Midday Edition: 01 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the news talks had been newsroom, this is newsfacs.
In this update, ACT leader David Seymour is supporting Chris
Bishop after Bishop found himself in hot water over comments
he made at the New Zealand Music Awards. The National
Cabinet minister admitted he made a mistake when he said
what a load of crap during a Stan Walker performance

(00:24):
which featured Toytu ta tidity flags and banners. David Seymour
believes it's okay to enjoy a musician's work but disagree
with their opinions. He thinks it's also okay not to
enjoy a performance and to express that. I've known Chris
Bishop for ten years.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
He's a pretty moderate sort of guy on most things.
It may well be that a lot of people agree
with him.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Hamas has responded to usc'sfy ideals, saying it will release
ten living hostages and eighteen bodies. In return, it wants
Israel to release a number of Palestinian prisoners. The full
details of the UA proposal haven't been released, but Reuter's
reports it including a sixty day pause in fighting. Former
US State Department advisor Laura Blumenfeld told Sky News there

(01:10):
are reports Israel As treating the Harmas response as an
effective rejection, but the mediators are in there trying very
hard to edit kind of Harmas's response so that it
won't break down. A warm where the normal winter is
expected for every region across the country, nee was. Seasonal
climate outlook for winter has medium to hire confidence and

(01:31):
temperatures being above average from June to August. It suggests
cold snaps and frosts will still happen, but will be
less frequent than usual. Knee Was Chris Brandolino says winter
could look very different from many. He says people may
use their heaters less often and snow sport enthusiasts may
have fewer chances to hit the slopes. Job security concerns

(01:54):
are preventing many office workers from pursuing new roles. Specialized
recruiter Robert half five hundred people from the Finance, accounting,
it and Technology workforce finding dis over sixty percent would
change jobs for better pay. That's news. In sport, fireworks
celebrating Paris and Jama's Champions League football victory have caused

(02:18):
great distraction for tennis players at the French Open. New
Zealand raised Britt cam Norri has completed a straight sets
third round win over compatriot Jacob Firley, while fans watched
PSG's record five MIL victory over into Milan, just three
streets over from Roland Garris. Norri says the umpire told
him there would just be a couple of fireworks, and.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
I was thinking it was just going to be like
a few of them in the warm up and then
but it was. It was the most random times, you know,
would go away for kind of fifteen twenty minutes and
then come back.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Sweden's Mayor Stark holds a one shot lead at seven
underheading into the final round of the US Women's Open
Golf Major at Aaron Hills. Dame. Lydia Coe is eight shot.
It's back in a tie for twenty seventh after a
one over third round. Ryan Fox has nine shots back
from leader Scotti Scheffler after three rounds at the Memorial
Tournament in Ohio. That Sports, I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,

(03:15):
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