Midday Edition: 16 August 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 16 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):
From the news talks had been newsroom this is newsfacs
in this update. US President Donald Trump and his Russian
counterpart Vladimir Putin have held a joint press conference following
a high profile summit in Alaska. They met for nearly
three hours to discuss the potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Putin
says he hopes today's agreements will pave the path to peace.

(00:26):
His words are translated by CNN.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
We expect that Kiev and European capitals will perceive that
constructively and that they won't fow a ranch in the works.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Trump says it was a very productive meeting. There were
many many points that we agreed on most of them,
I would say a couple of big ones that we
haven't quite gotten there, but we've bed some headway. C
and N Chief National security analyst Jim Showto says it
doesn't appear anything concrete it has come out of the meeting,
but he did not announce any solid agreement, and he

(00:57):
certainly did not use the word ceasefire. Global weapons industries
booming is kiwisaver investments fly under the Radar. Research by
charity Mind for Money reveals investments from kiwisavers providers into
global weapons companies has surged by nearly forty one percent
on last year. Kiwisaver and retail investment in weapons companies

(01:17):
supplying the conflict in Gaza totals nearly seventy two million dollars.
Mindful Money CEO Barry Coates says a lot of fun
providers are looking to cash in by making short term profits.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
As you can imagine, you know, it's been a fine
time for global weapons companies. They're having some bumper fail.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
The Maritime Union says politicians need to get on the
same page when it comes to infrastructure. It's been revealed
the entire cost of the canceled Inter Island Fairy deal
with Hyundai is six hundred and seventy one million dollars.
Union National Secretary Carl Findlay says it seems like the
only reason National canceled the project was because Labour came

(01:56):
up with it. He says he attended an infrastructure conference
recently which gave him some hope that things were changing.

Speaker 3 (02:03):
Karen mcnoldy was there and so was Bishop and they
were sort of on the same page. And I think
the New Zealanders would agree. We need to sort of
lock some of these long term plan in the betterment
of New Zealand.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
That's news. In sports, discipline is the catch cry for
the All Blacks heading into the Rugby Championship opener against
Argentinia in Cordoba tomorrow morning. Speaking after this morning's captain's run,
skipper Scott Barrett says they're determined to keep penalties to
a minimum.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
You know, we don't want to give the puma's opportunities.
Discipline is a huge thing for us. If they're happy
to take three points and I've got a strong mall
if you give them opportunities. So yeah, it's about being
really disciplined and you're giving the lost formers nothing.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Can we tend to, says Aaron Rotcliffe and her Canadian
partner Gaby Debroski have won their way into the women's
doubles final at the Cincinnati Opened, clinching their semi in
a Super trit tie break. Quemi motor Racing driver Shane
van Gisberg and we'll see twenty seventh on the grid
for the penultimate race of the NASCAR cut regular season.
Ditched Wellington Phoenix women's coach Paul Temple has been unveiled

(03:09):
as an assistant coach with Bristol City's women's team That Sport,
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