Morning Edition: 06 March 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news books for Thursday, sixth of March. In this update,
Reserve Bank Chairman Neil Quigley admits it's unusual to have
a governor resign midterm. Adrian Or unexpectedly announced his exit yesterday,
two years into his second five year tenure. Our newsroom

(00:24):
understands negotiations with the government about the bank's funding increase
were not going smoothly, but Quigley's downplayed any issue or
criticism prompting Or's decision and says Or still had his trust.
My relationship with Adrian has been very good and I
have confidence in Adrian. Yes, the US says it's taken

(00:45):
a step back on sharing intelligence with Ukraine. It comes
days after Washington also cut off military a to Kiev
amid rising tensions between Presidents Donald Trump and vonad Mezelenski.
Trump told the US Congress he had recis received a
letter from Zelenski in which he expressed willingness to come
back to the negotiating table. US National Security Advisor Mike

(01:07):
Waltz says despite the pause, talks with his Ukrainian counterparts
are going well. Since the public statement from Zelenski, and
then these subsequent conversations which I'm going to walk inside
and continue. I think we're going to see movement in
very short order. Airways New Zealand is proposing a seven
point seven percent price increase for airlines. The air traffic
management service provider is consulting with stakeholders, customers and the

(01:30):
wider industry on its pricing for the next three years.
The proposal means an increase of up to two dollars
and eighty cents per seat for commercial flights, depending on
the aircraft capacity. Chief Executive James Young says to sustain
the current service provision and investment in the future, price
increases are required. Consultation submissions are due by April. Second

(01:52):
at Otago University studies exposed gaps in beach safety education.
It's found half of Kiwi beach user's struggle to identify
a rip current in photos and videos, while more than
half had received no education around rips. There were seventy
two drownings last year. Lead author Rachel Irvine says it's
the first study to assess whether videos are more effective tool,

(02:14):
in hopes that it would be more representative and more dynamics
of what you've be on the beach day today, so
having people been unable to uge in kilim in both
formats is concerning. Moves to train more primary care nursing
staff is being lauded as a good start. From next year,
annual training places for nurse practitioners in primary care will
go from sixty to one hundred and twenty. Advanced education

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will also be funded for up to one hundred and
twenty primary care registered nurses. College of Nurses Executive director
Kate Western says the sectors also been vocal about wanting
nurse practitioners support to parallel that of GPS, and in
Sport and New Zealand have posted three hundred and sixty
two for six to beat South Africa by fifty runs

(02:59):
and reach their third Champions Trophy cricket final. Ranchen Ravindra
and Kane Williamson made centuries as part of a second
wicket stand of one hundred and sixty four. Red Super
Rugby coach Les Kiss says as currently christ Church based
side a compartmentalizing family worries as cyclone Alfred Bruce on
the edge of Queensland coldplay will help football governing body

(03:21):
FIFA plan the lineup for the first World Cup Final
halftime show next year and I'm Nevaretti Manu then she
latest newsweeks. We'll be back with the next update of
midday from the news Doorg zb newsroom