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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm raileing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the fourteenth of April. Tires have been
slashed on six more ambulances in South Auckland, this time
in Otahuhu, on top of three in Monaco in February.
The vehicles were vandalized at the Atkinson Avenue station. On Thursday,
(00:23):
Lachlan Rennie has More.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Haywood says they're keeping an open
mind on whether the two events are linked. He says
this is extremely reckless offending, which risks the lives of
people needing urgent medical care. Police are asking for any
information to help identify those responsible.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
America's blockading of the Strait of Hormuze could force war
to break out again with Iran. President Trump's ordered the
US Navy to stop maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports.
Iran is calling it piracy, saying if its ports a threaten,
no port will be safe in the Gulf and seea
of Arman. BBC correspondent Frank Gardner says there are two
(01:03):
big risks.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
One is that it drives up oil and gas prices
yet again, and secondly, there is the rest that the
ceasefire will simply collapse and full scale war will break
out again between the US and Iran.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Fighting continues in southern Lebanon as Israel pushes on with
its ground invasion. Meanwhile, the recalls of blasphemy over Donald
Trump's now deleted post in which he looks like Jesus Christ.
The AI generated image has enrobed in white with a
red sash flanked by eagles and flags, placing a glowing
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hand on a sick man's brow. Trump claims he's depicted
as a doctor. Auckland University history professor Peter Linham disagrees.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
Playing a role which looks a little bit like a
very familiar picture of Jesus piloting through the storm that's
been adapted. The content is really outrageous.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
The mental health minister says a crisis recovery cafe has
been a long time coming for his hometown in christ Church.
The Colombo Street facility is the latest one stop shop
for free wrap around support in a homey cafe inspired
setting rather than a clinical one. Mental Health Minister Matt
Doocy says he first encountered the idea when he was
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in opposition.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
I came across a crisis recovery cafe in Palmerston, North
I thought to myself, if I was ever in a
position where I could support that change, then that's what
I'd do.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
A migration expert says figures out today could signal some
recovery as kiwi's moving overseas continue to reduce. The STATSNEZ
figure show a net migration loss of just over thirty
six thousand New Zealanders in the year to February. That's
roughly one thousand down on the year to January and
four thousand compared to the year to December. Quoi II
(02:53):
Center for Informed Futures Paul Spoonley says this is a
step in the right direction.
Speaker 4 (02:58):
What we're also seeing as interesting as the number of
New Zealanders returning to New Zealand having migrated off shor So.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Those numbers are up by ten percent.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
And numbers of tourists visiting the country are still rising
and overtook four hundred and eight thousand annually to February.
Statsenz says that that's up more than fifty three thousand
year on year. In sport, Chalise led jer Walkers Whirlwind
Month has continued after becoming the first New Zealander to
be drafted in the WNBA. The twenty four year old
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point guard has been selected by the Connecticut Sun with
the eighteenth overall pick. Jared Hoyata has been named Taranaki's
rugby coach for the upcoming NPC season, replacing new All
Black senior assistant Neil Barnes and Kiwis. Five eighth Dylan
Brown is set to return from a knee injury for
the night in Sunday's Round seven NRL clash against the Roosters.
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And that is your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update for you tomorrow Morrow morning from
the News Talk z B newsroom.
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