Morning Edition: 02 November 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom, this is newsfacs.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, more than two thousand doses of the
MMR vaccine was administered yesterday. As cases rise around the country.
The national tally now sits at sixteen one in Northland,
five in Auckland, one in T'atheranaki, two and mn oh Are,
two six and Wellington and one in Nelson. Some of
the cases are linked to Wellington Girls College and Auckland

(00:30):
Grammar School, but Associate Health Minister David Seymour says the
government says students who are fully vaccinated for measles are
free to go to school without fear. Even if someone
in your school community has been a case.

Speaker 3 (00:42):
You are safe if you're double immunized. It's that simple.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Firefighters have put out a large blaze that a commercial
property in Auckland's Oeba overnight. A spokesperson says a two
story property was on fire with the front entry of
a cafe well involved concerns on the front line about
the growing number of people needing food support around the country.
The New Zealand Food Network is a non for profit

(01:07):
that works to redistribute bulk food to community hubs and charities.
It says it's needing extra support from food manufacturers and
communities to keep up with demand. Chief Executive Gavin Finlay
says they've seen a rise in first time people seeking
their services.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
So I'm going with folk to feed the cads and
the elderly are going with folk to feed animals, so
you know we are as a community having to constantly
support those. Most people are.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Sibbling and from a five year old to an eighty
seven year old, runners from all walks of life for
taking part in a wide range of races as part
of this morning's Auckland Marathon. More than three two hundred
people are participating in the full marathon. Auckland Marathon Regional
director Nicky Vandenboss says seventeen thousand people are registered across

(01:54):
the various events, including a wheelchair division and kids marathon.
Definitely a lot of smiling and a lot of social
characters around is what you can expect if you're either
partis of failing or spectating along the way. That's news.
The Sport and England has out muscled Australia to win
their rugby test at Twiggen Them by twenty five points

(02:15):
to seven The Kangaroos have beaten the England League team
fourteen to four in Liverpool to clinch the Ashes series,
but Australian five eighth Cameron Monster told Sky Sport England
really brought them mongrel.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Look, England come out tonight and bastists. They played tougher
and obviously a bit smarter with the ball. But yeah,
obviously I turn off for each oli, I scramble and
it could have been anything tonight. So yeah, look, it's
a great ard team effort, but definitely can play a
lot better.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
And Arsenal's strengthen top spot on the English Premier League
table with a two nil whin at Burnley. There also
wins for Fulham, Brighton and Crystal Palace. That is Sport.
I'm Diana Vesich.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
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