Morning Edition: 31 December 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks Hebby newsroom. This is newsfacs In
this update, New Zealand has three new Knights and three
new Dames. The New Year Honors list has been released,
recognizing the work and achievements of one hundred and ninety
people across the country. Those being made Dames A Golfer,
Lydia Coe, hitdscand founder Julie Chapman and Nati Peru's and

(00:25):
Grid Collins for her services to Mauri business and health governance.
Prominent businessman, former Hamilton City councilor and Waikato University chancellor
John Gallagher will be made a Knight, as will Auckland
property developer and later philanthropist Ted Manson and former Environment
Canterbury commissioner Peter Skelton. And the twenty seven year old

(00:47):
Kiwi Golfer becomes the youngest modern era Dame or Night,
eclipsing Dame by Allan MacArthur, who was twenty eight when
she was honored. Go says his latest achievement is extremely humbling.
It makes me very proud. I did not obviously use
thanks to moments like being in Paris. Then it's always
going to be something that I'm going to cherish forever
its very on there and humbled by everything.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
Multiple ths climbed onto the roof of a justice facility
in South Auckland's Windy last night. Rang A Tamariki called
police to the Corowai Monarchy facility just before six. The
group was seen wearing face coverings and holding pieces of
metal and wood. A push to give Border Operations staff
and mb workers a pay rise. Unionized Immigration Border Operations

(01:30):
staff adjoining others at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment in Industrial Action through to January twenty. Employees won't
work it before or after their shifts and are taking
breaks at the same time.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
For me.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
US President Jimmy Carter's being remembered as a strong advocate
and a kind man by global leaders. Carter, who served
as US President for a term between nineteen seventy seven
and nineteen eighty one, has died at his Georgia home
at one hundred years old. He's been farewelled as a
humanitarian my current outgoing President Joe Biden. That's news. In sport,

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Rugby has dominated sports contribution to the New Year's Honors list.
Former All Blacks coaches Ian Foster and John Hart were
made Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit and
the most capped All Black, Sam Whitelog was created an Officer.
As you heard a news Lydia Coe's been appointed a
Dame for services to golf. New Zealand have taken an

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unassailable two nil lead into the three match T Twenties
series against Sri Lanka at Mount Montanui. The black Caps
won by forty five runs after posting one hundred and
eighty six for five. Player of the Match Mitch Hay
was left forty one not out of nineteen balls. Australia
have taken a two one lead and the Border Gaviscar

(02:46):
Trophy Series after beating India by one hundred and eighty
four runs in Melbourne. The fifth and final Test starts
in Sydney on Friday. That's Sport. I'm Jody Gill.

Speaker 1 (02:59):
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