July 26, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 27 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Non the newstalks had been Newsroom This is NEWSFACS In
this update. Canterbury fire crews have contained a suspicious vegetation
fire near the town of Sheffield. Around fifty firefighters and
three helicopters are working to put out the sixty hectare
blaze at the wy Macadery riverbank near the Gorge Bridge.
It's burnt through gorse, broom and pine trees. Crews monitored
(00:27):
the area since nine last night as the conditions were
too dangerous for firefighting. Overnight. Fire and emergency and police
are also investigating eleven small fires lit in the Selwyn
district this morning. They're also being treated as suspicious. A
rahui is in place for Arkle's Bay near Fongaparoa, north
of Auckland, CBD, after a person was found dead in
(00:48):
the water yesterday morning. Police were alerted by a member
of the public just before seven. They are working to
identify the deceased and figure out the circumstances of the
Deathhuri Comatua Carmen Hearaka says people shouldn't take part in
water activities or gathered seafood. The rahui is in place
until Wednesday midday. The first Sunday service for the Waikato
(01:13):
to Auckland to Hui. A trained service will take off
this afternoon. It will take off from Franklin Station at
two forty five and will arrive at Auckland's Central Strand
just after a quarter past five. The return journey will
start at six fifteen. Wikata Regional Council Director of Regional
Transport Connections Phil King says it adds to an already
(01:34):
successful schedule.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
We're running a many services we can and they are
as popular as they have been, so we weren't pleased
with the patronich that we have been carrying recently, looking
forward to at future the service.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Police remain positive about the search for a tramper who's
missing on the South Island's West coast. Seventy five year
old Roy Arbh is overdue from a walk up Mount
Davy to Mount Sewell. Search teams will be on the
ground in the Ma Davy area today alongside Lansar volunteers
and helicopters. His friend told our newsroom Arbon had gone
(02:07):
up for a day walk but didn't return. That's news
in Sport. The Warriors will be without one of their
most influential figures. For the next NRL game. Hooker Wade
Egans suffered a head knock in the twelfth minute of
the twenty four to sixteen defeat by the Titans at
Mount Smart and was ruled out for the rest of
the contest after failing his head injury assessment. Coach Andrew
(02:30):
Webster says Egan is doing well.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He's in really good spirits, but as you know, it's
it's a week, so yeah, that he's in good spirits considering.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Erica Fairweather is aiming to win a gold medal for
New Zealand at the twenty twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics.
The twenty one year old kiwied starts her World Aquatics
Championships campaign in Singapore today. In her primary four hundred
metres freestyle event. She's up against the world's best Katie
Ladecki and Summer Macintosh. Fairweathers also in the two hundred
(02:59):
and a one hundred meters freestyle that sport. I'm Sandy Hodge.
For more news, listen to News Talk Said Be Live
on iHeartRadio.
Non the newstalks had been Newsroom This is NEWSFACS In
this update. Canterbury fire crews have contained a suspicious vegetation
fire near the town of Sheffield. Around fifty firefighters and
three helicopters are working to put out the sixty hectare
blaze at the wy Macadery riverbank near the Gorge Bridge.
It's burnt through gorse, broom and pine trees. Crews monitored
(00:27):
the area since nine last night as the conditions were
too dangerous for firefighting. Overnight. Fire and emergency and police
are also investigating eleven small fires lit in the Selwyn
district this morning. They're also being treated as suspicious. A
rahui is in place for Arkle's Bay near Fongaparoa, north
of Auckland, CBD, after a person was found dead in
(00:48):
the water yesterday morning. Police were alerted by a member
of the public just before seven. They are working to
identify the deceased and figure out the circumstances of the
Deathhuri Comatua Carmen Hearaka says people shouldn't take part in
water activities or gathered seafood. The rahui is in place
until Wednesday midday. The first Sunday service for the Waikato
(01:13):
to Auckland to Hui. A trained service will take off
this afternoon. It will take off from Franklin Station at
two forty five and will arrive at Auckland's Central Strand
just after a quarter past five. The return journey will
start at six fifteen. Wikata Regional Council Director of Regional
Transport Connections Phil King says it adds to an already
(01:34):
successful schedule.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
We're running a many services we can and they are
as popular as they have been, so we weren't pleased
with the patronich that we have been carrying recently, looking
forward to at future the service.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Police remain positive about the search for a tramper who's
missing on the South Island's West coast. Seventy five year
old Roy Arbh is overdue from a walk up Mount
Davy to Mount Sewell. Search teams will be on the
ground in the Ma Davy area today alongside Lansar volunteers
and helicopters. His friend told our newsroom Arbon had gone
(02:07):
up for a day walk but didn't return. That's news
in Sport. The Warriors will be without one of their
most influential figures. For the next NRL game. Hooker Wade
Egans suffered a head knock in the twelfth minute of
the twenty four to sixteen defeat by the Titans at
Mount Smart and was ruled out for the rest of
the contest after failing his head injury assessment. Coach Andrew
(02:30):
Webster says Egan is doing well.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He's in really good spirits, but as you know, it's
it's a week, so yeah, that he's in good spirits considering.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Erica Fairweather is aiming to win a gold medal for
New Zealand at the twenty twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics.
The twenty one year old kiwied starts her World Aquatics
Championships campaign in Singapore today. In her primary four hundred
metres freestyle event. She's up against the world's best Katie
Ladecki and Summer Macintosh. Fairweathers also in the two hundred
(02:59):
and a one hundred meters freestyle that sport. I'm Sandy Hodge.
For more news, listen to News Talk Said Be Live
on iHeartRadio.
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