October 11, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 12 October 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):
No the news talks headby Newsroom this is newsfacs. In
this update, most Kiwis won't see a change of mayor
after this weekend's local elections, and most Kiwis didn't vote.
Many candidates, including Auckland's Wayne Brown and christ Church's Film Major,
have been re elected for second terms by large margins
Andrew Little's one in Wellington to Mcendo's one in Hamilton,
(00:28):
and Sarah Barker is leading in Dunedin. Mari Wards will
only be retained at seventeen councils. Election reporter Michael Sergil
says only about one in three voters voted. Low numbers
in those biggest cities, driven by the predictable Maill races
let will be partly offset by this surgeon last minute
votes we saw, particularly in Auckland. A film based on
(00:48):
the West Coast mine explosion that took the lives of
twenty nine men in twenty ten is hitting New Zealand screens.
Pike River will be released here this week, starting with
a red carpet screening in Greymouth tomorrow. It tells the
story of Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse's fight for justice.
Keywy actress Melanie Lynsky, who plays Anna, says the role
(01:10):
came with huge responsibility.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
There are some days where we were filming very very
emotional stuff and they would say cut and I would
see Anna off camera visibly emotional, and you just never
lose the gravity of what you're doing.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
US actress Diane Keaton is being remembered for legendary career
spanning decades. A family spokesperson told People magazine the seventy
nine year old has died in California. Keaton is best
known for her Oscar winning performance in nineteen seventy seven's
Annie Hall and her role in The Godfather films. Film
reviewer Steve Newell says her career just kept going. He
(01:48):
says she starred and The Father of the Bride films,
Something's got to Give and the First Wives Club. The
National Cybersecurity Centers urging New Zealanders to ditch as She'll
be right attitude and take a caution online. It's revealed
more than four point three million New Zealand account details
have been exposed online. The center says more than half
(02:09):
of us have faced an online security threat over the
last six months. That's news in Sport, Kie Wee League
giant Jared Waria Hargraves is the toast of East Yorkshire
after setting the platform for Hull KR to win the
Super League Grand Final. The Big propertires after helping Rovers
to a red travel that includes the Challenge Cup, their
(02:31):
first trophies in forty years. New Zealand yachtes Isaac McCarty
and Will McKenzie are within striking distance of a medal
heading into the final days racing at the World Sailing
Championships in Italy. The two max are six in the
forty nine O class, but just five points behind the
third place duo. Some of Europe's football royalty have secured
(02:54):
wins in the latest round of feef of World Cup qualifying,
with maximum points for Spain, portug Italy, Norway and Albania.
Bay Plenty captain Kirk Ecklund is as likely to miss
next weekend's NPC semifinals after suffering a nasty facial gash
in the Steamers quarterfinal win over Tasman. That's Sport. I'm
(03:16):
Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk Said
Be Live on iHeartRadio.
No the news talks headby Newsroom this is newsfacs. In
this update, most Kiwis won't see a change of mayor
after this weekend's local elections, and most Kiwis didn't vote.
Many candidates, including Auckland's Wayne Brown and christ Church's Film Major,
have been re elected for second terms by large margins
Andrew Little's one in Wellington to Mcendo's one in Hamilton,
(00:28):
and Sarah Barker is leading in Dunedin. Mari Wards will
only be retained at seventeen councils. Election reporter Michael Sergil
says only about one in three voters voted. Low numbers
in those biggest cities, driven by the predictable Maill races
let will be partly offset by this surgeon last minute
votes we saw, particularly in Auckland. A film based on
(00:48):
the West Coast mine explosion that took the lives of
twenty nine men in twenty ten is hitting New Zealand screens.
Pike River will be released here this week, starting with
a red carpet screening in Greymouth tomorrow. It tells the
story of Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse's fight for justice.
Keywy actress Melanie Lynsky, who plays Anna, says the role
(01:10):
came with huge responsibility.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
There are some days where we were filming very very
emotional stuff and they would say cut and I would
see Anna off camera visibly emotional, and you just never
lose the gravity of what you're doing.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
US actress Diane Keaton is being remembered for legendary career
spanning decades. A family spokesperson told People magazine the seventy
nine year old has died in California. Keaton is best
known for her Oscar winning performance in nineteen seventy seven's
Annie Hall and her role in The Godfather films. Film
reviewer Steve Newell says her career just kept going. He
(01:48):
says she starred and The Father of the Bride films,
Something's got to Give and the First Wives Club. The
National Cybersecurity Centers urging New Zealanders to ditch as She'll
be right attitude and take a caution online. It's revealed
more than four point three million New Zealand account details
have been exposed online. The center says more than half
(02:09):
of us have faced an online security threat over the
last six months. That's news in Sport, Kie Wee League
giant Jared Waria Hargraves is the toast of East Yorkshire
after setting the platform for Hull KR to win the
Super League Grand Final. The Big propertires after helping Rovers
to a red travel that includes the Challenge Cup, their
(02:31):
first trophies in forty years. New Zealand yachtes Isaac McCarty
and Will McKenzie are within striking distance of a medal
heading into the final days racing at the World Sailing
Championships in Italy. The two max are six in the
forty nine O class, but just five points behind the
third place duo. Some of Europe's football royalty have secured
(02:54):
wins in the latest round of feef of World Cup qualifying,
with maximum points for Spain, portug Italy, Norway and Albania.
Bay Plenty captain Kirk Ecklund is as likely to miss
next weekend's NPC semifinals after suffering a nasty facial gash
in the Steamers quarterfinal win over Tasman. That's Sport. I'm
(03:16):
Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk Said
Be Live on iHeartRadio.
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