Morning Edition: 16 April 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I'm never Retty Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Wednesday, sixteenth of April. In this update,
Health New Zealand says negotiators will keep talking trying to
avoid a senior doctor's strike. The Association of Salaried Medical
Specialists has voted to strike for twenty four hours on
May first. It could affect four three hundred plant procedures

(00:28):
or first specialist appointments. Regional Deputy Chief Executive Katz Cronin
says they are not giving up and communication channels are open.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
We've got a bit of a way to go and
we're hoping that we can still reach a settlement with
our senior doctors to avoid this disruption.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Heavy rain and wild winds on the North Island could
make for hazardous driving conditions in the lead up to
Easter weekend. The arrival of tropical Cyclone tam Is bringing
active weather to Northland this morning, which will drift further
towards Auckland and Corimandelin coming days. Signs of confidence returning
to the property market with a notable jump and home

(01:05):
loans in the six months to December. The Banking Association
finds close to fifty seven thousand loans were issued, a
twenty one percent hike on the first half of last year.
Chief Executive Roger Beaumont says many people are also reaping
the benefits of paying off their loans more quickly.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Nearly four percent of customers were actually ahead on what
they needed to be paying on their home loans, so
that shows really positive signs in terms of good behavior
there from customers.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Firearm owners trust in police has risen for the first
time since twenty nineteen. Courtney Winter has more.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Council of License Firearm Owner's latest trust and Confidence survey
shows a slight uptack after a year on year decline
following Labour's Firearms by back. Only four percent of respondents
believe police operate with little to no personal bias, while
less than half don't want to ask police for help
complying with the law.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
A Police Rum survey found public trust and confidence risen
to sixty nine percent in the year to October. The
Education Minister says the Ministry isn't giving great advice when
it comes to using AI in schools. Eric Is Stanford's
spoken at the National Secondary Education Leadership Summit and christ
Church Answering questions from principles and teachers. She says New

(02:17):
Zealand is not alone, as all countries are struggling with AI.
She hard had been given one more cherry on top
before retiring from music. The Kiwi Rockers have been awarded
the TIT Music Award for Classic Record, just weeks after

(02:40):
their final show. It was for their nineteen ninety five
album Killjoy, which the judges hailed as a cornerstone of
Kiwi rock. Indigenous electronic musician Mokortron took out the overall
prize for his debut album Wide Air and in Sport.
Investigations are underway as to whether what has been termed
weather Dope influenced the eclipsing of the men's discus world

(03:03):
record in Oklahoma on Sunday, Micholas Alekna through seventy five
point five six meters in gale force conditions. Boxer Miyamotsu
has revealed a harrowing experience from her last fight in January.
She was hospitalized and diagnosed with pneumonia and deep vein
thrombosis upon returning from a defeat in England. The Hawks

(03:24):
have beaten the Panthers one hundred and three eighty eight
to open Round six of Basketball's NBL I'm never Retty, Manu,
and then your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update at midday from the news Talk zb
newsroom