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Speaker 1 (00:04):
No the news talks headby Newsroom this is newsfacs. In
this update, Mount Hart Ski Fields received nearly a meter
of snow overnight as frosty weather blankets the country. In
the South Island, some residents have awoken to no power
amid sub zero temperatures and heavy snow. Meanwhile, the Inter
Islander and Bluebridge have canceled all cooked straight sailings today
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with warnings of large swells. Snowfall warnings are in place
for multiple South Island roads and for the North Islands
Desert Road. Met Service forecast a Jerebellum says snow and
low temperatures will continue all day for parts of the
South Island.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
No falling down to about three hundred meters across those
southern and eastern parts of the South Island.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
One of Auckland's top public schools is building a staff
car park on one hundred and fifty million dollars of
gifted in a city farmland. The land at Mount Albert
Grammar School is earmarked for agricultural education, of Jones reports.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
The public school took ownership of the farm in twenty
twenty two after leasing it for eighty nine years from
financial group ASB The school says the car puck would
only occupy a small section of the eight point one
hectare farm. It says it won't effect grazing on the
rest of that farmland.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Russia's unleased a thunderous aerial bombardment of Ukraine overnight, further
dampening hopes of a peace deal. The drone and missile
strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, as well as neighboring regions,
reportedly killed three people and injured forty nine others. It
comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned he'd respond to
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Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russian's air bases. US President
Donald Trump and Tesla boss Elon Musk's relationship appears to
be beyond salvageable. Their war of wars is escalating, with
Trump reportedly saying Musk has lost his mind in saying
he's considering selling his Tesla. The pair has been sparring
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on social media, beginning over Musk's criticism of Trump's tax
and spending bill. Seeing in White House correspondent Kevin Liptak
says it's understood Trump won't be willing to forgive Musk's
personal attacks.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
The point in particular to Musk's tweet about Jeffrey Epstein
linking President Trump to the world's most notorious pedophile.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
That's news in sport. Novak Djokovic has hinted he may
have played his final match at the French Open. The
Serb was ousted in the semifinals by world number one
Yanick Sinner in straight sets, ending his quest for a
record breaking twenty fifth Grand Slam title. Jokovic acknowledged the
crowd and touched the clay before departing the court. The
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twenty four time major winner explains his exit, I.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Mean, this could have been the last match ever I
played here, so I don't know. That's why it was
a bit even a bit more emotional in the end.
But if this was the farewell match of the Roland
Garris for me in my career, it was a wonderful
one in terms of the atmosphere and what I got
from golfer.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Irn Fox is in a tie for seventh at the
midway point of the PGA to his Canadian Open in Toronto,
putting him four shots off the pace. That sports. I'm
Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to news Talk, said
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