Morning Edition: 19 January 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks Heavy newsroom. This is NEWSFACS In
this update what now for New Zealand in the Middle
East Agaza ceasefire is due to come into effect at
eleven am after Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Hamas.
The first phase of the agreement includes a six week
ceasefire and the trading of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

(00:27):
Geopolitical analyst Jeffrey Miller says New Zealand should still have
an active role.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
This situation is very, very volatile and it all require
a collective effort from the international community for the ceasefire
to be a success.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
The fire on Mangade Mountain in Auckland, that could be
seen city wide is now contained, with fire crews expected
to be at the scene for most of the day.
Fire and emergency believe it started from a bonfire at
the top of the mountain, but those who lit it
have not been found. Local residents are being told to
keep windows and doors shunt due to smoke. The Prime

(01:02):
Ministers expected to announce a reshuffle of his caucus today.
Christopher Luxen will speak at three o'clock this afternoon. Where
our newsroom understands he'll make the changes known before Christmas,
though he said he wasn't going to change anything. Political
editor Jason Walls says whatever happened between now and then
remains a mystery. You could be cynical and say that

(01:24):
they had a bad poll result, so they looking to
change things up to refresh and go forward.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
I don't think one pole does a government destroyed.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
A communications expert says the TikTok ban in the US
is a classic example of American politics. The Supreme Court
upheld to federal law banning the popular app, used by
over one hundred and seventy million Americans. Mobile app stores
will face major fines if they distribute the platform to
US users. From six pm, University of Otago Communication Studies

(01:57):
lecturer Olivier Jilltell liked to cold war hysteria.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
We should have smarter conversations about what types of regulation
we should have to protect journalism and vital industries from
American or Chinese corporations.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
And that's news to sport. Tennis power couple Elenas Fittalina
and Gael Monfils have pulled off an extraordinary double act
to make the Australian Open second week of family Affair,
Sittilina's stunned women's fourth seed a Jasmine Paulini to reach
the last sixteen, just three hours after her showman husband

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mon Phil's a really similar upset win over men's fourth
seed Taylor Fritz. On the same court, Darwin Neunas has
scored twice an added time to help Premier League leaders
Liverpool to a two nil win at Brentford. There have
also been two nil away wins for Fulham over Leicester
City and Crystal Palace over west Ham, while Bournemouth has

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shock Newcastle for one. Can we go for? Daniel Hilliot
leads the Dubai Desert Classic heading into the final round
with Ryan Fox fourth equal and New Zealand snowboarder Zoe
Sedowsky Sink has placed second at the esteemed Lax Open
Slope Style World Cup in Switzerland, earning the tenth World
Cup podium of her career. And that is sport. I'm

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Donna Marie Lever. For more news, listen to News Talk
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