March 13, 2025 • 3 mins
The Morning Edition of News Fix for 14 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 (00:05):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, fourteenth of March. In this update,
Vladimir Putin has signaled support for a thirty day ceasefire
with Ukraine. That Kremlin is set to meet with officials
from Washington to discuss the US plan for ending the hostilities.
Ukraine agreed to the plan on Wednesday. The Russian president
(00:26):
says the ceasefire should lead to enduring peace and remove
the root causes of the crisis. He's expressed concerns the
US is leading this instead of Ukraine. As translated by
the BBC.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
We are absolutely convinced that the Ukrainian side should have
asks Americans for this Persistently.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
The welcome mat is continuing to be rolled out to
investors from around the world. The second day of the
government's infrastructure investment summit takes place in Auckland today, with
more than one hundred entities in attendance. News Dog ZBP
political editor Jason Walls says Christopher Luxen and his ministers
did their best to persuade them to make sure their
capital comes here.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Everywhere, from courthouses to schools to roads, it was all
up for sale. Essentially, so the government is looking to
partner with these big multinational corporations or these pension funds
to find a home In New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Otago has come out on top again as having the
leading growing economy, with others in the South following close behind.
Asb's regional Economic scoreboard puts Otago, Canterbury, Tasman and Southland
in the top four spots based on the year on
year growth. Chief economist Nick Toughlee says it's great to
(01:40):
see the momentum create bank to bank victories over the
last two quarters. He says the region's done a great
job attracting Australian visitors and the strong tourism recovery has
driven retail spending and employment. A positive outlook for South
Dunedin as ways to address serious flooding are identified the
City and Otago Regional Councils. They released two reports analyzing
(02:04):
how to respond to risks facing the low lying area.
The seven options include keeping the land dry, allowing space
for water, or letting water into the land. The costs
range from two billion dollars to seven billion over the
next seventy five years. Program manager Jonathan Rose is there's
opportunity to make the area safer.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
In many of those future saff that we can have housing,
better infrastructure or green space or parts more weapons, lower
flood risks.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
An astrologist is encouraging people not to miss tonight's lunar eclipse.
That blood moon is expected to rise at seven thirty
eight pm and people are being told to secure a
clear view to the east before things return to normal
after nine point thirty. Stardom astrologist Rob Davison says, although
they aren't super rare, there are only a couple of
year before disappearing a few for a few years.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
With the weather being how it is, you can easily
go many many years without having a chance to actually
see one. At any time one comes along, it's always
worth twenty thirty And in.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Sport, Joseph Parkers Camp is negotiating to fight unified World
heavyweight champion Alexander Usik following a demand from the World
Boxing Organization. The parties have thirty days to negotiate about.
Former Australian test cricketer Stuart McGill faces jail time for
supplying drugs, but has been spared a potential life sentence
(03:23):
over his role in a cocaine deal that led to
his twenty twenty one kidnapping. The Knights have bet in
the Dolphins twenty six twelve to remain undefeated and linked NRL.
I'm never retty Manu van Chelana's news Fix. We'll be
back with the next update of midday from the newstalk
zb newsroom
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, fourteenth of March. In this update,
Vladimir Putin has signaled support for a thirty day ceasefire
with Ukraine. That Kremlin is set to meet with officials
from Washington to discuss the US plan for ending the hostilities.
Ukraine agreed to the plan on Wednesday. The Russian president
(00:26):
says the ceasefire should lead to enduring peace and remove
the root causes of the crisis. He's expressed concerns the
US is leading this instead of Ukraine. As translated by
the BBC.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
We are absolutely convinced that the Ukrainian side should have
asks Americans for this Persistently.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
The welcome mat is continuing to be rolled out to
investors from around the world. The second day of the
government's infrastructure investment summit takes place in Auckland today, with
more than one hundred entities in attendance. News Dog ZBP
political editor Jason Walls says Christopher Luxen and his ministers
did their best to persuade them to make sure their
capital comes here.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Everywhere, from courthouses to schools to roads, it was all
up for sale. Essentially, so the government is looking to
partner with these big multinational corporations or these pension funds
to find a home In New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Otago has come out on top again as having the
leading growing economy, with others in the South following close behind.
Asb's regional Economic scoreboard puts Otago, Canterbury, Tasman and Southland
in the top four spots based on the year on
year growth. Chief economist Nick Toughlee says it's great to
(01:40):
see the momentum create bank to bank victories over the
last two quarters. He says the region's done a great
job attracting Australian visitors and the strong tourism recovery has
driven retail spending and employment. A positive outlook for South
Dunedin as ways to address serious flooding are identified the
City and Otago Regional Councils. They released two reports analyzing
(02:04):
how to respond to risks facing the low lying area.
The seven options include keeping the land dry, allowing space
for water, or letting water into the land. The costs
range from two billion dollars to seven billion over the
next seventy five years. Program manager Jonathan Rose is there's
opportunity to make the area safer.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
In many of those future saff that we can have housing,
better infrastructure or green space or parts more weapons, lower
flood risks.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
An astrologist is encouraging people not to miss tonight's lunar eclipse.
That blood moon is expected to rise at seven thirty
eight pm and people are being told to secure a
clear view to the east before things return to normal
after nine point thirty. Stardom astrologist Rob Davison says, although
they aren't super rare, there are only a couple of
year before disappearing a few for a few years.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
With the weather being how it is, you can easily
go many many years without having a chance to actually
see one. At any time one comes along, it's always
worth twenty thirty And in.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Sport, Joseph Parkers Camp is negotiating to fight unified World
heavyweight champion Alexander Usik following a demand from the World
Boxing Organization. The parties have thirty days to negotiate about.
Former Australian test cricketer Stuart McGill faces jail time for
supplying drugs, but has been spared a potential life sentence
(03:23):
over his role in a cocaine deal that led to
his twenty twenty one kidnapping. The Knights have bet in
the Dolphins twenty six twelve to remain undefeated and linked NRL.
I'm never retty Manu van Chelana's news Fix. We'll be
back with the next update of midday from the newstalk
zb newsroom
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