Midday Edition: 06 January 2026

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 06 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the News Talk Sedby newsroom. This is newsfex. In
this update, US President Donald Trump is threatening military action
against his Colombian counterpart after the abduction of Venezuela's leader,
President Nicholas Maduro's pleaded not guilty in New York to
for drug and weapons charges after being captured by US

(00:22):
forces over the weekend. Other Latin American nations, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,
and Uruguay, are condemning the US action. Speaking from Air
Force One, Donald Trump says a US military operation in
Colombia sounds good to him.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Columbia's ver sector run by a sick man who likes
making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and
he's not going to be doing it very long. Let
me turn.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
The Ministry of Health is looking into the response to
last week's information breach. Health Minister Simeon Brown has ordered
a review. Hackers have released some information, threatening to leak
more or if a ransom isn't paid by today. Our
newsroom asked Health New Zealand's Jason Power about its overview
of Manage my Health's operations.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
We need to be working with all of our health
providers and assuring that the outing be sitting or using
bat or holding data in line with best practice.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
The Mayor of Dunedin says the city is still coming
to terms with the death of her predecessor. City Councilor
Jules Raddock, who served as mayor from twenty twenty two
to twenty five, died over the weekend. More details about
a by election for his council's seat will be released
later this week. Sophie Barker defeated Radock in October's tightly

(01:38):
fought mayoral election. Who's still reeling from the shock and
he's a very, very valued member of our council, so
it is a huge shock. The main road through the
Tan and Aquitan of Stratford is down to one lane
after a truck spilt some of its load in the
northbound lane. P Lease say it'll take some time for
debris to be cleared. I'm kay Greek and that's news.

(02:02):
In sport, Travers' head looms as a difference maker for
Australia once again on day three the fifth and final
Ashes cricket Test in Sydney. He's resumed on ninety one
with the host one hundred and sixty six for two,
trailing England by two hundred and eighteen runs. Heads already
scored two centuries and Winds in Perth and Brisbane, England's

(02:22):
Joe Rutu top scored for the Tourists for one hundred
and sixty, so it's drawing a false shot from head
is rare.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
He can score off the top of the stumps both
sides of the wicket, makes your margin's very small. He's
got such an incredible hand eye coordination, he's got a
really good understanding of his game and he's playing exceptionally
well at the minute. So yeah, fair play.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
And Blues utility bag aj Lamb will join French top
fourteen club Claremont at the end of the Super Rugby season.
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