Morning Edition: 09 January 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 09 January 2025, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom, This is NEWSFACS,
good morning. In this update, two civilians have died in
the US as four massive wildfires tear across Los Angeles,
causing mandatory evacuations of more than eighty thousand people. The
fires have been sparked by dry conditions and powerful winds.

(00:24):
County fire Chief Anthony Moroney says one thousand structures have
been destroyed and.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Also a high number of significant injuries to residents who
did not evacuate, in addition to first responders who are
on the fire line.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
A legal expert believes the deadline for submitting on the
Treaty Principals Bill must be extended. Parliament's website founded on
deadline day. Many people struggle to post online feedback on
the contentious bill in time. Otaga University's Andrew Geddis says
it would be unacceptable to prevent people from sharing their
views because of tech issues. Another sinkhole has appealed appeared

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in central Auckland. The two meter square tomo opened in
Saint Mary's Bay yesterday. Thomas Rice reports.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
Auckland's Transport have placed a plate over the sink hole
and the Council's Healthy Waters team is looking into its cause.
In recent times, a large sinkhole has opened up in
Parnell and another two on College Hill in near Victoria Park.
Now they've mostly been caused by deteriorating pipes and high rainfall.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
A closer working relationship between Labour and to Party Malory
could benefit National and Act. Labour leader Chris Hepkins says
he's been trying to strengthen their ties ahead of next
year's election. He has in the past labeled them a
protest party. Political editor Jason Wall says it's a pragmatic move,
with Labour likely to need to Party Malory's support to

(01:53):
form a government, but he says it'll also give Chris
Luxon and David Seymour ammunition.

Speaker 3 (01:59):
The Coalition of chaos argument will come back into the four.
They will be pointing up they think Tipati Mati is
unelectable and would be chaos in government.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
I'm kay Gregory and that's news. In sport, Yakub Mensik
has beaten top seed Ben Shelton in a three set
thriller at the ASB Tennis Classic across two hours and
thirty eight minutes. New Zealand have an unassailable two nil
lead in the three match One Day International cricket series
against Sri Lanka. They won the second fixture by one

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hundred and thirteen runs. In Hamilton ration, Revendra Is seventy
nine powered the host to two hundred and fifty five
for nine after rain reduced the match to thirty seven
overs a side. The visitors slumped to twenty two for
four inside five overs and were bundled out for one
hundred and forty two and boxer David Niekers endured defeat
for the first time in eleven professional bouts. As part

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of a bid for the IBF and the Ring Magazine
cruiserweight belts. DII Opataia retained his crowns with a four
round knockout on the Gold Coast That's Sport. For more news,
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