Morning Edition: 18 March 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 18 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 (00:05):
Good morning. I never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning News Fox for Tuesday, eighteenth of March. In this update,
the Prime Minister's confident a difference of opinion over the
Sikh separatist movement won't affect relations with his Indian counterpart.
Christopher Luxen's met with Narendra Mody and New Delhi to
reinvigorate trade talk since strengthen military cooperation. Modi's urged Luxen

(00:29):
to crack down on some of the anti India elements
within New Zealand, but Luxon says he has no reason
to believe the Sikh movement has broken any of our laws.
He are free to protest as they wish.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
It's important that they exercise and follow our laws inside
New Zealand. That's what our police enforce are and that's
the long standing position of New Zealand and our democracy.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
ACTS leaders putting out the call for candidates to run
in this year local body elections, saying it's time to
try something new. It's the first time actors sought to
stand candidates and local councilors. David Seywourt says the party
seeking practical, community minded people, not career politicians who are
ready to focus on what matters keeping rates down and

(01:10):
services up right.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Now, with inflation at two point two percent and council
rates going up twelve point two percent, we need to
try some new things to get some decent representation on
our councils.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
Whether fun at A floridates its water will be decided
today by the High Court. Councilors yesterday voted to revoke
a November decision to defy government orders to fluoridate the
water supply by Friday next week. However, the council won't
fluoridate if the High Court grants the council an injunction today.
Fun at A Mayor Vince Concarulo says yesterday's council meeting

(01:44):
on the issue was heated and at times went too far.
Belief the anti social behavior shown at Otago University's events
like Saint Patrick's Day are largely due to out of
towner's students mark the Irish holiday with fireworks, couch fires,
burning a wallaby, and yesterday it's believed the animal was
dead for a period of time beforehand. Police made no arrests,

(02:06):
but say the couch fires were disappointing. Student Association president
Lee In White since students from Canterbury and Lincoln Universities
they tend to make a mess at Otigo events. To
be honest, it fields life. Ohigo students are okay because
they live there and they know that if they get.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Caught, both the police and the prop to know where
they lived.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
Time is running out for many people to repay covid
ERA small business cash flow loans. The loans were introduced
in May twenty twenty, an issue to about one hundred
and thirty thousand businesses totaling two point four billion dollars
in Land Revenue says many will reach the cutoff to
repay the loans in June this year, with about ten
thousand loans already in default. Findex's Jared Chisholm says it

(02:46):
could be another knock to businesses still recovering and in sport,
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson remains hopeful Richie Monger will
be available for the twenty twenty seven World Cup. Golfer
Rory McElroy has defeated JJ Spore and a three hole
playoff to win the Players Championship at Sawgrass boxing has
been on the canvas and face being counted out at

(03:07):
the Olympic program, but is on the cusp of surviving
that potential knockout blow to feature at the twenty twenty
eight Los Angeles Games. Finally, Franklin had beaten Totunga sixty
five sixty one in NBL Basketball action. I'm neverretty, Manu.
That's your latest news FX. We'll be back with the
next update at midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom.