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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Adam Cooper and this is your mid
day news fix for Friday, the twelfth of July. Joe
Biden is facing renewed scrutiny after a major blunder at
the NATO summit in Washington, d C. The US President
introduced Vladimir Zelenski as Russian President Vladimir Putin, I want to.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Hand it over to the President of Ukraine, who has
as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen,
President Putin. President Putin, you've got big President Pusin. President Lensky,
I'm sure focused on being Putin. We gotta worry about it.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Zelenski joked off the blunder, suggesting he was better than Putin.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
You are all, thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Meanwhile, our Prime Minister's praised the exceptional leadership of Vladimir Zlensky.
Chris Luxen this morning chairs the Indo Pacific four Forum,
a group of NATO aligned at Southern Hemisphere countries including
New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. Zelenski joined the
meeting with lux and saying Zelenski's presence at NATO was critical.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
We value you being here in Washington, alongside the NATO
leaders and Ukraine at a time when you need our support.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
David Tomahead's fight to clear his name looks set to continue.
The Court of Appeal as found there was a miscarriage
of justice when evidence from a prison informant since discredited
was presented at his original trial, but it remains satisfied
beyond reasonable doubt. Tomaheadi murdered Swedish tourists Urban Hogden and
Heidi Parkinen in nineteen eighty nine. Tomaheady's lawyer says he'd
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be advising him to pursue an appeal. Tomahead He says
he's not surprised by the latest ruling.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
It's always been at the Court of Appeal sees that
their job is to protect the crown case and then
like in my case, That's why it's been from day.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
One, reassuring investors big and small will be The goal
is sin Lay Works to raise capital. Shareholders a voter
to accept day one hundred and thirty million dollar loan
after the company reported a heavy loss earlier this year.
The company has struggled due to COVID nineteen, falling Chinese
birth rates and an underperforming plant in Polkeno Sinlea chair
(02:17):
George Adams says there's work to do with keeping people happy.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Ultimately, I'm very mindful that we've got a group of
minority shareholders who represent about forty percent of or register
that we have to say the business has not performed
for us.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
The car to Mardy formerly known as Mary TV, will
be hosting a meeting on the future of Marii Media
this afternoon. More than one hundred and fifty representatives from
Maori media organizations will discuss how the sector can adapt
for the future. Chief executive Shane Todims says it's important
as Marti Media is set to lose twenty six million
dollars as funding expires. He says his organization has experienced
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the consequences firsthand.
Speaker 5 (02:57):
We face a twenty percent in our current budget, which
means we're undertaking an organizational review now and we're looking
across the business to find post savings.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Hooker Atlanta Lola Here is set for a New Zealand
Test debut from the bench against Australia and Sunday's O'Reilly
Cup rugby test in Brisbane. A read of alps Eden
Park is back in favor with New Zealand Crickets a
reluctance to play anything other than limited overs fixtures that
the ground has emerged in recent years due to its
relatively small size. Michael Venus and Aaron Rutliffe have advanced
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to the semi finals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon,
and Jane Watson and Tapious Selby Recket are unavailable for
Silver Ferns Netball selection this year. I'm Adam Cooper and
that's your latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at five pm from the Newstalk Z'B newsroom