Midday Edition: 12 July 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 12 July 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 had been newsroom, this is newsfacs.
In this update, the country has been lashed with wild
weather overnight, closing multiple state highways. The Nelson Tasman region
remains under a state of emergency after Fire and Emergency
responded to thirty weather related callouts overnight. In the North Island,

(00:24):
state Highway one through Northland's Mungamuka Gorge is closed due
to a slip. It only reopened late last year after
a two year reconstruction project, and was closed again in
April due to two slips. Far North District Councilor and
Court says constant closures are hugely disruptive to the community.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
We have a third of our district who live above
the gorge and there's huge businesses up there that produced
for the rest of the country.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
Bar owners are hoping the weather plays ball ahead of
tonight's big games at Wellington sky Stadium. Northerly winds and
showers are forecast for the capital as the Black Fans
take on Australia, followed by the All Blacks versus France.
US President Donald Trump's dismissing claims there was anything wrong
with the warnings before the Texas floods. The flooding death

(01:13):
troll sits at one hundred and twenty one, including at
least twenty eight children. One hundred and sixty people are
still missing. Trump's been touring flood affected areas with emergency personnel.
During his visit, he was asked by a reporter about
claims residents didn't receive any warnings.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
Only a bad person would ask a question like that.
To be honest with you, I don't know who you are,
but only a very evil person would ask a question
like that. I think this has been heroism.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
It's reported children as young as two are among those
killed in an Israeli strike outside a health center in Gaza.
Medical officials in Gaza says sixteen people were killed, including
up to ten children. The Israeli military is vowing to
launch a review into the strike seeen in. Correspondent Jeremy
Diamond says in a statement, the IF says it regrets

(02:01):
any harm to uninvolved individuals.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
It claims that it was striking a single Hamas militant,
but it declined to name who that militant was, other
than to say that he participated in the October seventh attacks.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
That is news in sport. A late fight back has
propelled New Zealand to a five to four win over
the United States at Softballs World Cup in Canada, heading
into the top four Super Round with an O and
one record after dropping their final group match to Venezuela.
The Black Sox scored three runs in the final innings
to pit the Americans, who now have two losses from

(02:37):
superar matchups, while New Zealand's are now one win and
one loss. France have significantly reworked their lineup for tonight's
second Test, but All Blacks coach Scott Robertson believes the
narrative of them being a beatam has come to an
end after losing by just four points in Dneed, and
the French have made ten changes for the rematch in Wellington.

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Robertson says the Abs have to be ready for whatever
comes at them. The narratives changed a little bit around
what team they've bought. They've brought a team that is
Qualiti and African and on the day so chess fit football,
anything can happen, so we respected them in our preparation.
Again this week that Sports, I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,
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