Midday Edition: 15 August 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 15 August 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):
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Nordquist and this is your midday
news fixed for Friday, the fifteenth of August. A twenty
five year old woman is appearing in court today charged
with murder after a death in the Bay of Plenti's
hour Keady yesterday. Lachlan Reni has more.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Emergency services were called to a property on State Highway
thirty after reports of a serious assault. Police say despite
medical attention, a woman died at the scene and another
person was taken into custody. News out that Pukaya is
reporting the attack took place at a local hot pools.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
And the woman is appearing in their Fukatade District court today.
A crisis negotiator says a christ Church police officer who
shot a woman weilding a hunting knife faced an unpredictable situation.
Officers were called to deal with a man threatening himself
and his partner with a knife into Brenois on Wednesday.
An officer shot and injured the man, then fatally shot

(00:58):
the woman when she threatened officers with the knife. The
man has had surgery. Lance Burdette was a cop for
decades before becoming a lead negotiator. He says police have
other options like a taser spray or a batton.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
The moment, and.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Particularly with a hunting knife, which is a fairly large weapon,
you have to make a split second decision. Israel's deputy
Foreign Minister is pointing the finger at global leaders for
ceasefire negotiations collapsing with Tamas. Sharene Haskell has condemned Prime
Minister Chris Luxen, saying Israeli leader Benaman lettinna who has
lost the plot in Gaza with aid being blocked. She

(01:36):
denies Israel as responsible for Palestinians dying from starvation and
claims EU leaders have helped Tamas. If you're concentrating on
thead children, and if you want a ceasefire, then you
do what Trump did in the beginning, put enough pressure
on commands so that.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
They will be forced to agree to a cease fire.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
I pushed for New Zealand's leaders to get more vocal
in their support of Ukraine. President Donald Try and Vladimir
putin a meeting in Alaska tomorrow to discuss the war.
World leaders have expressed fairs it could lead to forced
concessions from Ukraine. Keep me photo journalist Tom Mutch says
New Zealand's strength is diplomacy.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Why when Christmer Lutsen is on a European tour, why
does he not just come to Ukraine. I know the Ukrainians,
for instance, have been trying to get a New Zealand
Prime minister for ages and they've had no luck.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Foodstaff's North Island says it's working hard to re employ
staff from an Auckland New World that caught fire in June.
Chief executive Chris Quinn says of one hundred and eighty
three people, one hundred and twenty one are working at
other stores, twelve have found roles elsewhere and ten are
taking a break. He says that leaves about forty staff
who still need to place.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
We have about fifty rolls vacant and we're working with
each one of the people to go. Is there a
fit between their skills, location, rosters and times they can
work on all of those things?

Speaker 1 (02:55):
To sport now and the All Blacks have restored a
largely first choice side for Sunday mornings Rugby Championship test
against Argentina and Cordiba. Scott Barrett returns as captain after
missing the last two tests against France. A cultural bruhaha
has tartished. The Tall Blacks come from behind ninety to
eighty six win over Elebanon, which has seen them advanced

(03:17):
to the last four of Basketball's Asia carp and Jender
rival fans boo the pregame haker. I'm Susie Nordquist and
that is your latest news fix. We'll be back with
a next update at five pm from the News Talks
Air Benues Room.