Afternoon Edition: 17 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
On the news talks edby Newsroom This is newsfacs In
this update, revenue from greater mari involvement in the horticulture
industry reached more than three hundred million dollars last year.
Mary Land used for horticulture has grown by more than
fifty percent since twenty seventeen. Marie employees now make up
thirteen percent of the industry. Horticulture New Zealand Chief Executive

(00:26):
Kate Scott says it is a positive development for New Zealand.
We have a very diverse range of cultures and genders
and communities that are involved in horticulture and in my
opinion that's strengthened by strong MARII. Horticulture rates are a
hot topic on Andrew Little's campaign agenda as he officially
launched his campaign for the Willington Maryalty in the Capital today.

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The former labor leaders promising investment in community facilities and
a more transparent council. Mister Little says the council can
do better on its spending for all.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Those people really concerned about just the level of right rises,
particular in the last couple of years thirty percent. I'm
saying that's.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Unacceptable Gaza's Civil Defense Agency says more than two hundred
people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last
thirty six hours. This is the largest ground assault on
North Gaza since a truce collapsed in March. Israel says
it was finding and dismantling terrorist infrastructure sites. President Donald
Trump has said the United States will take care of

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the situation in Gaza. On his final day of his
Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi, Mister Trump says, a lot
of people are starving and there is a lot of
bad things going on. Fungal experts and enthusiasts savin art
exploring Taranaki's forests. The annual New Zealand Fungal Foray has
seen around fifty people from across the country take part

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in the four day event, which wraps up today. The
aim was to document new records and possibly species new
to science. Monarchi Fenua Landcare Research. Fungal scientist Peter Buchanan
says of these forests have not been explored for fungi
until now. That's news. In Sport Roger two of us
A Schek is starting on the wing for the Warriors

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in their NRL game with the Dolphins in Brisbane in
his return from a hamstring injury. Prop Tanner Stowers Smith
has come on to the interchange for his debut in
place of Sam Healey. Hooker Wade Egan says, when the
Spine gets its structure right, they'll be tough to crack.

Speaker 2 (02:25):
That's exciting. If we've won a fiftew games and we
sort haven't sort of reached our full potential yet, but
we'll keep going on that throughout training and possy games together.
Is still pretty early in the year, so we know
sort of once we get it right, I think it
will look pretty good.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Play is underway. Auckland FC's Australian attacking midfielder expects hostility
in the first leg of their A League Football semi
final against his former team Melbourne Victory tonight. Jake Brimmer
was booed at every touch of the ball in an
away regular season game against Victory last month. That's sport.
I'm Joe Gilfillan. For more news, listen to news talks.

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