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Episode Transcript
Good afternoon. I'm Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
news fix for Wednesday, the fifteenth of April. Uncertainty is
worsening as Donald Trump's naval blockade carries into a second day.
The US began obstructing shipping traffic around Iranian ports yesterday
after fruitless peace talks over the weekend. Trump's hinted they
could resume in coming days. Sky News as Jonathan Kursley
(00:26):
says about twenty ships have traversed the area in the
past twenty four hours, but US Central Command says none
reached the blockade. There had been some vessels turned around
to the Gulf of Vermont, and there was a Chinese
vessel yesterday that was actually heading towards the blockade itself
and then decided to turn back around. Confidence more kew
cops who have crossed the ditch will return home. News
(00:48):
Talk ZB can reveal just two officers are back on
the front line after a recruitment drive to bring them
home from Australia. The campaign ran in October. In November
last year, this Assistant Deployment Commissioner Jeanette Park says other
officers are also interested.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Twelve formal applications for rejoins that came through so look,
and that's an ever growing number.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
A media expert believes AI generated news is pushing fed
up people back to traditional media sources. AUT's annual report
finds general trust in news has increased from thirty two
percent to thirty seven percent this year after six years
of decline. Digital subscriptions have also risen. Researcher Greg Treadwell
(01:33):
says social media is saturated with content that people can't trust.
They turn to what they can trust and they go, oh, yeah,
that's right. I can trust the news because it's verified,
it's fact checked, it's balanced, and concerns that people could
get the wrong answers from AI to medical and health
related questions. US and Canadian scientists questioned five chatbots on
(01:54):
issues including cancer, vaccines, stem cells, nutrition, and athletic performances.
Claudia O'Neill has more.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Twenty percent of responses overall were highly problematic and thirty
percent somewhat problematic. Most answers coming from ex chatbot Rock
were highly problematic. Performance was better across the five relating
to vaccines and cancer, and worse on questions about stem
cells athletic performance and nutrition.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Bunnings has turned on facial recognition tech at Hamilton's Trappa
and Hamilton's South stores before countrywide rollout. It'll scan a
database of known offenders, citing incidents including a staffer being
approached with a knife and another being smashed into with
a box. Bunnings says the threatening events have more than
doubled over the past four years. Christ Church's new Columbo
(02:45):
Street Crisis Recovery Cafe is being hailed as a vital
option for those lacking support networks. It offers free, wrap
around support in a cafe style setting. Steppingstone's Trust lead
Kelly Pope says many don't have supportive family and friends.
She says having somewhere to go can be life changing.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Have you talk about you know what's needed to get
through crisis.
Speaker 1 (03:07):
It's a safe person, a safe space and to be
able to openly talk and be understood to sport. The
end is nigh for Super Rugby's Moana Pacifica after five seasons.
The Pacifica Medical Association has confirmed there withdrawing funding after
this campaign, meaning the franchise cannot continue in its current form.
(03:29):
To Champions League Football, Athletico Madrid and Paris Saint Germain
are through to the semi finals after respective three to
two and four nil aggregate victories over Barcelona and Liverpool.
I'm Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update at five pm from the
news Talk zb newsroom.
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