Midday Edition: 08 January 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks Headby Newsroom. This is newsfacs in
this update. Last year was New Zealand's tenth almost year
on record at an average temperature of thirteen point twenty
five degrees celsius, and he has just released its annual
climate summary showing it was z point five to one
degrees above average for recent decades. Blenham was twenty twenty

(00:24):
four's sunniest location with almost twenty eight hundred hours of sunshine.
Nelson police officer In Fleming, who was killed a week ago,
will receive a police funeral next week, including a guard
of honor. Commissioner Richard Chambers has confirmed a service will
be held at Nelson's Strafalga Center on Thursday next week
with a motorcade, police piper and flag presentation to her family.

(00:47):
It'll be live streamed with close family, friends, colleagues and
invited guests attending in person. New vehicle registrations fell more
than thirteen percent in twenty twenty four compared to the
year prior. The numbers from the Motor Industry Association equates
to a drop in twenty thousand new vehicles. Lights.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
Passenger vehicle registrations were down about twenty percent, while lights
commercial vehicles rose more than ten percent. Chief executive Amy
Wiley says there's been a big shift in consumer preference.
If we look at what was bought in high numbers,
it's hybrid vehicles last year is what consumers were really wanting.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
Now.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
The good news is is that hybrids are on off across.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
All segments now.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
So you can get a hybrid UT, you can get
a hybrid car, you can get a hybrid CV. President
Jimmy Carso has arrived at the US Capital to Lion State.
The body of the thirty ninth President of the United

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States has arrived by motor cage to Capitol Hill, where
he'll lie in state for the next two days. US
Senate Chaplin Barry Black described Carter as a gift from
Gods to America and the.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
World, someone with the ethical congruent to be sold and
late to his generation.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
Carter will receive a state funeral on Friday before he's
returned to Georgia to be buried alongside his wife Rosalin.
That's news. I'm Adam Cooper. In sports, doubles specialist Marcus
Daniel has reflected on his retirement from tennis the thirty
five year old has about out. In the opening rounds
of the ASP Classic, he and his compatriot James Watts

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were beaten by Spaniards pairing and three sets. Daniel's been
asked whether it'll take a while to adjust.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Yeah, probably first time retiring. I don't know what's gonna
what I'm gonna feel. Yeah, felt pretty emotional out there
actually the whole night, Clay I was sort of looking
up and around more often than a usually word, and
just trying to remember what it feels like.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Daniel won five ATP doubles titles, including his home event
in twenty ten at Auckland and Olympic bronze at Tokyo
in twenty twenty one. With Michael Venis and his Ellends
can secure it the three match One Day International Cricket
Series two nearl against Sri Lanka with victory today at Hamilton.
First ball is at two this afternoon. And that's Sport.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
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