Midday Edition: 27 September 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 27 September 2025, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the news talk said the newsroom, this is newsfacs
in this update. New Zealand is not yet recognizing the
state of Palestine. Foreign Minister Winston Peters just revealed the
decision during his address at the United Nations General Assembly
in New York. Our decision is at odds with around
one hundred and fifty other countries, including our strongest, ally Australia,

(00:28):
who announced formal recognition. He says, our recognition of Palestinian
statehood is still a matter of when, not if. Peters
says statehood recognition is a dilemma for governments to consider.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Because statehood recognition is an instrument for peace as innism
for peace also does not play because there are no
fully legitimate and viable state of Palestine to recognize.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Meanwhile, former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blairs been tipped
to run a post war transitional game authority. The BBC
reports the proposal, which is said to have backing from
the White House, would see Blair leading a governing authority
supported by the UN and Gulf Nations beforehanding control back
to the Palestinians. Its believed first home buyers could be

(01:17):
in the best position in years to get on the
property ladder. Recent data from Catality n Z shows first
home buyers accounted for more than twenty seven percent of
market activity across July and August. L J. Hooker, head
of Research, Matthew Tiller says affordability is quietly improving across
New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (01:37):
There's more choice for them, so they had more time
to think about what they want.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
To buy, negotiate, and their dollars stretching further. A criminal
law expert says the trial for the man who set
Wellington's Loafer's Lodge on fire was a typical case of
insanity being pleaded. Esarona la Longa was found guilty on
five counts of murder yesterday after seventeen hours of jury deliberations.

(02:02):
It can be revealed lo Longa has a previous conviction
for attempted murder more than fifteen years ago. Aut criminal
law professor Warwick Brookbanks says not many people claim a
defense of insanity and get let off, and this case
followed that. That's news. In sport, the European men's golf

(02:24):
team have made a strong start to their Ryder Cup
defense after taking five and a half to two and
a half lead after Day one in New York, Europe's
Rory McElroy and partner Shane Larry had to settle for
a half point in their full balls match, with Patrick
Cantley and Sam Burns to round out the day. Wallaby's
lock Nick Frost is desperate to get his hands on

(02:45):
the bledders Low Cup and in twenty two years of
torment for the Wallabies, the Wallabies had to eat in
part this afternoon on the back of a breakthrough win
at Alice Park against the spring Box already in the
Rugby Championship. Frost says his side a raving an end
to their bleedders Low Cup and Eaton Park drought.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
F Actually, it has been a long term We definitely
do care that drives you throughout the year. You know,
you know when you pay against the opposition is super argued.
It's something that's always going to have come.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Up that sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen
to News Talks. It'd be live on iHeartRadio.