Morning Edition: 23 March 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks had been newsroom. This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, a scene examination is underway in Featherstone
and a homicide investigations been launched following the death of
a man. Yesterday. Just after four pm, police responded to
reports of a firearm been shot at a vehicle leaving
a Fresh Choice supermarket car park in Featherston. A short
time later, a man was found in Carterton with an

(00:28):
apparent gunshot wound and has since died. Lochlan Rennie has More.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
Police say a second vehicle fled the scene and was
intercepted without incident at Kaitoki. They say two occupants were
taken into custody and their involvement is a focus of
the investigation. Police say they'd like to hear from any
witnesses and a scene examination will continue in Featherston over
the coming days.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
For the first time since November ceasefire rockets are again
flying across the Israeli Lebani border. A number of rockets
flew into Northern Israel from Lebanon but were intercepted. This
was followed by Israeli strikes over South Lebanon, reportedly killing
two people. After around five weeks in hospital. It's been

(01:14):
revealed this morning that Pope Francis will be discharged tomorrow.
The eighty eight year old has been on oxygen recovering
from double pneumonia. The doctor treating the Pope and Rome,
whose words have been translated here, says there were some
very dangerous moments during his hospitalization.

Speaker 4 (01:32):
His clinical conditions presented two very critical episodes during which
the Holy Father was in danger of losing his life.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
There's a plea for wealthier countries to step up food
aid for poorer countries because of worsening inflation. A new
World Vision study shows people in sixteen countries need to
work more than one week to pay for basic foods.
Spokesperson Rebecca Armstrong says without intervention, an estimated five hundred
and eighty two million people will be undernourished by twenty thirty.

(02:06):
We're in a situation where, especially with aid cups happening
and things like that, where this is becoming life and
death for people in fragile countries.

Speaker 5 (02:15):
That's news to Sport and the Blues are officially in
crisis mode after slumping to their fourth defeat of the
Super Rugby Pacific season, going down forty two to nineteen to.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
The Crusaders at Eden Park. The result leaves the Blues
in tenth, one point ahead of the last place Muwana
PACIFICA coach Verncotta says, there are no excuses.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
A game gets constructed and gets built, and I think
I don't think we're able to build it or through
I set peace and just simple things like catching high
balls where it seemed a little lethargic and we went
reacting as quickly as we could have been.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
And Red Bull driver Liam Lawson admits the pressure is
mounting after qualifying last for tonight's Formula One Grand Prix
in Shanghai, having finished four teenth in the sprint race
earlier in the day. The key we posted the slowest
qualifying time.

Speaker 5 (03:05):
That's sport.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
I'm Diana Vesig.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
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