Midday Edition: 14 December 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 14 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):
No the newstalks had been newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, a double homicide investigation is underway and ruin
Titen near Fonganui National Park after two people were found
dead at a rural property yesterday afternoon. A scene examination
will start today and police will be carrying out a
post mortem and identification of the bodies over the coming days.

(00:26):
They say there will be an increased police presence in
the area. They're urging anyone with any information to come forward.
Israel's claiming it's killed a senior HUMMAS commander in another
strike on Gaza. Ryan Sad is among the four people
who reportedly died in the blast, which also injured several
passers by. Israel claims he was a key architect of

(00:49):
the October seventh attack two years ago and had breached
the ceasefire. The BBC's James Cook says Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Nettan Yahoo is set to meet to meet US
President Donald Trump later this month to discuss what happens next,
including disarming himas It also includes the establishment of an
international stabilization force for Gaza, and it's not clear which

(01:12):
nations are willing to participate in that. At the moment,
community groups will have a hand in shaping New Zealand's
next census. Thanks to a new collaborative approach, STATS and
Z is working to establish design groups with a variety
of partners, beginning with the Crown Maori Statistical Design Forum.
Groups will contribute to how future censored artists and statistics

(01:33):
are planned and developed. Stats ENZ Deputy Chief Executive Tea
Warbrick says they'll be tailored to meet the needs and
priorities of their communities. We know that by involving communities
from the beginning, we can ensure the solutions are relevant
and more trusted. So it's about moving from consultation to
meaningful contribution. Relief from the freight sector over a new

(01:54):
two lane bridge being built on State Highway Too in
the eastern Bay of Plenty. Construction will begin in mid
twenty twenty seven to replace the one lane Peccatahi Bridge
near Tuneyatur, costing up to sixty nine million dollars. Transporting
and Z Chief Executive Don Calasi says thousands of trucks
use the old bridge, which is regularly closed for maintenance.

(02:16):
That's news in sport leaders and host Arsenal has scored
in the ninety fourth minute to deny last place Wolves.
In Football's Premier League. A ninetieth minute equalizer had Wanderers
on track for a shock draw, but the Gunners forced
a second own goal deep into added time to claim
a two to one victory. Chelsea were two mill home

(02:39):
winners over Everton. Liverpool beat Brighton by the same margin
and Fulham edged Burnley three two. The Phoenix not it's
imperative that get back in the winner circle in this
afternoon's a league football clash against in Newcastle. In Wellington,
a farewell for professional basketball at christ Church's Carl Stadium.
The venue hosts the afternoons at toe Hi Women's Grand

(03:02):
final between the Mainland Powarchai and Tarana Phi. Luca Harrington
has continued the momentum for New Zealand snow sports athletes,
claiming third at the Free Ski Big Air World Cup
in Colorado. That's Sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,
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