October 18, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 19 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):
From the News Talks headby Newsroom. This is newsfacs. In
this update, Donald Trump's told Vladimir Zelenski he won't be
handing long range missiles to Ukraine. The two presidents met
in Washington yesterday ahead of Trump's proposed meeting with Vladimir
Putin in Hungary. Zelenski discussed securing you as Tomahawk missiles
(00:25):
capable of striking further into Russian territory, but Trump declined,
citing concerns it would escalate tensions. BBC's news correspondent John
Sudworth says Ukraine could have used the artillery to force
an end to the war.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
It wanted those Tomahawk missiles precisely so that it could
put pressure on Russia to force it to negotiate in
good faith.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
A group of disoriented trampers have been found after a
search and rescue mission was launched in Waikato's Raglan last night.
Police said the group became lost in the bush and
called for help shortly after six pm. They were found
around ten thirty last night. A question of why Prince
Andrew still isn't telling law enforcement what he knows about
(01:08):
Jeffrey Epstein. He's given up his royal titles and honors,
including the Duke of York. It follows his alleged involvement
with convicted sex offender. US attorney and women's rights activist
Gloria Ahreed represented twenty seven of Epstein's victims. She told
sky Knew she's happy about the small consequence he has
to pay.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
But look, he's living a privileged life while many victims
are still suffering from the harm that was done by
many people involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
A new study by the Research Agency explores kiwi's perspective
on the future of technology. The study surveyed two thousand
people by asking them to consider nine future tech scenarios.
The fictional futures ranged from AI optimized lifestyles to tech
free zones. Fifty six percent of respondents feel positive about
(02:02):
the prospect of a future with device free zones. The
research agency partner, Colleen Ryan says this result was ironic.
That's news. In Sport, New Zealand, Formula one driver Liam
Lawson will start twelfth on the grid for tomorrow's United
States Grand Prix in Texas. Lawson cruised into qt is
(02:23):
the fifth fastest of the top fifteen drivers but as
all or nothing, final lap in the second session was
canned after he went off the track at turn nineteen.
Max Vestaffen will be on poll with the McLaren of
Lando Norris beside him. The Wellington Phoenix and Auckland Nees
C have opened their A League season withdraws away from home.
(02:43):
The White fans have been frustrated by a second successive
washout in Colombo at the Women's fifty over World Cup
and Arsenal's gone top of the English Premier League, but
the onfield action has been overshadowed by the sacking of
a Posta Cooglu after just forty days in charge of
Nottingham Forest. That short tenure is a new EPL record
(03:04):
that sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to
News Talk said Be Live on iHeartRadio.
From the News Talks headby Newsroom. This is newsfacs. In
this update, Donald Trump's told Vladimir Zelenski he won't be
handing long range missiles to Ukraine. The two presidents met
in Washington yesterday ahead of Trump's proposed meeting with Vladimir
Putin in Hungary. Zelenski discussed securing you as Tomahawk missiles
(00:25):
capable of striking further into Russian territory, but Trump declined,
citing concerns it would escalate tensions. BBC's news correspondent John
Sudworth says Ukraine could have used the artillery to force
an end to the war.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
It wanted those Tomahawk missiles precisely so that it could
put pressure on Russia to force it to negotiate in
good faith.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
A group of disoriented trampers have been found after a
search and rescue mission was launched in Waikato's Raglan last night.
Police said the group became lost in the bush and
called for help shortly after six pm. They were found
around ten thirty last night. A question of why Prince
Andrew still isn't telling law enforcement what he knows about
(01:08):
Jeffrey Epstein. He's given up his royal titles and honors,
including the Duke of York. It follows his alleged involvement
with convicted sex offender. US attorney and women's rights activist
Gloria Ahreed represented twenty seven of Epstein's victims. She told
sky Knew she's happy about the small consequence he has
to pay.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
But look, he's living a privileged life while many victims
are still suffering from the harm that was done by
many people involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
A new study by the Research Agency explores kiwi's perspective
on the future of technology. The study surveyed two thousand
people by asking them to consider nine future tech scenarios.
The fictional futures ranged from AI optimized lifestyles to tech
free zones. Fifty six percent of respondents feel positive about
(02:02):
the prospect of a future with device free zones. The
research agency partner, Colleen Ryan says this result was ironic.
That's news. In Sport, New Zealand, Formula one driver Liam
Lawson will start twelfth on the grid for tomorrow's United
States Grand Prix in Texas. Lawson cruised into qt is
(02:23):
the fifth fastest of the top fifteen drivers but as
all or nothing, final lap in the second session was
canned after he went off the track at turn nineteen.
Max Vestaffen will be on poll with the McLaren of
Lando Norris beside him. The Wellington Phoenix and Auckland Nees
C have opened their A League season withdraws away from home.
(02:43):
The White fans have been frustrated by a second successive
washout in Colombo at the Women's fifty over World Cup
and Arsenal's gone top of the English Premier League, but
the onfield action has been overshadowed by the sacking of
a Posta Cooglu after just forty days in charge of
Nottingham Forest. That short tenure is a new EPL record
(03:04):
that sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to
News Talk said Be Live on iHeartRadio.
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