Allison Cole from Sydney University says the soundtrack
was a huge part of the movie's success, also because
of the simplicity of the nottief. It's just two notes
and I'm going to actually sing it right now, so

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don dan. Some disruptions are expected as KiwiRail shuts down
passenger lines in Auckland and Wellington. It's halted services for
the weekend during major infrastructure work and maintenance. Full services
will be back online on Monday for Wellington and on
Tuesday in Auckland with replacement buses running. That's news. In

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sport to Football's Club World Cup in Atlanta, Bang, He's
marvelous it's magical.

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He's messy.

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Leonel Messi has produced a trademark goal via a free
kick to steer into Miami to a two to one
victory over Porto. It's the thirty seven year old fiftieth
goal for Miami since leaving Paris San Jamar in twenty
twenty three. Auckland City have their second group match at
the tournaments against Benfica tomorrow, following on from their ten
and neil drubbing at the hands of Bay and Munich.

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A reality check for French Open champion Cocoa Golf as
she gears up for the next tennis Grand Slam on
grass at Wimbledon. She's been beaten in the first match
since her Roland Garris triumph, losing in straight sets to
China's Wo shing Yu at the Berlin Open. That's Sports.
I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk

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