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December 12, 2025 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 13 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks HEADB newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfecs and this update. New photos from Jeffrey
Epstein's estate reveals the convicted pedophile with US Presidents Trump
and Clinton, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
One photo shows Donald Trump pictured with a group of
six anonymous women wearing lays. Former US President Bill Clinton,
Richard Branson, Woody Allen and former Prince Andrew mount Batten

(00:28):
Windsor are also among those pictured. It's understood none of
the release photos show any sexual misconduct or I believe
to depict underaged girls, but Sky News Data and Forensics
correspondent Tom Cheshire says the images reveal how fa Epstein's
connections reached. It reinforces that impression of Jeffrey Epstein has
won those people at the Naxus of Power. An inter

(00:51):
islander Theory was forced to turn back to Wellington yesterday
after abandoning its trip across the Cook Strait due to
technical troubles. The Coyadah he left Wellington at three thirty pm,
but began experiencing issues before it entered the Tory Channel.
Harbour Master Grant Nolda says the fery traveled into the
cook Strait for the issues to be investigated before them
returning to Wellington. He said there was no risk to

(01:12):
passengers on board. Freshly caught shellfish sure off the Christmas
menu in the eastern Bay of Plenty this year, New
Zealand Food Safety says tests have shown shellfish from Oppapa
near Oportoki to the East Cape have nearly doubled the
save tocsin limit. Mussels, oysters to a to a Pippi, tohidoa, cockles,
scallops and kinna are among a number of other shellfish

(01:34):
included in the warning, but power crab and crayfish can
still be eaten as long as the gut's been completely
removed prior to cooking, and katweed's appear to have splurged
this Black Friday season, bringing a strong financial finish to
the month of November. Stats in Z's latest card spending
data shows retail spending increase by one point two percent

(01:54):
last month. ASP chief economist nicktaughlesa's confidence is lifting nationwide
help bay and rate and mortgage rate cuts.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Black Friday may have had something to do with it,
but we have also been seeing a bit more retail
momentum come through so a sign that kiwis are starting
to luckily Wallett with a bit more alacrity than what
we have been seeing in recent years.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
That's news. The Sport and New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wild
is the T one hundred world champion. The twenty eight
year old has overcome a horrific training creation made to
dominate the series, clinching the title with a win in
the Doha finale. Wild is chilled but happy.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Yeah, it's pretty spiritual from starting in Singapore and then
being a hospital for a bit and then coming back
and yeah, winning a few races and finishing here and guitar.
It's been a long season, but it's nice to finish up.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
And AUKLANDFC has scored all three goals and a two
to one a league win over the Mariners on the
Central Coast, attackers Jesse Randall and Sam Cosgrove ended up
on the score sheet for the Black Knights. Well right
back call and Elliott conceded an on goal. That is sport.
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