December 30, 2025 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 31 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 Heatby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update. New Zealand has three new Dames for
twenty twenty six, ophthalmology researcher Helen danish Meyer, former judge
Coral Shaw, and philanthropist Dorothy Spotswood. She and her partner
have donated millions to health, including funding for Wellington's Children's
Hospital and a lower heart mental health facility. Dame Dorothy
(00:28):
says she's grateful to be recognized.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
We believe in helping others that have been born with
disabilities or hardships and need our help.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
We also have four new Knights Motorsport chap Scott Dixon
Zero Founder Ron Drury, Medical Research at Graham LaGrow and
Arts Patron Chris Parkin a front over Central New Zealand's
bringing heavy downpalls to the upper and eastern South Island today.
An orange warning applies for the Tasman Rangers west of
Monteweker and what in parts of Buller and the Richmond
(01:02):
and Bryant Rangers. State Highway to north of Eskdale and
Napier has reopened after a fatal crash yesterday morning for Leisay,
the sole occupant of a car died when it plunged
off a bank on a notorious stretch north of Pungoya's
Settlement Road. It brings the summer holiday roadtoll to two.
After a man struck by a car in Napier on
(01:22):
Boxing Day died in hospital on Monday and ambulance paramedics
are preparing for one of the year's busiest nights. Hundreds
of thousands are expected to turn out to events up
and down the country, including big city fireworks displays. Last year,
since John Cruise responded to five hundred and seventy incidents
between ten pm and six am. Operations General Manager Stu
(01:44):
Coburn says the most common calls recur each year. We
have a cause of later to alcohol, intoxication, falls, abdominal
pain and minor injuries. That's news. In sports, a New
Zealand Motorsport chain ampion has been knighted Sir Scott Dixon
has won the Indianapolis five hundred and six IndyCar Series.
(02:07):
Former Olympic running medalists Lorraine Moller and Ron Dixon have
also been made officers, as well as Bolsdoy and Val Smith.
Passed to All Black Edornic Clark and past black Cat
Martin Guptell have been appointed members, while on the administration front,
former International Cricket Council chair Greg Barclay has been made
a companion, as has motorsport investor Tony Quinn. Meanwhile, Lay
(02:29):
one hundred and two year old judo instructor has become
the oldest person recognized in the UK list. Jack Hearn
from Northumberland is receiving the British Empire Medal for his
dedication in the Dojo Masters winner Rory McElroy and Formula
One Champolando Norris are absent, allegedly due to government concerns
over tax payments. And the Wellington Phoenix Women have jumped
(02:51):
from ninth to fourth on the A League Football Ladder
after a three nil away win over Western Sydney Wanderers.
That's Sports, I'm Claire Surew. For more news, listen to
News Talk set B Live on iHeartRadio.
From the News Talks Heatby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update. New Zealand has three new Dames for
twenty twenty six, ophthalmology researcher Helen danish Meyer, former judge
Coral Shaw, and philanthropist Dorothy Spotswood. She and her partner
have donated millions to health, including funding for Wellington's Children's
Hospital and a lower heart mental health facility. Dame Dorothy
(00:28):
says she's grateful to be recognized.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
We believe in helping others that have been born with
disabilities or hardships and need our help.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
We also have four new Knights Motorsport chap Scott Dixon
Zero Founder Ron Drury, Medical Research at Graham LaGrow and
Arts Patron Chris Parkin a front over Central New Zealand's
bringing heavy downpalls to the upper and eastern South Island today.
An orange warning applies for the Tasman Rangers west of
Monteweker and what in parts of Buller and the Richmond
(01:02):
and Bryant Rangers. State Highway to north of Eskdale and
Napier has reopened after a fatal crash yesterday morning for Leisay,
the sole occupant of a car died when it plunged
off a bank on a notorious stretch north of Pungoya's
Settlement Road. It brings the summer holiday roadtoll to two.
After a man struck by a car in Napier on
(01:22):
Boxing Day died in hospital on Monday and ambulance paramedics
are preparing for one of the year's busiest nights. Hundreds
of thousands are expected to turn out to events up
and down the country, including big city fireworks displays. Last year,
since John Cruise responded to five hundred and seventy incidents
between ten pm and six am. Operations General Manager Stu
(01:44):
Coburn says the most common calls recur each year. We
have a cause of later to alcohol, intoxication, falls, abdominal
pain and minor injuries. That's news. In sports, a New
Zealand Motorsport chain ampion has been knighted Sir Scott Dixon
has won the Indianapolis five hundred and six IndyCar Series.
(02:07):
Former Olympic running medalists Lorraine Moller and Ron Dixon have
also been made officers, as well as Bolsdoy and Val Smith.
Passed to All Black Edornic Clark and past black Cat
Martin Guptell have been appointed members, while on the administration front,
former International Cricket Council chair Greg Barclay has been made
a companion, as has motorsport investor Tony Quinn. Meanwhile, Lay
(02:29):
one hundred and two year old judo instructor has become
the oldest person recognized in the UK list. Jack Hearn
from Northumberland is receiving the British Empire Medal for his
dedication in the Dojo Masters winner Rory McElroy and Formula
One Champolando Norris are absent, allegedly due to government concerns
over tax payments. And the Wellington Phoenix Women have jumped
(02:51):
from ninth to fourth on the A League Football Ladder
after a three nil away win over Western Sydney Wanderers.
That's Sports, I'm Claire Surew. For more news, listen to
News Talk set B Live on iHeartRadio.
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