Afternoon Edition: 15 February 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 15 February 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

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From the news talks had been Newsroom this is newsfacs.
In this update, the contents of a deal between China
and the Cook Islands have still not been disclosed. Cook
Island's News reports a number of bilateral cooperation documents have
been signed by Cook's Prime Minister Mark Brown and china
Our Foreign Minister Winston Peters has still not seen them,
despite efforts to be kept informed. His expressed concern about

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the lack of consultation with New Zealand before an agreement
was struck. The Washington Post expects the deals to touch
on deep sea mining and strategic infrastructure, which could have
security implications for New Zealand. Ukraine's president says no peace
deal can be made without Ukraine's involvement. This follows US
President Donald Trump saying Russia's Vladimir Putin has agreed to

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begin talks to end the war. Voladimir Zelensky and Vice
President j d Vance a meeting for the first time
to discuss plans. Auckland's Rainbow Pride Parade is expecting widespread support.
The parade will bring colour, glitter and plenty of rainbow
flags to ponsonbe from half past seven to night They'll
be representatives from all parts of the LGBTQIA plus communities,

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plus public services and businesses. Event manager Sean Woodcock says
sixty five groups adjoining the parade this year, the largest
sporting representation and of course the largest political party support
we've had a maniuv US vice president j D Vance
has met Alice Vaidel, the leader of the German far
right party Alternative for Deutschland. The two met after the

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Europe's Security Conference in Munich, where they reportedly discussed the
war in Ukraine and German domestic politics. This comes as
local polls show the AfD appears to hold second place
in Germany's upcoming election. Cl n's Frederick Plitkin says they
also discuss the AfD pushing against parties that have ruled
out working with them, which Vance also mentioned at the conference.

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Having Jdvans in their corner something that they believe gives
them a great deal of legitimacy. That's news. In sport,
Warriors fans are in dreamland after the first half of
their NRL trial game with the Melbourne Storm in Hamilton.
The Warriors have scored seven tries to one with doubles
to wings Taine to Opeki and Roger Tuivasa schek and

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a brace for senter Ali leah Tawa too. Half Back
Chanelle Harris Tavita also scored shortly before halftime. At the break,
the Warriors led the Storm by an almost unbelievable thirty
six Nils scoreline. Day two of Super Rugby's Pacific has
kicked off in Suva, where the Fiji and Drua are
hosting the Brumbies. The Blues play the Chiefs at Eden

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Park tonight. Blues skipper Patrick Tuipolotu hopes he can come
through the season unscathed. My problems always been just trying
to stay on the field for a full season and
big part of it the recovery, so trying to put
more emphasis on that that's sport. I'm Joe Gilfillan. For
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