Morning Edition: 17 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talk sa'd be newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs.

Speaker 1 (00:10):
In this update. Rescuers in Gaza say nearly one hundred people,
including children, have been killed in an Israeli attack in
the north. It's the largest ground assault on North Gaza
since March. Israel says it was operating to locate and
dismantle terrorist infrastructure sites. US President Donald Trump is still

(00:30):
pushing for a face to face meeting with Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met in Turkey
for the first direct talk since March twenty twenty two.
It was initially expected Putin and Ukrainian leader Voladimir Zelensky
would face each other in person, but Putin was a
no show. Donald Trump says he's crucial to any movement

(00:52):
on the war.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
You know the asset Putin was going, z Lensky was going,
and I said, if I don't go, I guarantee Putin
start going.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
And he didn't go.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
While the meeting saw no real breakthrough on the crucial
issue of a truce, each side has agreed to return
one thousand prisoners of war to the other. Napier Library
is no longer open. During the weekend as it faces
an uncertain future. The city Council says staffing issues mean
the facility needs to close on Saturdays starting from today.

(01:21):
It's already shut on Sundays and public holidays. Courtney Winter reports.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
The announcement coincides with a proposal to close the library
temporarily for at least two years until the new Napier
Library hub is complete. It The other council run library
in Taradale, remains open seven days a week. Maya Kirsten
Wise says far more people go to Taradale Library, so
they need the staff there.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
The upcoming cruise season will see a projected decline in
port visits based on last year, with one hundred and
thirty nine less for the North Island and one hundred
and eighteen less for the South Kikruz destination. Napier is
set to lose twenty four trips into port hawks MA
Tourism CEO Hamish Saxon says, we're facing tough international competition.

Speaker 3 (02:07):
South Africa and Cape Town's doing a lot of work
to entire ships. The list goes on, so.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
We're talking about a very competitive space. That's news the
sports and to cam Royguard try at the death has
broken the Highlanders hearts and given the Hurricanes an important
twenty four to twenty Super Rugby win in Wellington. The
Canes half back has snuck over to score his second
try of the game with time up on the clock

(02:32):
to keep them in playoff contention. Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw
told sky Sport the Highlanders came prepared and forced them
into errors in the first half, so we're good.

Speaker 3 (02:41):
At the breakdown. The person, the pressure there, the person,
the pressure of the lano and yeah, it's just good
to go. When is it this time of year. It's
not always about winning. Wow, something's just about winning. So
we'll take it and thrust ourselves off.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Meanwhile, the Crusaders have beaten the Warritars forty eight to
thirty three in Sydney, and the Bulldogs have beaten the
Roosters twenty four to twenty and the Nral match in Sydney.
That's Sport. I'm Diana Vesag. For more news, listen to
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