February 28, 2025 • 3 mins
The Midday Edition of News Fix for 01 March 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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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs in this update. There's been tense scenes
at the White House in Washington, DC as Donald Trump
and Vladimir Zelenski's meetings ended with a shouting match between
the two leaders. Trump and Zelensky met to discuss giving
the US access to Ukrainian minerals in exchange for rebuilding Ukraine.
(00:26):
The meeting ended with a press conference where they engaged
in a tense back and forth about the nature of
US support and whether Zelensky had shown enough gratitude.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Im you didn't have our military equipment, this war would
have been over in two weeks, in three days, I
heard it from Puttin in three days. This is something
maybe less in two weeks, of course.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Yeah, it's going to be a very hard thing to
do business like this. Phone and video service Skype is
shutting down in May. Skype was founded more than twenty
years ago and for a long time had no real
competition until the likes of FaceTime and Zoom took over.
Microsoft had pitch a Skype in twenty eleven for fifteen
billion dollars. More than half of Takapuna Golf Club will
(01:10):
be turned into a flood storage area. If a new
Auckland Council proposal goes ahead, the proposal will see af
Thomas Park turned into a wetland to help reduce future
flooding in the area.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Jordan Dunn has more an eighteen whole public golf course
sits on af Thomas Park, welcoming about two hundred thousand
visitors each year. Takapuna Golf Club spokesperson Stephen Dowd sees
its international best practice for courses to incorporate flood mitigation,
but he says the current proposal doesn't address alternative design
options which can be integrated into the existing layout.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Pope Francis has suffered a breathing crisis while in hospital
with pneumonia. The Vatican says the eighty eight year old
had a broncho spasm, which led to an episode of
vomiting and a sudden worsening of his breathing. They say
he remains in hospital under observation using an oxygen mask.
The episode came just hours after the Pope's condition was
no longer considered critical following a series of incremental improvements
(02:09):
from his two weeks in hospital. That's news in Sport
returning Marta two Locke Chelsea Bremner believes they're prime to
compete for a second Super Rugby All Pecky title. She's
come home to rejoin youngest sister Elana after a seasons
with Chiefs Manowa in twenty twenty four. Marta two dropped
their first four games last year. Bremner says they've been
(02:31):
conditioned to hit the ground running.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
We've been getting threshed pretty much in pre season physically,
but also challenged mentally. I think our game knowledge has
taken a real step up this year and yeah, we're
all ready to come into this weekend's game.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Hessing Marta Too opened their campaign on the road this
afternoon against Chiefs Manawa. We'll have live commentary from two
five on Gold Sports and iHeartRadio. And Aston Villa have
booked their place in the quarterfinals of Football's FA Cup
after a two milwyn over Cardiff City That Sport. I'm
Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk said
(03:08):
Be live on iHeartRadio.
From the news talks had been newsroom.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfacs in this update. There's been tense scenes
at the White House in Washington, DC as Donald Trump
and Vladimir Zelenski's meetings ended with a shouting match between
the two leaders. Trump and Zelensky met to discuss giving
the US access to Ukrainian minerals in exchange for rebuilding Ukraine.
(00:26):
The meeting ended with a press conference where they engaged
in a tense back and forth about the nature of
US support and whether Zelensky had shown enough gratitude.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Im you didn't have our military equipment, this war would
have been over in two weeks, in three days, I
heard it from Puttin in three days. This is something
maybe less in two weeks, of course.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Yeah, it's going to be a very hard thing to
do business like this. Phone and video service Skype is
shutting down in May. Skype was founded more than twenty
years ago and for a long time had no real
competition until the likes of FaceTime and Zoom took over.
Microsoft had pitch a Skype in twenty eleven for fifteen
billion dollars. More than half of Takapuna Golf Club will
(01:10):
be turned into a flood storage area. If a new
Auckland Council proposal goes ahead, the proposal will see af
Thomas Park turned into a wetland to help reduce future
flooding in the area.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Jordan Dunn has more an eighteen whole public golf course
sits on af Thomas Park, welcoming about two hundred thousand
visitors each year. Takapuna Golf Club spokesperson Stephen Dowd sees
its international best practice for courses to incorporate flood mitigation,
but he says the current proposal doesn't address alternative design
options which can be integrated into the existing layout.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Pope Francis has suffered a breathing crisis while in hospital
with pneumonia. The Vatican says the eighty eight year old
had a broncho spasm, which led to an episode of
vomiting and a sudden worsening of his breathing. They say
he remains in hospital under observation using an oxygen mask.
The episode came just hours after the Pope's condition was
no longer considered critical following a series of incremental improvements
(02:09):
from his two weeks in hospital. That's news in Sport
returning Marta two Locke Chelsea Bremner believes they're prime to
compete for a second Super Rugby All Pecky title. She's
come home to rejoin youngest sister Elana after a seasons
with Chiefs Manowa in twenty twenty four. Marta two dropped
their first four games last year. Bremner says they've been
(02:31):
conditioned to hit the ground running.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
We've been getting threshed pretty much in pre season physically,
but also challenged mentally. I think our game knowledge has
taken a real step up this year and yeah, we're
all ready to come into this weekend's game.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Hessing Marta Too opened their campaign on the road this
afternoon against Chiefs Manawa. We'll have live commentary from two
five on Gold Sports and iHeartRadio. And Aston Villa have
booked their place in the quarterfinals of Football's FA Cup
after a two milwyn over Cardiff City That Sport. I'm
Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to News Talk said
(03:08):
Be live on iHeartRadio.
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