Morning Edition: 20 January 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 20 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 (00:05):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Monday, twentieth of January. In this update,
Simeon Brown has been seen as a safe pair of
hands as he takes the health portfolio from Shane Retti.
Christopher Luxon has announced a reshuffle of his cabinet, saying
Brown's delivery and execution skills are needed in a health system.

(00:26):
Niicola Willis is picking up a new economic growth role,
while Chris Bishop becomes Minister for Transport. Simon Watts takes
the energy in local government portfolios, while Melissa Lee is
removed from all ministerial responsibilities. Political scientist Lara Grieves says
Brown has been quite scandal free since taking office. We
haven't seen a lot of drama.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
We've seen a lot of management. We've seen a lot
of kind of strong media performance from him when he's
ministers shut things down.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Meanwhile, the newly appointed Minister for the South Island considers
his appointment recognition of how important the mainland is the
country's economic growth. Ring Tata MP James Meager has been
tusked with the new portfolio, as well as Hunting and Fishing,
Youth and associate transport is his being from a town
like Timodoo helps with a new role as it's a
mix of town and rural. Israel is expecting to receive

(01:16):
thirty three hostages from her Mass over the coming weeks
as it ceasefire with her Mass takes hold. The first
three hostages have been returned to Israel after spending around
fifteen months in captivity. Her Mass says for every hostage released,
thirty Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli jails. Retired
Idea of spokesperson Peter Lerner told CNN all three are

(01:36):
undergoing medical checks. The understanding is that many of the
hostages have been held in parendous conditions and underground, underfed,
and that's basically the concern that we are at at
the moment. Glory of Male's leader has made a public
apology for any pain and suffering experienced by its members.
The apology was requested in July last year after the

(01:57):
Royal Commission of Inquiry found abuse happened in the China
community from nineteen fifty to nineteen ninety nine. Leader Howard
Temple has offered thanks to all members who reported abuse
while acknowledging previous leaders breach their trust. The first of
two inquiries relating to allegations of misusing census information has
found no evidence of data breaches. In June last year,

(02:19):
allegations arose of Mundel de WILMDI misusing the twenty twenty
three census data to help Departy Mardi's election campaign. Jordan
done his more.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
The sixty seven page report finds the approach by Farno
order to lift Maori participation for the census went above
and beyond obligations. However, the independent investigation gives nine recommendations
for improving stats in Z's procedures. It includes suggesting it
maintains delivery oversight of contracts and takes proactive steps to

(02:50):
ensure AD meets t tendity obligations.

Speaker 1 (02:53):
In sport, Novak Djokovic has sailed into a quarter final
match up with Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Tennis Open.
He refused a postmanch interview after a Channel nine broadcaster
made comments critical of Serbian fans and Djokovic himself. The
All White skipper Chris Wood has scored his fourteenth goal
of the Premier League season and a three to two
win for Nottingham Forest over Southampton Kivy golfer Daniel Hellier

(03:17):
has had to settle for second at the European Tour's
lucrative Dubai Desert Classic, pocketing nine hundred and sixty one
thousand euro. I'm never ready, Manu. That's your latest news
fix and we'll be back with the next update at
midday from the newstalk ZB news room