Morning Edition: 15 March 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks Heady Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS in
this update. A slow and steady approach could be the
best way to secure a free trade deal with India,
according to one expert. The Prime Minister departs for India
this morning, visiting Mumbai and New Delhi alongside a large delegation.

(00:25):
Auckland University Director of Global Studies Chris Ogden says India
has been known to drag its feet on deals before
finally giving in. He says we could learn something from that.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
I think if New Zealand negotiators go in realizing that
and possibly also take the same attitude, they might actually
garne on more respects and in the end I think
we'll get a better trade deal rather than doing something
very quickly.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
The US Secretary of State is cautiously optimistic about a
ceasefire in Ukraine. Marco Rubio has this morning met with
top diplomats from G seven countries in Canada. He is
President Donald Trump has revealed the US had good and
productive discussions with Russia's President Vladimir Putin yesterday, but Rubio

(01:07):
says more work needs to be done.

Speaker 3 (01:09):
We continue to recognize this is a difficult and complex situation.
It will not be easy, it will not be simple,
but we certainly feel like we're at least some steps
closer to ending this war and bringing peace.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Pillise say they'll be out in force to target boy
racers in Munowati this weekend. They say there'll be no
tolerance for dangerous drivers on the road, with gatherings expected.
Officers seized one car to boy racer meet last weekend
and say the community is fed up with the behavior.
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is cautioning kiwi's to stay

(01:43):
safe on our beaches as patrols wind down for the season.
Many paid lifeguards will no longer be watching the surf,
with only volunteers around on weekends to keep eyes on
the water until Easter. National Coastal Safety Manager Tom Kerney
says assistance, supervision and advice now won't be as immediately available.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
We urge people going to the beap to take a
few minutes to look at their conditions and assess their ability.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
Kearney says despite preventable drownings dropping last year by nineteen,
the season still has been very busy. That's news to
Sport and New Zealand. Golfer Ryan Fox has shot up
twenty three spots at the Players Championship in Florida after
carting a second round two under pass seventy. Fox is

(02:30):
currently in a tie for thirty eight two under but
as nine shots off the pace. The Warriors have won
their first home game of the NRL season, blitzing Manly
thirty six sixteen at Mount Smart. The Hurricanes have jumped
off the bottom of the Super Rugby Ladder after a
twenty to eighteen win over the Highlanders in Dunedin. Kanes

(02:50):
flanker Peter Luckey's told The gold Sport the pace was frenetic.

Speaker 3 (02:54):
Lander's when he bought dangaates are they Are you just
super proud of the boys?

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Doug Deep's a top couple of weeks by It's got
to get that one. I'm heading onsid Up.

Speaker 3 (03:02):
Bye week, so yes, got a result.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
That's sport. I'm Diana VisiC. For more news, listen to
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