Morning Edition: 30 April 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 30 April 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

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Good morning, I never ready Manu and this is your
morning news books for Wednesday, thirtieth of April. In this update,
reports of concern about children made to or Unga Tamadiki
are increasing. Official data released to news doorg ZB shows
as at March thirty first, there were thirteen hundred and
nineteen children overdue to be assigned as social worker within

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ten working days. In the year to April, there was
a nearly forty five percent increase in reports of concern
compared to the previous twelve month period. Independent Children's Monitor
Chief Executive Aaron Jones says some sites are making decisions
based on the social workers that are available, less a
concern to have an inconsistent threshold for a response. Canada's

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newly re elected Prime minister says his countries prepared to
be at the forefront of world leadership if the US won't.
The Liberal Party is one yesterday's election, forming a government
and locking down a fourth term. It's an upset loss
for the Conservative Party, which was leading the polls six
weeks ago until Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.

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In his victory speech, Canney told supporters he's going to
strengthen partnerships with other countries in Europe and elsewhere. We
have many, many other options than the United States to
build prosperity for whole Canadians. Meanwhile, more development sin Donald
Trump's tariff roll out as the US president marks one
hundred days back in office. Officials say Trump's preparing to

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ease tariffs on auto parts for US carmakers. Meanwhile, the
White House is accusing Amazon of being hostile and political
following reports it plans to list tariff costs alongside prices
for US customers. Here in New Zealand, m FATS received
just twenty queries about the tariffs through a dedicated email address.
Common questions include what's covered by the tariffs and what

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agencies can provide assistance. The sister of a christ Church
woman murdered by her just paroled rapist neighbors is expected
to stay involved in a coronial inquest over her death.
A coroner is presiding over an inquest into Juliana Bornia.
It aired his death at the hands of Joseph Brider
in twenty twenty two. He had been paroled just seventy

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two days earlier. Senior Herald reporter Analisk says Juliana's sister Sarai,
has dialed in from the US. GeSe says the sister
wants to ask questions of some of the people giving
evidence from a human perspective. A new police tool being
trialed allows officers to extract data from wearable devices like
smart watchers. Mobile Edit features on a sixty four page

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list of capabilities police have or are testing. It can
only be used on devices lawfully obtained under a search
warrant or with the person's consent. Guerrilla Technology Chief executive
Paul Spain says there are many situations where it could
prove useful, something like the person said no, no, I
was asleep, and actually there was enough data and the
wearable to indicate that no, you weren't. You had a

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elevator the heart rate at that climen. In Sport, Queensland
reds coach Les Kiss will be officially unveiled as the
wallabies next head coach later this morning, but he'll take
the helm from twenty twenty six after he completes his
Super Rugby duties. The Warriors have made one change to
their seventeen for Saturday's NRL Magic Round clash against the Cowboys.

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And Brisbane, while the run on side is unchanged. Playmaker
Ti Myrie Martin comes onto the interchange for Jacob Laban.
The Indian Panthers NBL game against the Canterbury Rams and
pooker core hair has been postponed. I'm never ready, man
who anentual latest news fix. We'll be back with the
next update at midday from the Newsdalk ZB newsroom