Midday Edition: 09 May 2026

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the News Talk Sabby newsroom. This is newsfex In
this update, Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed
to exchange one thousand prisoners of war almost immediately. It's
part of a three day ceasefire which the US President
has broken between Moscow and Kiev. Speaking from the White
House lawn, Donald Trump says he hopes it's the beginning

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of the end of the conflict.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
I would love to see Ann Gwen's Russian Ukraine that work.
Twenty five thousand young soldiers were killed last month. On average,
twenty five to thirty thousand soldiers among this. It's a
terrible war.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
The Insurance Council is stressing the importance of preparing for
climate change. The Auckland Anniversary floods and cyclone Gabrielle totaled
about four billion dollars worth of claims. A new climate
change risk assessment found ten main areas of risk, including water, infrastructure, buildings,
road and rail. Insurance Council of New Zealand CEO Chris

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Fafoy says with more extreme weather on the horizon, insurance
is more of a challenge. Questions over why Chris Luxen
wants to wait until after the election to raise our
retirement age. The Prime Minister's announced National will be campaigning
on the change come November, calling the existing pension system
unworkable and unaffordable. New Zealand First says it will never

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allow this to happen, but the Taxpayer's Union Tory Ralph
says it should be an ambition for the upcoming budget.
She says the cost of New Zealand Super will be
eight percent of our GDP by twenty sixty five. New
Zealand is facing this fiscal rackoning and superus one of
those things that is the easiest thing to make a
small difference would have a big change. Students at the

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country's biggest university are waiting to hear what the next
steps are after data breach affecting students' abilities to submit
assignment and excess class materials. The canvas app went down yesterday,
affecting schools like Auckland UNIVERSITYAUT and Victoria University. The Auckland
University Students Association says there's been confusion, but no worry yet.

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President nimish Nelan Singh says there's been no indication sensitive
information is at risk. That's news in sport for the
bad news for the Blues in the wake of a
deflating Super Rugby defeat to the Crusaders. Flank at Dalton
Papollii left the field early in the thirty six twenty
loss in christ Church. Blues coach Verncotta says it looks

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like the thirty seven Test All Blacks. Lucy has a
broken jaw. He tried to stay out there and the
doc said no, no, it's not good, so he'll undergo
an xt ray whatever to see the extent of the damagement.
He's uncomfortable, he persistent. Rain in Indianapolis says delayed qualifying
for the latest race of the IndyCar season. Qualifying will
now take place early tomorrow morning, New Zealand, time before

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the Indie Road Course starts at eight thirty and a
day to forget. For Rian Fox at the latest PGA
Tour event at the Quayle Hollow Club, Charlotte, He's tied
for dead last at seven over after carding a second
round five over pass seventy six. That sport. I'm Sandy Hodge.

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