Afternoon Edition: 09 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm rayleing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Monday, the ninth of June. A funding boost
for tourism marketings expected to deliver New Zealand and extra
seventy two thousand visitors over the coming years. He is
Senior political reporter, Sophie Trigger.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
Minister Luise Upstins announced a thirteen point five million dollar
injection into tourism New Zealand, targeting Australia, the United States
and China. Upstonce says around fourteen percent of international holiday
makers are directly influenced by tourism New Zealand's activity, and
the investments expected to generate three hundred million dollars in spending,

(00:41):
creating jobs and economic growth.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Funding comes from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy
over the next year and builds on recent investment and
tourism marketing for more short term arrivals. Investigations continue into
an unexplained death in Wellington's Newtown Over the World. Emergency
services were called to a Mansfield Street property about seven

(01:04):
pm on Saturday, and locals may notice more police out
and about. Fire. Protests continue in Alay over raids and
deportations of undocumented migrants, with Donald Trump deploying the National
Guard in force. It's the third day of demonstrations over
the president's extensive crackdown. Protests have caused widespread road closures,

(01:27):
including a major freeway, with videos showing smoke and flames
from burning vehicles. CNN's kayung Ya Lah says Allay law
enforcement are worried as demonstrations intensifying.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
When I look at some of these protesters, they are
not resembling the people who were here when all of
this began.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
Earlier this morning in Los Angeles, Belief Health New Zealand's
claim Auckland Seega House is underutilized doesn't stack up. It
suggested closing the specialist psychotherapy service for complex mental health
needs and reinvesting the resources in the community. A petition
launched on Friday and opposition has hundreds of signatures. The

(02:09):
PSA's flu fitz Simon says closing makes no sense and
the facilities being blamed for an issue. Health end Z's
Creative Baker House is underutilized because the rules for a
ferral were changed. The need is there that needs to
be recognized for the important role at play our defense
Force has no comments on an Australian Navy ship accidentally

(02:30):
blocking wireless internet and radio services in parts of New
Zealand last week. Mb told The Guardian the hma Is
Canberra interfered with a free of charge shared spectrum band
available to all for Wi Fi and Bluetooth. There was
an unrelated Corus fault on Friday that cuts internet to
thousands in the Lower North Island and Hawkes Bay intelligence

(02:54):
expert Poor Buchanan says our military has nothing to say,
so they contacted the ash. The Australians took care of
it and the stories see you later. Two sport, Ryan
Fox is making a name for himself as the Master
of the Playoff on Golf's PGA Tour. The keeping number
one has won his second tournament in a month, adding

(03:15):
the Canadian Open to the Myrtle Beach Classic last month.
Mark Robinson's pinpointing family as the biggest reason behind his
decision to step down as New Zealand Rugby chief executive
at the end of this year. The thunder have leveled
basketball's NBA Finals at one game apiece, beating the Indiana

(03:35):
Pacers one twenty three to one oh seven in Game
two in Oklahoma City. That is your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning from
the news talk's z B news Room.