Midday Edition: 17 November 2024

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks Heady newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, positive words from the Prime Minister on the
role ORCUS could play in stability despite clear differences with China.
Chris Luxin's met with leaders from across the Asia Pacific
region for the APEX summit in Peru. He says China's
President Ashi Jinping has raised concerns about tension it links

(00:28):
to the US and ORCUS, but Luxan says China's reaction
to New Zealand possibly joining the nuclear power submar impact
is not a consideration.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Our balance is that we think ORCUS is probably a
good thing in the region, whether New Zealand gets involved
with it or not, as a conversation that we continue
to explore and look into.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
The Climate Minister is touching down in Azerbaijan for the
annual United Nations Climate Change Summit. World leaders will be
talking finance, with trillions of dollars needed for countries to
cut emissions. Reported to Malsa Jackson has more.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Minister Simon Watts says an agreement will help developing countries
build resilience for climate hazards and transition to a sustainable economy.
He says all countries with advanced economies will need to contribute.
Watts will also co chair the Pacific Ministers round Table
at COP twenty nine and says he wants to secure
a decision that Australia will hold COP thirty one. In

(01:24):
twenty twenty six.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Police are urging public to stay away from then apm
Museum as they work to identify a package that was
left behind. Authorities were alerted at nine thirty am. Police
are working to find the person who left the package
and cordons are in place around the museum. Estimates the
funding of a new heart medication will avoid more than

(01:46):
one thousand hospitalizations over five years. FARMACS confirmed it will
foot the bill for m Paglaflozen for those suffering with
that type of long term heart failure. Pharmaceuticals director Geraldine
mcgibbons says nearly twenty thousand people are eligible.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
Rising to over thirty seven thousand people per year after
five years.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
That's news. In sport, a stirring French fight back has
consigned the All Blacks to a one point loss in Paris.
The AB's led seventeen ten at halftime, but coach Scott
Robertson is lamenting a below pass second Stanza in the
thirty twenty nine defeat. What we think you of our
backbench as well as we could and I kicked all

(02:28):
their goals.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
We've got their got the smellers we're talking about, got
the tails up.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
The spring Box have won ten of their twelve matches
in twenty twenty four. Following a twenty nine to twenty
win over England at Twickenham. Breakers coach Petrie Caponin is
refusing to comment on the future of center Freddy Gillespie.
Reports are suggesting the American has been released to play
in Italy, set to be replaced by former NBA giant

(02:54):
Taco four, but Caponin won't say where. The last night's
eight point win over kens wasp's last hurrah that sport.
I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk
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