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January 16, 2025 3 mins
The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 17 January 2025, 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 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm railing Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
FOKS for Friday, the seventeenth of January. One person is
critically injured after a crash involving a car, yute and
small truck in the Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were
called to State Highway twenty nine at Lower Kaimi, southwest
of Todonga about ten thirty this morning. Two other people

(00:26):
in the same vehicle suffered moderate injuries, while the sole
occupants of the two other vehicles were unhurt. There have
been major traffic delays as a result. The US is
resolute the Garza ceasefire agreement will go ahead as planned.
Israel's coalition will vote to confirm the deal, having today

(00:46):
reached an agreement with Humas regarding the release of hostages,
but far right cabinet members are threatening to boycott the ceasefire.
White House National Security Advisor John Kirby told CNN the
by De administration has ironed out any issues and believes
the Middle East is on a good path forward. What
we worked hard on is getting this deal across the

(01:08):
finish line so that a ceasefire can take place, and
we want that to take place as early as this weekend. Meanwhile,
Israel continues to strike Gaza, killing at least eighty three
people overnight. The first cycle of fuel removal from the
recage of the h men zs Manamanui is complete. Jordan
Dunn has.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
More the naval vessel ran aground and sank off Sarmawa's
coast in October, sparking fears of possible damage to the ecosystem.
The Defense Force says recovered fuel has been offloaded at
the port of Apia and the barge is returning to
the recage for the second cycle. Commodore Andrew Brown is
pleased with the progress, despite the impact of adverse weather.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
A public transport advocate says no one wants fear increases.
From February second to Auckland Transport is changing its zoning
and fear structure. It's move from fourteen to nine zones,
which will reduce the cost of some long trips. Eighty
says due to rising operating costs, fares are being increased
by up to twenty five cents for each bus and

(02:12):
train journey and up to one dollar forty for fairies.
The Public Transport Users Associations John Reeves says it all
adds up. If you take ten or twelve trips a week,
I mean it will be felt naturally by public transport users.
The forecast isn't looking too bad for what's arguably Auckland's
biggest events weekend of the summer. Thousands are expected to

(02:33):
descend on Eden Park over the next two nights to
see country music star Luke Holmes. The city is also
playing host to Sale GP over the next two days
and Auckland FCT is taking on Melbourne FC at Mount
Smart Stadium tomorrow night. Med Service forecast to order th
dass And says it should be a mostly settled weekend
for most of us.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
There's an easterly flow, reasonably seasonably warm temperatures and the
odd shower, but a lot of funds by as well to.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
Sport and the French team will again set out the
latest sale GP regatta this weekend in Auckland. A wingsale
issue on their modified AC fifty foiling catamaran is the
reason for the French team's second straight failure to take
the start line, and the chiefs are hoping for a
positive outcome for star loose forward Wallace Cititi, who's undergone

(03:23):
surgery to repair, an undisclosed injury. I'm railing Ramsey. That
is your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update tomorrow morning from the news Talk zb newsroom.
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