Midday Edition: 19 July 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 19 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):
From the News Talks Heavy newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the town of Gauze eagerly awaiting test results
of its water supply after the discovery of elevated nitrate levels.
Testing confirmed yesterday levels are sitting slightly above the maximum
acceptable value. Tankers are set up across the town and

(00:24):
locals are advised to continue drinking bottle water instead of
from the tap. Critical Services General Manager Jason Domagan says
they're working to make sure water is safe underre expecting
the next set of test results around five today.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
A number one priority and when you want to make
sure they're always providing safe forward it to our community.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is joining the international condemnation of
malicious cyber activity by the Russian government. It comes as
the UK has sanctioned a number of Russian spies over
malicious cyber activity allegedly under the orders of Russian President
Vladimir Pooter. Corry Winter has more.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has linked it to the
UK support of Ukraine and says the spies were quote
running a campaign to destabilize Europe. Winston Peters says Russia's
hostile cyberspace behavior threatens global cyber security and undermines agreed
international rules in norms.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
The injunctions being lifted on the details behind allegations against
former Police Deputy Commissioner Jevn mcskimming, It can be revealed
the objectionable material allegedly found on his work devices was
child sex, exploitation and bestiality imagery. The material had been
discovered while he was under a separate criminal investigation. The

(01:41):
Herald's Jared Savage says the exact details of the material
had been suppressed by an interim injunction, which media challenged.
He says mcskimming's lawyer was concerned the reporting could impact
his right to a fair trial if he were charged.
Belief the government's new Institute for Advanced Dictets Technology hasn't
been set up for success. It's investing in fields like AI,

(02:05):
quantum computing and synthetic biology, with funding of two hundred
and thirty one million dollars over four years. That's news.
In sport, a blow for motorsport ace Shane van Gisbergen
with NASCAR hitting the brakes on one of his favorite tracks,
the Chicago Street Race, has been taken off next year's

(02:25):
NASCAR calendar. However, the door remains open for a return
in twenty twenty seven. Van Gisbergen has dominated the Chicago event,
winning two of the three Cup Series races, including in
on his NASCAR debut in twenty twenty three. It's welcome
to Wellington for Wrexham as they take on the Phoenix
in a preseason friendly in the Capitol this afternoon. Coach

(02:47):
gian Carlo Atteliano hasn't addressed the Welsh club's fairy tale
rise as he doesn't want his young side to be
overawed by the occasion.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
The crowd is going to give the occasion right like
they're going to rise to that. And I feel as
though part of our process is making sure that we're
not listening to the noise outside and we can just
focus on what we need to focus on, and that's
the now.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
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