Morning Edition: 13 January 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Good morning. I'm Wendy Petree and this is your morning
news VEX for Tuesday, the thirteenth of January, and this update.
Water Safety New Zealand says four water deaths and three
days is incredibly worrying. Separate drownings were reported on Saturday
afternoon in Akodora and Lower Kaimi. Then on Sunday evening
a man died diving off Mahia Peninsula, and yesterday a

(00:25):
woman was pulled onto rocks unresponsive at Gasban's or Kitu Bay.
Water Safety New Zealand Chief Executive Glen Scallon says this
summer is already eight deaths ahead of the last one.
These are friends and family, a lot of people going
to the water to enjoy time with their loved ones
and not getting to come home, so it's really super concerning.

(00:46):
A government agencies expressing concern about Mali unemployment rates. Tippuni
Kucai's annual reports dates and aims to improve access to
employment and education for Marii. Azariah Howell has the details.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
It shows the Maori unemployment rate rose from nine point
one to ten percent comparing mid twenty twenty four figures
with June twenty twenty five data. The agency says trends
may be explained by the fact Maori workers are considerably
represented in the construction industry, which has been facing a
sharp contraction. It's pledging to close gaps between Maori and

(01:22):
non Maori in the workforce.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Shareholders at Auckland's tech firm Raycon appeir Prime to accept
a three hundred and sixty five million dollar takeover bid.
The company has reported a narrow half year loss. In November,
California firm Burns cash offer at cent one dollar fifty
five per share, a seventy two percent premium on Raycon's
Friday closing price of ninety cents. New Zealand Shareholders Association

(01:47):
Chief executive Oliver Amander says three shareholders holding forty one
percent have already agreed to sell to Burns, making a
competing bid difficult. So the competing bid a did emerge
now they would have to target the other fifty nine
percent shareholders who have not yet interest in any woman
for prement. The UK watchdog HATS launched an investigation into
Elon Musk's X platform over concerns about its AI tool

(02:11):
ofcom says it's received deeply concerning reports of the chatbot
being used to create sexualized images of people, including children.
If found to have broken the law, offcom can issue
x a fine, potentially a percentage of revenue. The country
is also weighing whether to ban the app Outright for
failing to comply with online safety laws. Format Prime Minister

(02:34):
Jacinda Ardurn is one of several headliners to pull out
of this year's Adelaide Writers Week in Australia. The mass
boycott follows the board dropping Palestinian Australian academic Runda Abdelphatar
from the lineup, citing cultural sensitivity concerns after the Bondi
Beach massacre. The board said it's trying to protect against

(02:54):
anti Semitic flare ups, but Abdelphatar accuses it of blatant racism.
Aardurn had been scheduled to discuss her memoir A Different
Kind of Power on March third. Fifth seed Camerinori has
eased into the second round of the ASB Tennis Classic.
Ace's batter Bevan Jacobs have spanked a fifth consecutive half

(03:15):
century and T twenty super smash cricket. He made seventy
eight not out to help chase one hundred and sixty
required to beat the vaults by five wickets. In Dunedin
and the Swiss resort in a New Year bar fire
which caused forty deaths as points to host alpine events
in the twenty thirty eight Winter Olympics, A decentralized games

(03:35):
will span the country, including the town of Crome, Montana.
I am Wendy Peting. That's your latest news fix. Will
be back with the next update at midday from the
news Talk set B newsroom.