Morning Edition: 02 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I never ready Manu and this is your
morning news flex for Friday, second of May and this
update A drug and Alcohol service says a wider cohort
of KIWIS is turning to meth amphetamine. Recent wastewater testing
showed a near doubling of use last year compared to
twenty twenty three. Health ins stance also show hospital discharges

(00:26):
with diagnoses including myth quadrupled between twenty fourteen and last year.
Marita Ranclaude from rots Door's Copupper Madi Service Manaki Order says,
due to more supply and lower prices, addicted people are
using more. So we have also experienced and increased my
feature in terms of the number of younger people picking

(00:47):
up the pie and picking up mess and petamine as
a drug of choice. Health officials and the Senior Doctors
Union will be back at the negotiation table today following
yesterday's nationwide strike. Health ministers Mean Brown says Health New
Zealand has applied to the Employment Relations Authority for urgent
facilitation to resolve the dispute. The union says a case

(01:08):
conference was already scheduled for today to talk about facilitation
and whether that's the next best step for bargaining the
worst of the weather is behind heart hit parts of
the country. All strong wind warnings and watchers have now expired,
as has the Orange rain warning for kai Korda. Christ
Church in Selwyn District remain under a state of emergency
but are still dealing with the aftermath of flooding and slips.

(01:31):
In Wellington, the airport is reopening. There's been a train
track wash out between Wellington and Potoni. Met Service meteorologist
Chelsea Glue says he will be some lingering shews in
Canterbury while it's still quite windy in Wellington. We have
been experiencing an easing trend for most of the severe
weather for Esterday in the overnight period and they will
continue to ease throughout the day to day. Government departments

(01:54):
are being told of compulsory stricter standards to protect personal
INFORMATIONEF Digital Officers issued a ruling coming into force for
all public service agencies from July. Agreements with third parties
must include disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest and
a risk assessment needs to take place before personal information shared.

(02:15):
It comes after investigations into the use of COVID nineteen
vaccination and census data at munelder Womani last election. The
Auckland public will now get to have their say on
the future of stadiums at Western Springs. After hours of debate,
they decided to endorse neither of the two bids presented.
The wide nature of the consultation meant both options and

(02:36):
the revival of speedway at Western Springs is on the table.
Some councilors did not think consultation should take place at all,
citing legal action about the movement of speedway from Western
Springs to Waikadaka Park. Maya Wayne Brown scolded councilors against
consultation and said it was the best option we've heard
from new people for seven hours. This is about going
to the public and in sport, a great start by

(02:58):
Ryan Fox to the latest peace Ega Tura vent in Texas.
Fox has carted a five hunder sixty six to be
three off the lead in a share of sevens. A
converted try conceded after the siren has seen the New
Zealand Under twenty rugby side draw with Australia twenty nine
all in the opening game of the Under twenty Rugby
Championship in South Africa and the high wins in the

(03:19):
Capitol have forced tonight's scheduled final round men's A League
fixture between the Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory to be
postponed until Sunday. I'm never retty Man who in the
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the news Talk zb newsroom.