Midday Edition: 07 March 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the news Talk Zadby newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, the Defense Minister says Kiwis in the Middle
East need to make swift decisions on if they want
to stay or evacuate. A C one thirty J Hercules
aircraft is set to depart Auckland's Vanuapai this afternoon, and
a second one already in Asia is now moving towards

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the Middle East. More than three four hundred Kiwis in
the region have registered with Safe Travel. This comes after
Israel's military launched a new wave of strikes in Iran
and Lebanon overnight. Judith Collins says Kiwis who want to
stay should let m FAT know if plans change, as
it's a dangerous situation. It's not like these aircraft can

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just scoop up and pick you up today because your
views have changed. We need to have really good notice
and hope that we can get there. Passengers on a
commuter ferry found themselves part of a dramatic rescue last
night as a woman was pulled from the water near
the Auckland Tarbor Bridge. The eight twenty five full of
seas had been heading from Auckland City to Hobsonville when
it's understood the captain spotted a person in the water.

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A fullest three sixty spokesperson says the crew on board
acted quickly to save the woman and they quickly diverted
the boat back to the city to take her to shore.
Thousands of people will take to the streets in an
abundance of colour, song and dance in Wellington's annual Pride Parade,
heading down Courtney Place in Dixon Street. The parade invites
everyone to either participate or revel in the festivities. It

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marks the fortieth year of the Pride Festival and is
set to include live performers, djys and various floats. Sharing
fans will be out in force for tonight's sixty fourth
Golden she Is Final in Masterton. All eyes are on
Roland Smith as he tries to win his ninth title.
Barty's up against some tough competition. Smith's father and brother

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are also sharers and it's taken across the world to
Scotland Maavis Mullen's Sharing Royalty from the Parwaii Mullens family
see sharing runs in the blood for many champions. It's
a family thing to be friends and you'll find that
with all these big names, there's a whole family thing
that goes on beside and behind and in front as well.
That's news in sport. Ireland have made it three on

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the trot in rugby six Nations. They've outlasted a spirited
Wales twenty seven seventeen in Dublin to remain in touching
distance of unbeaten Front, who plays Scotland tomorrow morning. Irish
captain Kaylin Doris says it was a scrappy affair. Wales
obviously a hungry team. Let's show that how they fought
in the first half, in the hand towards the end
of the second half. We're definitely a lot to improve

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on for the final weekend. Back here next weekend, agains Scotland.
The result means it's now been a one ninety one
days since Wales's last one of six Nations match. Kiwee
goal for Ryan Fox is remaining steady. After his second
round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Fox has
carded an even par round to sit in the share
of nights spot at four under for the tournament. That's sports.

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