Midday Edition: 22 November 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the news talk said, be newsroom, this is NEWSFACS.
In this update, new York's incoming mayor and the US
president says they'll work together to address the cost of living.
Despite months of trading insults. The thirty four year old
Democratic Socialist Zorin Mundami, met with Donald Trump in the
Oval office today. The President's previously called Mandami a lunatic communist,

(00:28):
while the mayoral elect said he's Donald Trump's worst night.
Mayor Trump says he'll help Mundami because the whole country
benefits of New York does well. I feel very confident
that he can do a very good job.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
I think he's going to be I think he is
going to surprise some conservative people.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Actually. The government's puberty block A question is expected to
cause more harm to youth questioning their gender identity. From
the seven nineteen, no child or young person experiencing gender
dysphoria or in congruence will be able to start taking
Gonodaye trope and releasing hormones. Existing patients will still be
able to use them. Association of Salaried Medical Specialist President

(01:07):
Katie Ben says the government's overstepping its mark. We don't
believe politicians should be dictating the kind of care that
we are able to provide to our patients. Massy University
researchers have cracked the genetic code of what causes the
Holstein Friesian car's iconic black and white spots, and new
studies analyze the coat patterns of thousands of cows and

(01:30):
identified two specific DNA variants controlling two different genes. Professor
Matt Littlejohn says it's a lot more complicated than the
white face of Hereford's or the belts of Galloways, which
are already known.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
So all those other examples that I gave are actually
controlled by a single gene, and in this case there's
actually multiple genes involved and that complicates their discovery.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Fitting enthusiasts are flocking from across the North Island to
show their frustrations over new Hurriguy golf marine production rules.
A convoy of protest is towing the likes of boats
and jet skis have been across the Harbor Bridge this morning,
heading for Albany from Albany to Mitton Bay, and zaid
Ta says the protest could lead to congestion. That's news

(02:16):
in sport. No signs of complacency from the black Caps.
Setting into this afternoon to third One Day International dead
rubber against the West Indies and Hamilton. New Zealand have
already secured the three match ODI series to nil, but
white Ball skipper Mitch Sadness says today's objective remains the same.

Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah. I think the first thing is obviously to one
another game for New Zealand. You know we know what
Western is going to throw at us. I guess when
you play them a lot. This is the eighth game,
so you know what they're going to come at you
with and they know what we're going to come at
them with.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
First bat is at two pm. Lydia Co has carted
a second round four under pass sixty eight at the
LPGA season ending tournament in Florida. She's in a share
of thirteenth. That's seven under overall, seven shots behind soul
leader Gino Titiakin. That's sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,
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