Morning Edition: 20 September 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 20 September 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 Newsfax.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, more than seventy people have reportedly been
killed in a drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's
Darfur region. The BBC reports the attack has been blamed
on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but the group hasn't
taken responsibility. It's understood the drone strike during morning prayers,
killing dozens of people instantly and injuring around twenty. Estonia

(00:32):
says three Russian fighter jets have entered its airspace without permission,
in a move described as unprecedently brazen. It comes a
week after more than twenty Russian drones entered Polish air space.
Skyde News journalist Alister Buncle says the international community is
condemning Russia for the violations.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
The Russian jats were flying towards the Estonian capital Talent.
That is a major violation, clearly deliberate and clearly designed
to send a form of message.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
The school holidays are underway and if online searches are
anything to go by, a coastal Northland town may see
an influx of visitors. Pai Yia and the Bay of
Islands saw double the number of searchers from holiday goers
this year on one online travel site, Queenstown, Auckland and
christ Church topped the trending searches for domestic spots. Booking

(01:23):
dot COM's New Zealand area manager Melissa Allison says kiwis
are eager to make the most of increasingly longer daylight hours.

Speaker 4 (01:30):
These destinations are offering families, couples of solo travelers. The
nice mixes nature and culture as well as bring friendly activities.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
And a new chapter for former Prime Minister Dangerson to Ardun.
The former PM is launching a children's book this weekend
about her time in office while juggling being a new mum.
The books called Mum's Busy Work and has been released
in multiple countries, and says it's been in the making
for a long time.

Speaker 4 (01:58):
Back when I was writing my valedictory to leave Parliament,
I wanted to do anything other than write that speech,
and so I ended up writing this instead.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
That's news the sport and a poor nbl opener for
the New Zealand breakers who've been humbled one hundred and
four to ninety five by the Brisbane Bullets at Spark
Arena struggling with the ball. They finished five for twenty
nine from three and gave up sixteen turnovers. Coach Petrie
Copenhan was asked if the shooting performance was a lack
of execution.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
I think both. I think there were some things we
were not ready. We were not on the same page,
you know what. There were a lot of open looks.
Just wasn't our our night.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Taranaki has snapped a two match losing run to top
a Hawks Bay thirty eight to twenty four and their
NPC outing in New Plymouth and the Black Ferns Trail Canada,
the score twenty four to seven so far in the
semi final of the Rugby World Cup underway right now
in Bristol at Sport I'm Diana. Visit.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
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