Morning Edition 16 May 2025

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 16 May 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

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Good morning. I'm nevera retty Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Friday, sixteenth of May. In this update,
the US says a face to face meeting between the
US and Russian presidents is the only way to achieve
productive Ukraine peace talks. In the current negotiations in Turkey,
Russia and Ukraine have both backed away from sending their leaders.

(00:29):
Sky News reports Donald Trump was also prepared to arrive
at the talks if Vladimir Putin turned up. US Secretary
of State Marco Rubio says negotiations are the only way
to end this war. The only way we're going to
have a breakthrough here is with President Trump sitting face
to face with President Putin and determining once and for
all whether there's a path to piece and have sold

(00:50):
what it is. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has arrived in the
United Arab Emirates to another lavish reception. The US President's
four day trip to the Middle East is nearing an end,
and he's taking part in bilateral meetings at the Presidential Palace.
His previous stops in cutter and Saudi Arabia yielded several
mutual deals, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

(01:13):
Trump says countries are queuing up to sign deals with America.
Our countries will work together where we've become a very
hot country.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
We were not such a hot country six months ago,
and now I think we're the hottest country if you
want to know the truth.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
The UAE already in March committed to a one point
four trillion US dollar investment in AI semiconductors, manufacturing and Energy.
Team New Zealand will defend the America's compan twenty twenty
seven in Naples. Exact dates for the regatta are still
to be determined, but it's expected to be held during
the Northern Hemisphere spring in summer seasons. Economic downturn is

(01:51):
believed to be causing a drop in the number of
trainees and apprentices. Data shows that were just over one
hundred and twenty two thousand learners last year, down from
twelve percent and twenty twenty three. There was also a
nineteen percent decrease in the number of apprentices continuing training
from previous years. New Zealand Initiative Senior Fellow Michael Johnston
says more supporters needed in the workplace.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
If we introduced a training wage that was graduated as
apprentices progressed through their training rather than a flat rate
all the way through that would possibly provide the centers
for apprentices.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
The Wellington City councils reminding the public to be kind
amid arise in staff reports of confrontation in public. It's
launching an anti bullying campaign alongside Today's Pink Shirt Day,
named we Are Wellingtonians. The Council's Chief People Officer, Meredith Blackler,
says frontline staff often face intimidation, harassment and bullying and

(02:45):
it needs to be addressed. Since twenty sixteen, personal confrontation
incidents have increased by three hundred and twenty three percent,
rising from around four hundred per year pre COVID to
almost one thousand and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tantoo will
be marching on to Auckland's Eden Park for four nights
next year. It'll grace Auckland for the first time ever

(03:05):
in February for its seventy fifth anniversary. In sport, golfer
Ryan Fox is near the top of the leaderboard at
the PGA Championship Major on the Quail Hollow Course in
North Carolina after carting an opening round four under pass
sixty seven. New Zealand bowling great Tim Salvey is joining
the England men's cricket team as a specialist skills consultant

(03:27):
until the end of their series against India in July.
South Africa have bowed to pressure and will allow players
to feature in the Indian Premier League until a week
before the World Test Championship final against Australia, starting June
eleven at Lord's. I'm never retty Manu, and that your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
at midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom