Morning Edition: 05 March 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 05 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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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, fifth of March. In this update,
Ukraine's president wants to come back to the negotiation table
with the US. It follows America's decision to pause military
aid to Ukraine. Vol De Mezzolenski says his meeting with
Donald Trump at the White House was regrettable and did

(00:25):
not go the way it was supposed to go. He
says Ukraine has committed to peace and ready to work
under Trump's strong leadership, design a minerals deal and reach
a peace deal. Russia has welcomed the pausing of aid,
launching one hundred drones at Ukraine. Fresh developments in the
government's cockstraight ferry headache. Hyundai is banking the running to
land a deal after the coalition candid it's original contract

(00:48):
in twenty twenty three, blaming ballooning costs. Documents show the
government set aside three hundred million dollars to cover that
broken deal, which must be paid regardless of whether a
new deal struck. Railer Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Todd
Valster told Andrew Dickens the government rush to cancel the
original deal. I think what is good is that at

(01:09):
least part of the coalition has gone to career and
spike the fees that Prime Minister didn't set me with
Monster fis dident AT wants to have Research on gangs
in prison suggests there's been a major shift in culture
and hierarchy in the past decades. The report from Independent
Research Solutions says the former top dog model has been
scrapped by inmates and gang members now run prisons. It

(01:32):
finds non members of the worstaff, making it easier for
gangs to recruit them and provide security. Author Jared Gilbert
says prisons are used for recruitment instead of rehabilitation. The
Aged key sector is working on education around restraint policies.
Chief on Boodsman Peter Bosher's released a report on his
visits to one hundred and forty eight care homes across

(01:53):
the country over the past three years. He's identified issues
with the treatment of residents with dementia. Aged Care Association
CE Tracy Martin says they'll be teaching workers about overlooked
issues like putting an elderly person in a reclining chair
they can't get out of. That report has mentioned that
they can be considered restraints, so we were just spreading
that understanding throughout our sector. Police is seeking the public's

(02:15):
help to find two people missing from Dunedin. Penelope was
last seen in the central Dunedin area wearing a blue
floral top and capri pans on Friday. The sixty five
year old did not bought her flight back to Topau
on Saturday and has not been seen or heard from since.
And police are also asking for the public's help to
find Joshua Jeet, who was last seen in Dunedin in December.

(02:36):
He was thought to be heading back in christ Church.
Truck drivers want Auckland traffic to permanently be like it
is in the school holidays. A report produced for Auckland
Transport and Mayor Wayne Brown suggests congestion will cost Auckland
two point six billion dollars a year by next year.
In sport, the Pakistan hosted Champions Trophy will see the

(02:57):
final played in Dubai after India chased two hundred and
sixty five to beat Australia by four wickets with eleven
balls to spare in their semi final. Political tension has
forced the issue all welcome Super Rugby boost for the
Chiefs in the form of fallback Sean Stephenson. He's back
after a six game sabbatical in Japan. An upset in
the opening round of the New Zealand Squash Open in Christchurch,

(03:20):
teenager Oli Dunbar has done world number fifty for Rui
Suarez three games to one. I've never read, Tymanu. That
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next
update at midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom.