December 29, 2025 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 30 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 Heavy Newsroom. This is newsbecks in
this update. Another bout of tumultuous weather could see twenty
twenty five through to the finish line. Heavy downpours arelightly
in Marlborough, Canterbury and wided Upper today with an active
front perched over the center of the country. It will
ease as we get into the afternoon, but bands of
rain could bring showers for the Upper North Island meds.
(00:27):
As meteorologist David Miller says, strong winds are also on
the cards. The likes of Westland and Southern and Central
North Island can expect to see some severe in southeast
with gales also today. The economic downturn could have driven
down this year's low road toll. It's sitting on two
hundred and sixty eight and if it remains below two
(00:48):
seven to two, it'll be the second lowest since the
early fifties. The lowest in recent history is still twenty thirteen,
when two hundred and fifty three died in crashes. Road
safety campaign at Clive Matt Wilson says higher unemployment is
linked to fewer road deaths.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
When people have less money, they've got less cars, they've
got less fuel to drive the cars. It tends to
mean they do less things that are likely to end
up killing them.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Aukland police are still hunting those responsible. After two disorder
events at the beginning and end of Sunday. Three people
have head injuries after a mass ball on Krunga Huppy
rode early in the morning, while on Sunday night two
others were injured in a fight and weeding and record
numbers of first home buyers are participating in the housing market.
The latest l J. Hooker report shows they accounted the
(01:35):
twenty eight percent of all purchases last quarter, the highest
chair ever recorded. Research ed Matthew Tiller says the buyers
are taking advantage of affordability.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Given that prices are still around about fifteen percent below
the peak, there is some really good options for first
time buyers in the market.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
That's news. In sport, the International Cricket Councils ranted Melbourne's
Boxing day pitch unsatisfactory and a report submitted by batch
referee and former New Zealand captain Jeff Crow the minefield
was ruled to have favored bowlers too much in England's
win across two days, so we could foil every twenty
three balls on average. The test was the first in
(02:18):
Australia to have no matters past fifty in seventy three years.
More concerns for the Phoenix were a fifth defeat and
seven Men's A League football matches, losing five to one
away to the victory. The result sees Wellington stay tenth
on the table with eleven points and the glory of
crossing the finish line first in the city to Highbunt
Yacht Race may have been celebrated in the bars and
(02:40):
restaurants beyond Constitution doc, but the contest for the Tattersall
Cap to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water.
Division five BO B and C MIS currently leads with
thirty seven point four nautical miles to cover division's six
rival Men River. It's thirteen point one nautical miles back.
That's sports. I'm cleaned show.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Was for more news. Listen to news Talk said be
live on iHeartRadio.
From the News Talks Heavy Newsroom. This is newsbecks in
this update. Another bout of tumultuous weather could see twenty
twenty five through to the finish line. Heavy downpours arelightly
in Marlborough, Canterbury and wided Upper today with an active
front perched over the center of the country. It will
ease as we get into the afternoon, but bands of
rain could bring showers for the Upper North Island meds.
(00:27):
As meteorologist David Miller says, strong winds are also on
the cards. The likes of Westland and Southern and Central
North Island can expect to see some severe in southeast
with gales also today. The economic downturn could have driven
down this year's low road toll. It's sitting on two
hundred and sixty eight and if it remains below two
(00:48):
seven to two, it'll be the second lowest since the
early fifties. The lowest in recent history is still twenty thirteen,
when two hundred and fifty three died in crashes. Road
safety campaign at Clive Matt Wilson says higher unemployment is
linked to fewer road deaths.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
When people have less money, they've got less cars, they've
got less fuel to drive the cars. It tends to
mean they do less things that are likely to end
up killing them.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Aukland police are still hunting those responsible. After two disorder
events at the beginning and end of Sunday. Three people
have head injuries after a mass ball on Krunga Huppy
rode early in the morning, while on Sunday night two
others were injured in a fight and weeding and record
numbers of first home buyers are participating in the housing market.
The latest l J. Hooker report shows they accounted the
(01:35):
twenty eight percent of all purchases last quarter, the highest
chair ever recorded. Research ed Matthew Tiller says the buyers
are taking advantage of affordability.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Given that prices are still around about fifteen percent below
the peak, there is some really good options for first
time buyers in the market.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
That's news. In sport, the International Cricket Councils ranted Melbourne's
Boxing day pitch unsatisfactory and a report submitted by batch
referee and former New Zealand captain Jeff Crow the minefield
was ruled to have favored bowlers too much in England's
win across two days, so we could foil every twenty
three balls on average. The test was the first in
(02:18):
Australia to have no matters past fifty in seventy three years.
More concerns for the Phoenix were a fifth defeat and
seven Men's A League football matches, losing five to one
away to the victory. The result sees Wellington stay tenth
on the table with eleven points and the glory of
crossing the finish line first in the city to Highbunt
Yacht Race may have been celebrated in the bars and
(02:40):
restaurants beyond Constitution doc, but the contest for the Tattersall
Cap to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water.
Division five BO B and C MIS currently leads with
thirty seven point four nautical miles to cover division's six
rival Men River. It's thirteen point one nautical miles back.
That's sports. I'm cleaned show.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Was for more news. Listen to news Talk said be
live on iHeartRadio.
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