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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the News Talks headby Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS in
this update. This stakes a high with the Ukrainian leader
and US president currently holding a meeting in the White
House on how to end the war in Ukraine. Donald
Trump has suggested Vladimir Zelenski will sign a quote very
big agreement giving the US access to Ukrainian minerals in
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exchange for rebuilding Ukraine. It follows weeks of a frosty
relationship between the pair, with the US President calling Zelensky
a dictator. CNN White House correspondent Kevin Liptak says both
leaders will be looking for certain guarantees if the US
and Ukraine are more financially intertwined, essentially acting as an
insurance policy so that Russia doesn't go back in. But
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that is not at all the type of security guarantee
that Zelensky wants out of this meeting. Three people have
suffered serious and critical injuries following what police believe is
an altercation between neighbors in South Auckland. Police say they
were called to Kutakutu Street in Tuckanini shortly before eight
o'clock last night. A theyver told the New Zealand Herald.
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They heard screaming and saw a person with a knife,
while a nearby business owner claimed three people were stabbed,
with young children there at the time. Hatehana Saint John
says three people were quickly taken to hospital. The suspect
escaped the scene in a car, but was found by
the Police Eagle helicopter a short time later. Up to
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one hundred firefighters will be on the ground today battling
a major blaze in Northland's Waipua forest Fire. An emergency
in New Zealand says fifty percent of the one hundred
hector fire is contained. It's also declaring a total fire
band for Mulifanua, Hooky, Younger Er, Piero and the pop
up Oa zones of Northland from eight am today. Christopher
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Luxen says the school Lunches program is still experiencing teething issues.
The scheme's facing increasing pressure after numerous reports of delivery delays,
issues around nutrition and the lack of variety of the meals.
Labor's called on the Prime Minister to sack Associate Education
Minister David Seymour over the repeated problems, but speaking to
media and Vietnam. Luckson says that's not going to happen. Well, look,
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you know David Seymour will work his way through those
issues and you know he's Minister responsible for it and
I expect he will. That's news to Sport and A
second half fight back from Molwana Pacifica has fallen short
after a thirty one twenty nine defeat by the Highlanders
in their Super Rugby Pacific contest in Auckland. The host
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came from thirty one to ten down at the break,
scoring three tries in the second stanza to narrow the margin.
Mowana Pacifica captain Nadia Savia says it's a heartbreaking loss
in their first home game of the season.
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We're going to start well and we've talked about starting well. Yeah,
we got ourselves back in the game and you know
we just weren't clinical enough to finish. So it's a
hard swallow, but honestly really proud of the boys' efforts
and the physicality the boys came and showed.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
Wellington Phoenix captain Alex Rufer remains confident his side can
reach the A League playoffs despite their third defeat on
the trot the one The loss to Melbourn City in
the Capitol leaves the Knicks in eleventh, nine points outside
of the top six that sport. I'm Diana Vesich. For
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