Afternoon Edition: 14 December 2025

The Afternoon 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):
From the newstalk's Heavy newsroom. This is NEWSFECS. In this update.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was
found dead in Todonger today. They say they were called
to a property on Fraser Street at about twenty to
midday where the body was located. A person's assisting police
with inquiries and no one else has sought for the investigation.

(00:24):
A scene examination is still under way on Fraser Street.
Anyone with information relevant to investigators is asked to contact
Todonger Police. A suspect yet to be identified for a
shooting in the United States which has killed two people
and injured nine more. The suspect remains at large after
opening fire at Brown University in Rhode Island as students
were taking exams. The area is still under a shelter

(00:47):
in place order as authorities work to clear each building.
Mayor Brett Smiley says they're reviewing multiple video sources to
find information about the suspects.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
We do not at this time have video that we
have seen of the individual coming into the building or
moving throughoutability, but that doesn't mean that we will not discover.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
New ship cleaning technology should help commercial vessels meet biosecurity standards.
The technology targets hard to clean areas such as sea
chests and propeller shafts, reducing offshore cleaning and disruptions to operations.
The systems available for vessels arriving this summer, including cruise ships.
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hogard says it eases concerns around meeting

(01:26):
marine benchmarks. I'm very aware of the commercial pressures faced
by the shipping anchorages industries. We need to make compliance
as straightforward as possible. Two degrees today began shutting down
its three G services. Three G networks around the world
are closing to allow more radio spectrum space for the
more efficient five G and four G services. Other providers

(01:48):
will close their three G services over the next few months.
Telecommunications Forum Chief executive Paul Brislin says there's an easy
way you can find out if you're still on three G.

Speaker 3 (01:59):
Tech three G five five zero. That's a free text message.
It'll give you back a little report on your device
and tell you whether or not you need to do anything.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
That's news. In sport, black Cap selector Gavin Larsen believes
Mitch Hay showed the ability required to be a regular
contributor to New Zealand's Test side. The young wicket keeper
batsman top scored in the black Caps first innings with
sixty one and their nine wicket win over the West Indies.
Larsen says Hayes performance highlighted his quality and mindset.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Everything he did at the base and reserve to me,
spoke to his class. As innings was a very very
good one and that was that was in trying conditions
step base and reserve. Pictud quickened up on day two
and Mitch showed really good determination and commitment.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
With his batting.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Liverpool's keeping the door open for Muhammed Salah after his
brief secondment. The striker will join Egypt for their upcoming
Africa Cup of Nations campaign, having come off the bench
during Liverpool's two nil EPL win over Brighton. That's Sport,
I'm Joe Gilfillan, Pworn News. Listen to News Talk set
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