December 31, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 01 January 2026, 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 (00:02):
From the news Talk Zebby newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
This is Newsvex in this update a plea for people
to heat the road's safety messages as they head home
from summer holidays. The official road toll now stands at
five after a fatal crash in Pidor overnight, but that
could rise further. Police believe a person found dead on
State Highway sixteen at Market, northwest of Auckland this morning
(00:25):
was hit by a car. National Road Policing Manager Steve
Greeley says road debts tragically tend to spike at this
time of year.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Traditionally over this period is quite high because there's a
lot of alcoholic of intoxication around the country.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
When you put that with driving, the recipe is a really,
really terrible one. New Year's Eve has been smoother than
normal for emergency services around the country. Police have arrested
about forty people, mostly in fung A, Matah and Bay
of plenty two. Police have been charged with assault against
police in Wanaka and Dunedin, and ambulance crews have dealt
with an abusive patient in central Auckland. How to Hone
(01:02):
Sint John's Dan Oh says it was quieter than normal
for paramedics.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
We attended one hundred and seventy seven incidents, which is
about forty percent lower than what we would normally see
on a New Year's Eve and can be compared to
sort of your average Saturday night from our perspective.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
New Zealand's largest health patient information portal is investigating a
cybersecurity breach. It involves the personal health service Manage my Health.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Claire Sherwood reports, Manage my Health says the breach involved
unauthorized access to their systems. Its service connects patients with
clinicians and allows access to medical records. Manage my Health
says the maaster is under active investigation and containment steps
have been taken.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
And Israel's ambassador says most aid organizations can still work
in Gaza and the West Bank despite Israel blocking dozens
of groups. It's banned thirty seven international non governmental organizations
to condemnation from countries including the UK, France and Canada.
Israel says the agencies haven't given required staff details and
(02:06):
claims he Mass has been exploiting aid organizations. Ambassador Alan
Roth says many groups have complied.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
The number of those organizations that did not register is
very minute, and these around one percent of the whole
humanitarian aid defender's garta every week.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
That's news. In sport, English dance player Justin Hood's performance
at the World Championships might enable him to invest in
his dream business, a Chinese restaurant. He has a quarter
final against former winner Gary Anderson tomorrow at London's Alexandra Palace,
which will guarantee at least two hundred and thirty four
(02:42):
thousand dollars. Who describes his appetite when he tugs in
a napkin and wields the chopsticks.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
I start with a special querry, a gray rice, Singapore
Charlemaine potcurry seals, barbecue saws, salt and pepera chickens, salt
and peppera chep, sparebs and then my message. She's not
a massive fan, but I get at the order extra.
The next morning, bosh, I'm there saving the day once again.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
And former Australian cricketer Damien Martin has been placed into
an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis. That's Sport,
I'm Nina Burton.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
For more news, listen to news talks at b on
the free iHeart app.
From the news Talk Zebby newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
This is Newsvex in this update a plea for people
to heat the road's safety messages as they head home
from summer holidays. The official road toll now stands at
five after a fatal crash in Pidor overnight, but that
could rise further. Police believe a person found dead on
State Highway sixteen at Market, northwest of Auckland this morning
(00:25):
was hit by a car. National Road Policing Manager Steve
Greeley says road debts tragically tend to spike at this
time of year.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Traditionally over this period is quite high because there's a
lot of alcoholic of intoxication around the country.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
When you put that with driving, the recipe is a really,
really terrible one. New Year's Eve has been smoother than
normal for emergency services around the country. Police have arrested
about forty people, mostly in fung A, Matah and Bay
of plenty two. Police have been charged with assault against
police in Wanaka and Dunedin, and ambulance crews have dealt
with an abusive patient in central Auckland. How to Hone
(01:02):
Sint John's Dan Oh says it was quieter than normal
for paramedics.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
We attended one hundred and seventy seven incidents, which is
about forty percent lower than what we would normally see
on a New Year's Eve and can be compared to
sort of your average Saturday night from our perspective.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
New Zealand's largest health patient information portal is investigating a
cybersecurity breach. It involves the personal health service Manage my Health.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Claire Sherwood reports, Manage my Health says the breach involved
unauthorized access to their systems. Its service connects patients with
clinicians and allows access to medical records. Manage my Health
says the maaster is under active investigation and containment steps
have been taken.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
And Israel's ambassador says most aid organizations can still work
in Gaza and the West Bank despite Israel blocking dozens
of groups. It's banned thirty seven international non governmental organizations
to condemnation from countries including the UK, France and Canada.
Israel says the agencies haven't given required staff details and
(02:06):
claims he Mass has been exploiting aid organizations. Ambassador Alan
Roth says many groups have complied.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
The number of those organizations that did not register is
very minute, and these around one percent of the whole
humanitarian aid defender's garta every week.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
That's news. In sport, English dance player Justin Hood's performance
at the World Championships might enable him to invest in
his dream business, a Chinese restaurant. He has a quarter
final against former winner Gary Anderson tomorrow at London's Alexandra Palace,
which will guarantee at least two hundred and thirty four
(02:42):
thousand dollars. Who describes his appetite when he tugs in
a napkin and wields the chopsticks.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
I start with a special querry, a gray rice, Singapore
Charlemaine potcurry seals, barbecue saws, salt and pepera chickens, salt
and peppera chep, sparebs and then my message. She's not
a massive fan, but I get at the order extra.
The next morning, bosh, I'm there saving the day once again.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
And former Australian cricketer Damien Martin has been placed into
an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis. That's Sport,
I'm Nina Burton.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
For more news, listen to news talks at b on
the free iHeart app.
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