Morning Edition: 16 January 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 16 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):
Good afternoon. I'm Rayleen Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fix for Wednesday, the fifteenth of January. The meat industries
hailing an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will
eliminate tariffs on frozen beef and sheep meat. Prime Minister
Chris Luckson's in the UAE and is now officially signed
the deal taking effect from today. Meat Industry Chief Executive

(00:27):
Sirma Karapeaver welcomes the news after a difficult year for them.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
We now will have a free access into one of
the world's wealthiest economies, where there is increasing demand in
the market for products that we are well placed to provide.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Police are investigating the sudden death of a baby in
Auckland's Manurewa. The baby was taken to a medical facility
on Brown's Road earlier this afternoon but couldn't be revived.
Police are treating the death is unexplained while further inquiries
are carried out. The weather seems to have calmed for
firefighters putting out a blaze that's burned about nine hectares

(01:05):
of vegetation on the Corimandel Peninsula. The blaze broke out
on Blackjack Road, north of Fitianga on Saturday afternoon. Ground
crews are digging out the deep seated burning as helicopters
use monsoon buckets met Service meteorologists to surprise. Mishongo says,
strong winds in the area yesterday appear to have calmed

(01:27):
ofulthworth the lee odinlar tenth kilometer's power and we're not
excellent really expecting any being more than that. Meanwhile, firefighters
are tackling a blaze at the Tahorakudi forest in the
Topur district. Seven crews and two helicopters are working on
the fire, which is about one point five hectares in size.

(01:47):
Agg's defense spokesperson says Donald Trump's return to power puts
pressure on how much we spend on defense. The party's
advocating for raising the investment of zero point nine percent
of GDP to two percent. Mark Cameron's's neighboring countries like
Australia are already stepping up, and New Zealand must been

(02:09):
more to be a good ally to its traditional partners.
He says, the world has changed in recent years.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
We've seen so recently as February twenty twenty two, the
invasion of a sovereign nation that certainly changed the landscape,
and New Zealand has to play its part.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Auckland based labor recruitment firm Prolink and Z is facing
an estimated debt of three point eight million dollars. The
agency was founded in twenty eighteen and often worked with
Immigration New Zealand. Azariah Haw reports.

Speaker 3 (02:39):
Prolink went into liquidation before Christmas, resulting in the loss
of almost two hundred jobs. The first liquidator's report names
numerous creditors, including acc and Inland Revenue. The latter owed
two point four million dollars. Complaints about the firm have
been lodged with Immigration, which had been looking into its

(03:00):
accredited employer status.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
South Korea's suspended president yunsuk yul, has been arrested and detained.
Yun declared martial law in early December. His impeachment came
soon after, alongside a criminal investigation. Authorities have confirmed his
detainment relating to an alleged insurrection, making him the first
sitting president in South Korea to be arrested. To sport

(03:27):
and singles. Fifth seed Keen Wen Jing, has been stunned
by German Lala Segmund seven six sixty three in the
second round of the Australian Tennis Open. Two time defending
champion Arena Sablenka has marched into the third round after
beating Spaniard Jessica Bozar's maneio David Haveli is keeping his

(03:49):
cards close to his chest on his future plans after
being appointed Crusaders captain. He's off contract next year, and
Kiwi's five eighth Dylan Brown is reportedly consered are leaving
the Paramatta Eels after this NRL season. I'm raising Ramsey
and that is your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update tomorrow morning from the News Talk

(04:11):
sed B Newsroom.