Morning Edition: 07 January 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the news talks had been newsroom. This is newsfacs.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, Justin Trudeau says he can't be the
best choice in the next election as he resigns as
Canada's Prime minister. The fifty three year old has led
the country for nine years and won three elections, but
says the Liberal Party will now select a new leader.
Liberal MPs, alarmed by gloomy polls, have publicly urged the
fifty three year old to quit before the election, which

(00:28):
must be held by late October. Trudeau says he's fought
for the middle class since being first elected in twenty fifteen.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
We've reduced their taxes, we increased the benefits to families.
We made sure the economy is focused on working for
everyone and not just a few.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Unions are urging the government to scrap the Treaty Principal's Bill.
Today's the last day the public can submit online on
the bill, which seeks to define the Treaty of Whitetongi's
main principles. Council of Trade Union's president Richard Wagstaff says
the government's attempting to re interpret our founding document and
workers won't stand for it.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
We know that our fieldings were present some like sixty
thousand Milori workers. New Zealanders we care about this. We
expect a lot better from our parliament and we expect
them to abandon this forlishness as soon as possible. Well.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
Carthol University law professor Alexander Gillespie says New Zealand won't
always agree with Donald Trump's nationalistic approach, but we need
a constructive relationship US lawmakers. Of verifying his election victory
today and he'll be inaugurated in two weeks. Foreign Minister
Winston Peters says the government's working to get people known
to the Trump team in place. A new generation of

(01:36):
Antarctic explorers are setting off to the icy continent today.
It's the Antarctic Heritage Trust Tense Expedition taking eighteen to
thirty five year olds and a voyage to the Ross Sea.
The young Key, We and Australian explorers will visit the
historic huts and learn about conservation efforts and Antarctica. That's
news in Sport Hope from Nottingham Forest Manager Nuno Espirito

(02:02):
Santo that All Wide striker Chris Wood will agree a
new contract extension with the Premier league side. He says
negotiations are trending in the right direction. Nottingham Forest play
Warburhampton away from nine am as they look to narrow
the gap behind leaders Liverpool to six points. The difference
between crickets haves and have knots could expand beyond twenty

(02:22):
twenty seven due to financial pragmatism. Melbourne's The Age newspaper
reports a proposal as progressing to split the World Test
Championship into two tiers at the end of the next edition. Unsurprisingly,
the Big three of India, Australia and England would be
guaranteed places in the top echelon, given they have the
biggest return on investment and the largest viewership from the

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longest format. South Africa, Shri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan
would join them. Initially, the second level would feature Bangladesh,
West and East Ireland, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. That's Sport, I'm
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