Morning Edition: 05 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Good morning, I never reat imanu and this is your
morning news fix for Thursday, fifth of June. In this update,
the Commerce Commission has made further recommendations to reduce the
power of the supermarket duopoly. It recommends reducing the range
of payments supermarkets can charge their suppliers. The Commission says,
prices the supermarkets pay as subsidized to the tune of

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five billion dollars in rebates. In return, they put items
on special calls for a law change. After allegations emerged
about a senior press secretary in the Prime Minister's Office,
staff reports Acting Deputy Chief Press Secretary Michael Forbes allegedly
recorded audio and took photos of women in compromising positions

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without consent. Police say a complaint from a Wellington brothel
last year didn't meet the criminal prosecution threshold. Sex Workers
Collective Regional Coordinator share it A Fraser says the police
were probably unable to act because of Quirk's and harmful
digital communication law. The Prime Minister's Office says Forbes resigned
after the allegations were discussed with him. In a statement,

(01:12):
Forbes apologizes to the women and says he recognizes the
harm He caused. MPs are expected to vote on the
fate of three Tea Party Mahdi MPs. Today, Parliament's powerful
Privileges Committee agreed to suspend co leaders Rahwadi Whititti and
debing Ardi Wapaka for twenty one days each and Hannah
Rafiti Mighti Clark for seven. The trio conducted a harker

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in the House last year, disrupting a vote on the
Treaty Principals Bill de Parti. Mahdi calls the proposed sanctions unprecedented,
as debing Ardi Wapaker reiterates, there's a lot of points
to be made. We've seen the parallel with the anti
Mali anti Tarti behavior with what it is with this
unprecedented punishment that they're giving you. The coroner is expected

(01:57):
to hear from several experts in the second day of
an inquest into the death of Auckland terror attacker Ahammed Subsudeine.
He was shot by police survailing him in September twenty
twenty one after stabbing six people in Newlynn countdown. Today,
the footage will be analyzed frame by frame and audio
specialists will give evidence. It will address a key part

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of the inquest whether Subsidine was moving towards or away
from the officers the moment he was shot. The government's
carrying out major reforms to modernize the dysfunction within Fish
and Gay New Zealand. It will be shifted to a
nationalized fee collection system to reduce double handling of fees.
Fish and Game Council will also be required to consider

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the interests of other stakeholders like farmers and the aviation
sector when it comes to decision making. Conservation Minister James
Meagher told Ryan Bridge he wants councils to focus on
game and sportfish populations rather than expensive court cases. We
want Fish and Game to be seen as a reputable
national organization, so they need to have a consistent approach

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to their activities. In sport, Lois Poisson, the three hundred
and sixty first ranked player in the world leading into
the French Tennis Open, is into the semifinals. New Zealand
rugby boss Mark Robinson claims he has not heard of
any local players getting approach to join the new R
three sixty breakaway Club competition. The South African Institute for

(03:19):
Drunk Free Sport has confirmed cricketer Coheso Rabada's one month
suspension for a failed drug sample was because he tested
positive for cocaine. I'm never ready, Manu, and that your
latest newsweeks will be back with the next update at
midday from the news Talk ZB news room