Morning Edition: 09 December 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 09 December 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):
Good morning. I'm never retty Manu and this is your
morning Newspeakerser Tuesday ninth of December. In this update, Fire
and Emergency believes the latest Tonga Edo National Park blaze
was not lit intentionally. Crews will be utilizing fixed wing
aircraft helicopters in fire trucks to tackle the wildfire, which
started yesterday and is fifty percent contained. It has burned

(00:27):
more than three hundred hectares, prompting the closure of State
Highway forty seven between Highways forty six and forty eight.
Fuckapapa Village residents are being told to prepare for possible evacuation.
Rupehuma Western Curtain says it's alarming for locals to see
another fire within a month before the hottest months of
the season. Today's the day for a major shakeup to

(00:49):
the wide reaching Resource Management Act. Prime Minister Christopher Luxen's
confirmed the big announcement is expected to eliminate the need
for forty six percent of consents and comes alongside major
regional council reform legislations expected to be introduced this year,
pass next year and will be implemented by twenty twenty seven.

(01:09):
A political commentator says The latest one used variant poll
shows voters are rejecting far left ideals. Last night's results
show the Right Block could form a government with sixty
seven seats, despite Labour gaining three to sit at thirty
five percent. Losses by the Greens and t Parti Maudi
show the most they could muster is fifty eight enzd

(01:32):
Herald political columnist Matthew Houghton says if the numbers continue
trending in this direction, Hipkins and Luxen should feel comfortable
in their positions. A seven point six magnitude quake has
rocked Japan's northern coastline, prompting a tsunami warning sizeable after
shocks are expected in the next couple of days. European

(01:52):
leaders are continuing to back Ukraine after talks between Voladi
muzelenski kias Stamer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Mertz in London.
It follows a week of diplomacy with members of the
Trump administration in the US that ended without any significant breakthroughs.
Paramount Sky Dancers launched a hostile bid for Warner Brothers

(02:13):
Discovery in a last ditch effort to outbid Netflix. The
offer would be worth about one hundred and eighty eight
billion New Zealand dollars compared to the one hundred and
twenty five billion Netflix has been offering. The twenty twenty
six Golden Globe nominations are out and Leonardo DiCaprio's film
One Battle after Another leads the charge. The black comedy

(02:35):
thriller tops the film categories with nine nods, including Best
Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Director. On the
television front, the White Lotus dominates with six nominations, among
them Best Television Drama Series. In sport, the NRWL has
proposed two year bands for three members of Tonga's medical staff,

(02:56):
raising alleged concerns over the handling of Ali Cartur's multiple
head knocks. Every Football World Cup game next year will
feature a three minute water break in each half, regardless
of the temperature. Canterbury seemer Michael Ray's integrating into the
Black Cap squad after being called in for a potential
debut in the second Test against the West Indies. The

(03:17):
thirty year old Canterbury Seamas joined the injury ravaged side
in Wellington. I'm never ready, Manu. That's your latest news.
FX will be back with the next update of midday
from the newstalk ZB newsroom.