Afternoon Edition: 19 July 2025

The Afternoon 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 edby Newsroom. This is NEWSFECS. In
this update, Police are calling for anyone who saw a
fatal crash on State Highway One at Waitaki near Topo
this morning to get in touch. Emergency services were called
to the two vehicle collision between Link Road and Cody
Drive at about half past seven. One person died and
two others had minor injuries. The Serious Crash Unit is

(00:27):
examined the scene and police would like to speak with
anyone who saw what happened or who has DATS dashcam
footage of the crash. A new weather radars on its
way for Nelson Tasman. The Minister of the South Island,
James Meagher, has announced funding for met Service to improve
severe weather monitoring and response in the region. Nelson Tasman
communities are still recovering from back to back devastating storms.

(00:50):
Mister Meagher says this is something the community has been
asking for. The new radar will cast up to five
million dollars and eight hundred thousand dollars a year to operate.
Conservationists are calling for action over introduced social wasps running
rampant through the country. Footage emerged this week showing the
wasps devouring a live wetter in the Bay of Islands.

(01:12):
New Zealand's Moths and Butterflies Trust says most monarch butterflies
appear to have disappeared, with wasps likely to blame. Founding
trustee Jackie Knight says they've launched a survey to better
understand the wasps, hoping they'll be added to the Predator
Free twenty fifty target species list, which would mean that
they're possibly a subsidies for people to check wasp and poison.

(01:34):
The wharf. Wellington hospitality venues are enjoying another big sporting weekend.
A crowd of over twenty thousand has gathered for the
Welsh football team Wrexham game with the Phoenix at Sky
Stadium just starting. The focus switches to basketball tomorrow with
the Wellington Saints playing Southland in a sold out NBL final.

(01:55):
Local restaurant Anasto's owner Steve Drummond says the Saints tend
to bring in a bit more of a corporate crowd
when we've got all Blecks games or football games and
get a few more people from out of town and
probably you know, just people coming and to enjoy themselves.
That's news in sport. The All Blacks are ready to
embrace an imposing challenge being laid down by the French

(02:15):
in tonight's third rugby Test in Hamilton. The French have
named three locks in their pack, as well as running
a six to two forward to back split on the
bench stand In New Zealand, skipper Ardie Savier says they're
prepared for the added physicality. They've got big bull carriers,
big bodies that want to bully you, so it's a
great challenge for us to turn up and our next
there and even be better. The Wellington Phoenix are just

(02:37):
beginning their much anticipated pre season football friendly with the
glamour Welch side Wrexham. The Wellington crowd's now taken their
seats at Sky Stadium. It's a tough ask for the Phoenix.
They're fielding a young side with plenty of academy players.
That's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to
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