Morning Edition: 17 January 2026

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the news Talk Sabby newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
This is Newsfex.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
In this update, Venezuela's opposition leader is offering her thanks
to President Donald Trump and the American people. After handing
over her Nobel Peace Prize. Maria Machado gifted Donald Trump
the medal for capturing Venezuela's president, Nicholas Maduro. However, seen
in reports, the award committee says it's not transferable. Machado

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says her country faces a complex and challenging time and
she's grateful to the Trump administration.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
He cares for the people of Venezuela and he told
me that yesterday, and I think that was the most
important message I can bring back to my country back home.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
And advice to check beach conditions before contemplating at swim
and Auckland this weekend. A large number of locations have
do not swim warnings at the moment due to wastewater
overflow in the area. They include Murray's Bay and my
Dongie Bay, Narrowneck Bay, and Mission Bay, to name a few.
Foollless of sites can be found on the Safe swim
a dot org dot NZ website. A mixed bag of

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NCAA results this CM provisional figures show a slight lift
and Level one achievement and a very small dip at
Level two, while the number of Year thirteen students securing
university entrants dropped by almost one percent. It comes as
the Government is set to make final decisions on its
proposal to scrape and CA and replace it with new
educational qualifications. Secondary Principles Association chairs Steve McCracken says a

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lot has been changing in schools as any change comes
through witherle academic qualifications as for as a natural decrease
in terms of overall achievement and police are promising to
be highly visible in Raglan this weekend with thousands of
people gathering for the Sound Splash Music Festival. Those performing
include Tikitana and Lady six Bag. Meanwhile, ed Share is

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performing at Auglands Go Media Stadium Tonight. Trains won't be operating,
but ticket holders can take regular and special event buses
for free from two pm. That's news the sport and
a penalty decision against his side has left Augland FC
manager Steve Corrika annoyed following a two to one A
League loss at Melbourne City. The visitors took a one

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lead just before halftime, but City equalized with twenty minutes
left from the penalty spot and then scored the winner.
Corocer says his side went off the boil, but he
believes it was a dubious penalty call. Seventh seed Sebastian
Bias to set up an ASB Tennis Classic Men's singles
final with rising checkstar Yakub Mensic and former Keywi's international

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Nelson Ossofa. Solomona has made a successful provisional boxing debut
with a thunderous victory over former NRL journeyman Jeremy Latimore
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