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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Monday, the fifth of May. The Defense
Minister is promising new funding will throw up longer deployments
and better conditions for troops. Judith Collins revealed yesterday two
billion dollars has been set aside to replace our aging
helicopter fleet, the first part of a twelve billion dollar
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investment plan forward defense spending. Another nine hundred and fifty
seven millions been nearmarked over four years for Defense Force activities.
Colin says Defense Force personnel are thrilled with the much
needed announcement.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
With a couple of years where that wasn't true. After
thirty five years of underspending, cussing and just basically raping
and pillaging of our defense force assets, this is a
huge ten around.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Labour MP Karen macinulty says Anthony Albanese's election victory in
Australia spells trouble for Chris Luxen. Macinulty attended Albanese's election
party over the weekend as Labour's New Zealand campaign chair.
He told Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills, our Prime Minister
may try to spin the Australian and Canadian elections as
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victories for good economic management, but the reality is very different.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
The two parties, Canada and Australia have chosen to stand
for completely different policies than the one Lucksen is putting forward.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Macinnulty says people are sick of culture wars and division
from the top. Five people with serious injuries have been
taken to hospital after a crash on State Highway One
between Invercargo and Bluff. The collision just after eight am
involved at least four vehicles and two others have moderate injuries.
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The Police Minister says complex social issues surround Northland's meth crisis.
Lapui leader Maney Tahere wants police to crack down on
drug dealers with raids like those in Oportucki last year.
Minister Mark Mitchell says dealing with the intergenerationally sh shoes
is hard. He told Cairie Woodham decades of well meaning
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efforts from NGOs and community groups and short lived government
programs have had little effect.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
We've got to get really organized. We've got to get
really focused on what's works and what doesn't. We've got
to get as money has done.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
We're all on this together and that's how we start
to effect change. Banks Peninsula remains under a state of
emergency after being inundated with last week's record rainfall. Four
households remain under evacuation orders. Mere Film Major says there
are ongoing concerns about damage to the wastewater system and
land movement, particularly a one hundred meter long crack that's
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appeared on Akeeroha's Lighthouse Road.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
But just keeping on watching prief on it at the
moment because it will be moving. But when it does move,
it will move. It's not as if it's can of stop.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Meanwhile, lines crews are still working to restore power to
homes in Wellington. US President Donald Trump's told NBC he
won't rule out making some tariffs permanent and he won't
drop them against child to ease negotiations.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Jane is getting absolutely destroyed. Their factories are closing, their
unemployment is going through the roof.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
To sport, McLaren's Oscar Piastri has won Formula one's Miami
Grand Prix from teammate Lando Norris with more than twenty
eight seconds back to Mercedes George Russell and third. Meanwhile,
Scott McLaughlin's finished third at the latest IndyCar Series stop
in Alabama. Golfer Scotty Scheffler's cruise to an eight stroke
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victory at the latest PGA Tour of vent in Texas,
after finishing at thirty one under par. I'm Malcolm Jordan.
That's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the news Talk zb newsroom.