December 27, 2025 • 2 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 28 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 head the newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
In this update, Ukraine's capital has endured ten hours of
Russian drone attacks. The latest assaults has left around a
third of Kiev without power. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski is
now in Canada, where he's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Karney.
BBC correspondent Samia Hussein s his today's meeting is before
high stakes talks with US President Donald Trump and Florida
(00:31):
discussing a plan to end the war.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
A lot of it of courus hinges on that meeting
with President Trump and if what President Zelensky has to
say to the US President will be enough to get
him on board.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
And Canadian Prime Minister Mark Karney warmly greeted Vladimir Zelenski
and Halifax Nova Scotia, telling reporters peace has to prosper
under President Zelensky's leadership.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
We have the conditions, the possibility last exercise.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Concerns for retailers that shoppers may not have spent as
much during the boxing day sales. Official transaction data won't
be available until mid January, but Retailing z estimates a
ten percent drop and spending compared to Boxing Day last year.
Retail in z Chief executive Carolyn Young says most retailers are, however,
feeling okay with their December sales. She says performance still
(01:24):
varies across the country.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
In the provinces and in the South Island, things are
much more positive than they are for example, in Wellington
and Auckland. It's still more depressed in those two cities
and Key.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We Work is ready to take our new roles in
twenty twenty six, but many find the hiring process a slog.
Data from Employment Hero shows forty percent of New Zealanders
want a new job, but more than sixty percent avoid
applying because they find the hiring process too frustrating. Employment
Hero general manager Neil Webster says confusing job adds and
(01:57):
unrealistic skill requirements we're among the annoyances. That's news. The
sport and All White striker Chris Wood is set for
another spell on the sidelines after revealing he's undergone surgery.
The thirty four year old hasn't played for Nottingham Forest
since mid October due to knee issues. In a social
media post, Wood hasn't specified the nature of his surgery,
(02:19):
but says, while gutting and frustrating, it's what's needed to
come back stronger and better. On the field. Forests have
gone down two one at home to Manchester City in
the Premier League, while Arsenal, Liverpool, Fulham and Brentford have
posted wins and a bit its sweet victory for England
and cricket's ashes after taking out the Fourth Test and
a chaotic two day shootout at the MCG. The Aussies
(02:42):
were dismissed for just one hundred and thirty two in
their second innings, setting England a comfortable one hundred and
seventy five to win. That's sport. I'm Diana Vezitch. For
more news, listen to News Talk Said Be Live on iHeartRadio.
From the news talks head the newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
In this update, Ukraine's capital has endured ten hours of
Russian drone attacks. The latest assaults has left around a
third of Kiev without power. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski is
now in Canada, where he's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Karney.
BBC correspondent Samia Hussein s his today's meeting is before
high stakes talks with US President Donald Trump and Florida
(00:31):
discussing a plan to end the war.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
A lot of it of courus hinges on that meeting
with President Trump and if what President Zelensky has to
say to the US President will be enough to get
him on board.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
And Canadian Prime Minister Mark Karney warmly greeted Vladimir Zelenski
and Halifax Nova Scotia, telling reporters peace has to prosper
under President Zelensky's leadership.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
We have the conditions, the possibility last exercise.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Concerns for retailers that shoppers may not have spent as
much during the boxing day sales. Official transaction data won't
be available until mid January, but Retailing z estimates a
ten percent drop and spending compared to Boxing Day last year.
Retail in z Chief executive Carolyn Young says most retailers are, however,
feeling okay with their December sales. She says performance still
(01:24):
varies across the country.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
In the provinces and in the South Island, things are
much more positive than they are for example, in Wellington
and Auckland. It's still more depressed in those two cities
and Key.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
We Work is ready to take our new roles in
twenty twenty six, but many find the hiring process a slog.
Data from Employment Hero shows forty percent of New Zealanders
want a new job, but more than sixty percent avoid
applying because they find the hiring process too frustrating. Employment
Hero general manager Neil Webster says confusing job adds and
(01:57):
unrealistic skill requirements we're among the annoyances. That's news. The
sport and All White striker Chris Wood is set for
another spell on the sidelines after revealing he's undergone surgery.
The thirty four year old hasn't played for Nottingham Forest
since mid October due to knee issues. In a social
media post, Wood hasn't specified the nature of his surgery,
(02:19):
but says, while gutting and frustrating, it's what's needed to
come back stronger and better. On the field. Forests have
gone down two one at home to Manchester City in
the Premier League, while Arsenal, Liverpool, Fulham and Brentford have
posted wins and a bit its sweet victory for England
and cricket's ashes after taking out the Fourth Test and
a chaotic two day shootout at the MCG. The Aussies
(02:42):
were dismissed for just one hundred and thirty two in
their second innings, setting England a comfortable one hundred and
seventy five to win. That's sport. I'm Diana Vezitch. For
more news, listen to News Talk Said Be Live on iHeartRadio.
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