Afternoon Edition: 20 January 2025

The Afternoon 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 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm raining Ramsey. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Monday, the twentieth of January. David Seymour wants
New Zealand to push a free trade agenda with Donald
Trump as president. The forty seventh President's inauguration is tomorrow
morning our time. Trump's been proposing tariffs for Canada and
Mexico to prioritize local industry, alongside suggestions of blanket tariffs

(00:29):
at Leader. David Seymour says trade is critical to New Zealand.
We've got to keep going out and making the case
that free trade is actually good for the world, and
particularly free trade and agriculture. Israeli doctors say all three
hostages returned from Hammas captivity are stable in hospital. The
three women are the first released as part of israel

(00:50):
ceasefire with Hamas in exchange for ninety Palestinian prisoners. They
were released to Red Cross in Gaza and taken to
hospital by Israel's military. Schieba Hospital spokesperson Professor Ettai Pessak
says they'll monitor their clinical condition. This will take a
few more days until we complete all the examinations that
are needed and treat whatever we find within the work

(01:12):
up that we'real reform. A person was flown to hospital
over the weekend after a flying fox reportedly snapped at
a campground near Nelson. Emergency services were called to Quiney's
Bush Camp in Mortupico about five pm on Saturday for
a seriously injured person. Camp manager Andrew Quinney told staff

(01:33):
the flying fox wire was only four years old and
inspected a month ago. Quen He says they're investigating what
happened and will be more vigilant, including making sure guests
respect campground amusements. Work Safe is making inquiries. Wait times
for GPS are at an all time high. As the

(01:53):
Prime Minister appoints a new Health Minister, his major cabinet
reshuffle moves the portfolio from Share that Etti to Same
and Brown. The General Practice Owners' Association says the sector
is plagued by underfunding, which will hold back anyone in
the role. Chair Angers Chambers says patients are now facing
the consequences. Access to general practice is getting worse and

(02:17):
communities this year will be losing this medical accident and
mental health services from general practice because of the situation.
Glauria Vale leavers have been told to ask the church
community for a personal apology. Leader Howard Temple apologized publicly yesterday,
admitting the community had failed many of its people. He

(02:37):
acknowledged the Royal Commission of Inquiry found abuse happened between
nineteen fifty and nineteen ninety nine. Lever Pearl valor So
she initially thought Gloria Vale wouldn't take that step, but
she believes there's many more actions it could also take.
They could stop fighting us in the court. I reckon
that would be as dee in the right direction as
they actually believed that they were wrong. Gred Service as

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issued a heavy rain warning for parts of Northland lasting
eighteen more hours with possible thunderstorms and strong wind. Watchers
and warnings kicking for Auckland and Corimandel Peninsula about four
am tomorrow to Sport in the Wellington Blaze of Snap
to two games super smash losing streak to beat the

(03:21):
Auckland Hearts by thirteen runs at the Basin Reserve. In
the Australian Tennis Open, KeyWe Aaron Ratliffe and doubles partner
Gabby Dobrowski are through to the quarter finals after beating
Lara Siemund and Beatrice Hadad Maya seven six six three
six ' four and American Football's NFL Playoffs, The Buffalo

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Bills have edged the Baltimore Ravens twenty seven twenty five,
and the Philadelphia Eagles have beaten the Los Angeles Rams
twenty eight twenty two. I'm Rayleian Ramsey. That's your latest
news fix. We'll be back with the next update tomorrow morning.
From the news Talk said B news Room.