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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Raylen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Tuesday, the twenty fifth of June. Rescuers are
battling stormy conditions to try to retrieve two people seen
alive off the coast of Gisbon. A fishing boat with
three on boards set off yesterday but didn't return.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Jordan Dunn reports Maritime mean z Is a container ship
spotted a peer off Mahia Peninsula but lost visual contact.
They are trying to find them again. The Rescue Coordination
sent As Operations manager Michael Klulow says atrocious weather is
making the search extremely difficult. He says the pair will
be cold and tired, but didn't mention the third missing person, and.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Heavy downpours and Hawks Bay and tight R fifty won't
ease until tomorrow night. Meat Service orange heavy rain warning
supply across the Upper East Coast and wind warnings around Gisbon.
Six meter coastal swells are possible. Meteorologist John Law says
Hawks may will get the heaviest rain, persisting until nine
tomorrow night. That tape Fort Napier wrote up towards places
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like Waikarua Mina where we could find as much as
one hundred and eighty to two hundred and forty millimeters
of rainfall relief in Australia that reports Julian Hossage is free.
The Wiki Leaks founder was charged with conspiracy to obtain
and disclose national defense information and spent seven years in
Ecuador's London embassy and five in a British prison. Wikiles
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has posted on x saying the fifty two year old's
left prison and left the UK. It's understood he pleaded
guilty in a deal with the US in exchange for
his freedom. Australian MP Monique Ryan told the BBC this
is emotional news for many. Minions of Australians want him home.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
We've felt concerned for his welfare for many years and
the news has been very warmly welcome.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
New Zealand First leaders says his party has been clear
on its position on the COVID and Winston Peters has
invoked the Coalition Agreed to Disagree clause, emphasizing they don't
support the government maintaining the inquiry's original form. Peter says
n z First always wanted a broader public inquiry and
still does, which can take me a bit longer than
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we thought. I'll wret acute the problems we made. Prime
Minister Chris Larkson says invoking the clause is fine.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
It's okay that we don't agree on everything, but where
we don't, we manage that exceptionally well.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Supply ships arrived in the Chatham Islands this afternoon, mainly
bringing fuel for backup generators. A barge from Auckland has
been delayed twice by bad weather. The backup boat from
Nelson's only brought a limited amount of diesel and petrol.
The diesel fueling the island's power supply is nearly out
and petrol and LPG ran up more than a month ago.
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Mayor Monny Crune says today's delivery still isn't enough.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
If any sphere then the community can have access to
some diesel, But at the moment and there has been
sundviel release for everyone's on rations.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Auckland City Raillink chief executive Sean Sweeney has resigned. He's
setting to lead Dublin's metrolink expansion connecting the central Irish
city to its airport to Sport and New Zealand. Rugby
has posted an eight point nine million dollar net loss
for twenty twenty three, its second straight loss making year.
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Midfielder Jordie Barrett has backed older brother Scott to display
leadership naus and become a great All Blacks captain. Warriors
half back Shawn Johnson will be sidelined for at least
four weeks due to the re emergence of an old
Arkilley's tendon injury, with co Chandrew Webster saying he won't
be rushed back into action. I'm Raylen Ramsey. That is
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your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update tomorrow morning from the News Talk SEDB newsroom