Midday Edition: 30 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks hedby Newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 3 (00:08):
In this update, severe winds continue to batter the West Coast,
Upper South Island, and Lower North Island, leaving thousands without power.
Several flights in and out of Nelson are canceled, and
State Highway six east of Nelson is impacted by fallen
trees and rock falls. Foxton residents are being asked to
urgently conserve water, and State Highway fifty seven north of

(00:31):
Shannon is closed due to a rolled truck, fallen trees
and debris on the Carpity Coast Park. Akade Holiday Park
manager Marilyn Hezelwood says she had to move tent campers
into a lodge overnight.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
The wind's stalk pretty high, but east off from last night.
There's a hanging branch on one of the trees above
a tent, which we'll have to address urgently.

Speaker 3 (00:54):
A call for more police on Auckland's Kadungahapi Road, three
people with head injuries remain in a state condition after
a mass brawl on a central city road early on Sunday.
A twenty one year old man's appeared in court, but
police are still looking for others. K Road Community Safety
co founder Karen Ritchie says previous spates of violence were

(01:15):
addressed by increasing patrols.

Speaker 4 (01:17):
People got to know that they couldn't get away with
what was happening then, and I think that might be
a good thing to happen now, is more police on
the beat up there.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
A fight in Auckland's Witty on Sunday night also put
two people in hospital. And the EU's new deforestation regulation
could be favorable to New Zealand when it eventually kicks in.
The law targeting commodities like wood and cattle were set
to kick in today but has now been delayed a
second time until next year. Trade Minister Tod McLay says

(01:50):
he's aiming to win a better deal for our exporters.
Wore Processes and Manufacturers Association chief executive Mark Ross says
there are opportunities despite the high comply costs.

Speaker 4 (02:00):
We've got really good sustainable currentry systems.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
We plant trees after we favested and we have chained
custoders some chase products, so we actually seen this as
an advantage.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
That's news. In sport, defending title holder Luke Littler has
beaten twenty eighteen winner Rob Cross four sets to two
to advance to the quarter finals of the World Dance
Championships at London's Alexandra Palace. Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald
looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the
fifth and final Ashes Test, starting January fourth in Sydney.

(02:34):
Murphy was in the squad for the two day loss
in Melbourne, but not picked due to the seam friendly
nature of the mcg pitch. McDonald sees the twenty five
year olds ready if conditions a line.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
I'd love to see what he's got to offer, and
I think seven Test matches into his career, I think
he's well placed in the back of the last two
years as well, and we talked about semi conscis before
having a little dep in terms of the batting space.
Young spinners do have that as well, and he had
some issues with his shoulder and we think he's back
to his best.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
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