Morning Edition: 05 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning. I never Readymanu, and this is your morning
news fix for Monday, fifth of May. In this update,
the Defense Minister is tight lipped over whether a major
investment in the military will mean better pay for frontline troops.
Defense contractors will be lining up the abyds to build
the Defense Force's new maritime helicopters due to Collins revealed yesterday,

(00:25):
two billion dollars has been set aside for new helicopters,
while nine hundred and fifty seven millions being near marked
over four years for Defense Force activities. The Minister told
Ryan Bridge troops already had quite large pay rises last year.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Every time our people go on deployment they get a
benefit from that, so they get extra money from that too,
So they want to be deployment and I'll be sitting
at home fighting over remote control.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
The influence of US President Donald Trump has loomed large
over the recent Australia. In Canada's elections, Australian Prime Minister
Anthony Albanesi has been re elected in a landslide victory.
It follows Canada's election, with Liberal newcomer Mark Carney being
voted into office last week. Flinda's University Associate Professor robed
Man Wearing says voters are looking for a steady hand

(01:12):
amongst the economic uncertainty of the Trump era.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
In political sciences are film called devalue around the flag phenomenon,
which means that when crisis events occur then voters often.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Come together around and usually will support the incumbent. A
view that New Zealand schools are taking baby steps when
it comes to AI use. Use of the technology is
currently governed by each school's board. While the Ministry of
Education encourages schools to develop an AI policy, there are
no requirements to use it in certain areas of schools.
Canterbury University Associate Professor of Digital Education Cantherine McCallum says

(01:47):
New Zealand's taking a fairly risk averse approach.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
There are other countries that are probably going more into
its use, but we're learning from that as well, so
that's not a bad thing.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Dunedin's mayor has word directly from the Health Minister that
the new hospital project is on track. Health New Zealand's
confirm the number of ICU beds as decrease from thirty
to twenty on opening, with the option to expand over time.
Danieda Mere Juele's Raddick says a tender is due out
this week for a concrete contractor to build the foundation.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
The ministers assured me that the project is on track
and I will very much be looking forward to seeing
concrete on the ground for foundations for the buildings in
the middle of this year.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
An early start to the ski season maybe on the horizon,
as impressive levels of snow cover canterburyze Mount Hunt. More
than a meter of fresh snow coats the slopes, six
weeks out from the mountain scheduled opening. On the back
of some tough years in the ski industry, Ski area
manager James mackenzie says there's a chance this will bring
forward opening day.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Hope that the snow sticks around. So the best scenario
is the weather stay's reasonably stable, stays cold, we don't
get a huge amount of loss of that awesome snow
that's already there, and we get off to a fantastic,
hipboring start up on the MOUNTA hup.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
In sport triathlete Hayden Wilde has been hospitalized in Japan
after a bike crash. He's broken a shoulder blade four
ribs and suffered lung damage. Chelsea have defeated champions elected
Liverpool three one in Premier League Football action. Phoenix forward
Costa Barbarusis has yet to confirm whether he will return.
The thirty five year old holds an option to extend

(03:19):
his contract a year. Canberra have pipped Melbourne twenty eighteen
via Golden Point to push to second on the NRL
League Ladder after the Magic Round. I've never ready mine
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