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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your mid
day news VEACX four Thursday, the seventh of May. Talks
ahead of talks, but still no concrete response from Iran.
President Donald Trump claims the US has had good discussions
with Tehran over the past twenty four hours regarding a
proposal to end the war, but he's tight lipped on
any potential deadline. Iran's understood to be reviewing a memorandum
(00:25):
of understanding, and CNN's Kevin Liptac says its clear progress
is being made, but slowly. The two sides continue to
pass paper back and forth.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
It's a one page proposal, so not many words, not
many sentences.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's also still not clear who's in control of the
Strait of Hormuz. The government's being warned we cannot avoid
spending on climate resilience. The Climate Change Commissions tabled its
assessment in Parliament, highlighting the biggest dangers ahead. It warns
water infrastructure will reach an extreme risk level in the
next twenty five years. Lock Reny has more.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
The report highlights more than a half a million buildings
are already exposed inland flooding, with at least two hundred
and thirty five billion dollars on the line. It says
funding needs to change, with ninety seven percent of government
climate has it's been currently used for cleanup, with only
three percent for building resilience.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
A thirty year old man's being charged with two counts
of murder over a couple's death in Ruatiti in December.
A man hunt was launched after Brendan and Atrinakol were
found dead at a remote Muru Murdu Road property near
Huanganui National Park. The charged man's appearing in the Huanganui
District Court today. Belisa still hunting for a shotgun they
(01:40):
believe was used at the address and continue to ask
anyone with information to come forward. Young people are experiencing
increasing mental health distress but still having difficulty finding help.
These are some of the key takeaways from the latest
to Buy Anial youth line asb State of the Generation
report being revealed in Auckland today. Jordan Dunn is there
(02:02):
alongside some leaders in the mental health space.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Mental Health Minister Matt Dooson says the report suggests forty
one percent of young people aren't aware of support organizations,
which shows that government has a lot of work to do.
He says in some cases these organizations come across as
too medical for young people who can't see themselves all
the appeers using the service.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister says there's more for the government
to do around unemployment. The national rates dipped slightly to
five point three percent in the first three months of
the year, Auckland's unemployment rate climbed again to six point
six percent, and in Bay of Plenty it's skyrocketed to
seven point one. Christopher Lux and Tod Mike Costking there's
some really good stuff in the works which will help.
(02:45):
Wet and wild weathers on the way for much of
the South Island. More than five hundred millimeters of rain
is expected to fall on the West coast over the
next thirty hours. An Orange heavy rain warnings in place
for Tasman Buller Westland, the headwaters of Otaga in Canterbury
Lakes and Rivers and Fiordland to Sport. New Zealand Rugby
has confirmed Steve Lancaster as the organization's chief executive. He's
(03:10):
been in the interim role for six months. Paris Saint
Germain will play Arsenal in the Champions League Football decider
on May thirty one in Budapest after they sealed the
six to five aggregate semifinal victory over Bayern Munich, and
a half's dilemma at the Warriors appears poised to become
a problem. A Daily Telegraph report claims Luke Metcalf's management
(03:32):
has asked for a meeting with the club to understand
their long term halfback plans. I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at five pm from the newstalk ZB newsroom.
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