January 4, 2026 • 3 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the news talk zedby Newsroom. This is newsfix end
this update uncertainty overhaul run Venezuela and Howe. After Donald
Trump's launch strikes on the country, the US is captured
President Nicholas Maduro and is detaining him in New York,
charging him with drug trafficking. Venezuela's government has sworn and
Vice President at Elsei Rodriguez as interim president, but Trump's
(00:26):
saying the US will run the country for the foreseeable future.
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told NBC they
want change, changes of all kinds, long term, short term.
We'd love to see all kinds of changes, but the
most immediate changes are the ones that are in the
national interest of the United States. That's why we're involved here.
Police are urgently appealing for any sightings of a twenty
(00:46):
year old tramper missing near Lake Orehole in the Mackenzie Basin.
Connor Purvis intended to climb Mount Huxley about Tuesday last week,
then to send the Huxley River South branch. He hasn't returned,
prompting major land and aerial searches. Otago coordinators Argent matt
Sheet says teams have been trawling through huts and campsites
(01:06):
but found no sign of him. Is asking anyone who's climbed,
tramped or hunted in the area between last Sunday and
Friday to contact police. This summer's holiday road toll has
just ended with seven provisionally confirmed debts, well down on
last year's fifteen. Twenty twenty five had the lowest per
capital rate since the nineteen twenties, when two hundred and
(01:30):
seventy two people died. Government coalition parties are working to
lift their votes this year, even if men's taking them
from colleagues. All three will be rolling out election policies
through twenty twenty six. Act in New Zealand First have
already publicly disagreed about the sale of public assets. A
National and New Zealand First are on different pages on
raising the superage. Prime Minister and National Leader Chris Luckson
(01:52):
says the parties have to work together despite differences. As
we go to an election campaign, you'll hear me talking
a lot about party vote National because at the end
of the day, that's the thing I think would give
us the strongest, my stable government. That's news in Sport
late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League,
and having chailed and now leading, surely Liverpool can't the
(02:16):
Swan slide now Harrison Reed. A ninety seventh minute stunner
from Harrison Reed has seen Fulham's natural tool drawer over
Liverpool at Craven Cottage. The visitors thought they're done enough
to steal a win minutes earlier when Cody Guckpoe put
(02:37):
his side to one ahead. Former Australian cricketer Damien Martin
is awake and talking after being placed in and induced
coma on Boxing Day with meningitis. Teammate now broadcaster Adam
Gilchrist has provided an update on Martin's condition, saying he's
responded extremely well to treatment and his family are hopeful
(02:57):
of being able to move him out of intensive care.
That Sport. I'm Juddy Gill. For more news, listen to
news talks at b on the free iheartapp
From the news talk zedby Newsroom. This is newsfix end
this update uncertainty overhaul run Venezuela and Howe. After Donald
Trump's launch strikes on the country, the US is captured
President Nicholas Maduro and is detaining him in New York,
charging him with drug trafficking. Venezuela's government has sworn and
Vice President at Elsei Rodriguez as interim president, but Trump's
(00:26):
saying the US will run the country for the foreseeable future.
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told NBC they
want change, changes of all kinds, long term, short term.
We'd love to see all kinds of changes, but the
most immediate changes are the ones that are in the
national interest of the United States. That's why we're involved here.
Police are urgently appealing for any sightings of a twenty
(00:46):
year old tramper missing near Lake Orehole in the Mackenzie Basin.
Connor Purvis intended to climb Mount Huxley about Tuesday last week,
then to send the Huxley River South branch. He hasn't returned,
prompting major land and aerial searches. Otago coordinators Argent matt
Sheet says teams have been trawling through huts and campsites
(01:06):
but found no sign of him. Is asking anyone who's climbed,
tramped or hunted in the area between last Sunday and
Friday to contact police. This summer's holiday road toll has
just ended with seven provisionally confirmed debts, well down on
last year's fifteen. Twenty twenty five had the lowest per
capital rate since the nineteen twenties, when two hundred and
(01:30):
seventy two people died. Government coalition parties are working to
lift their votes this year, even if men's taking them
from colleagues. All three will be rolling out election policies
through twenty twenty six. Act in New Zealand First have
already publicly disagreed about the sale of public assets. A
National and New Zealand First are on different pages on
raising the superage. Prime Minister and National Leader Chris Luckson
(01:52):
says the parties have to work together despite differences. As
we go to an election campaign, you'll hear me talking
a lot about party vote National because at the end
of the day, that's the thing I think would give
us the strongest, my stable government. That's news in Sport
late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League,
and having chailed and now leading, surely Liverpool can't the
(02:16):
Swan slide now Harrison Reed. A ninety seventh minute stunner
from Harrison Reed has seen Fulham's natural tool drawer over
Liverpool at Craven Cottage. The visitors thought they're done enough
to steal a win minutes earlier when Cody Guckpoe put
(02:37):
his side to one ahead. Former Australian cricketer Damien Martin
is awake and talking after being placed in and induced
coma on Boxing Day with meningitis. Teammate now broadcaster Adam
Gilchrist has provided an update on Martin's condition, saying he's
responded extremely well to treatment and his family are hopeful
(02:57):
of being able to move him out of intensive care.
That Sport. I'm Juddy Gill. For more news, listen to
news talks at b on the free iheartapp
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