Morning Edition: 12 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning news fix for Thursday, twelfth of June. In this update,
New Zealand's export revenue from food and fibers is forecast
to surpass sixty billion dollars for the first time. Agriculture
and Forestry Minister Todd McLay says strong global demand and
healthy prices across key markets are positioning us for record growth.

(00:28):
The latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report projects
export earnings of fifty nine point nine billion dollars with
a year ending later this month. That's three billion dollars
higher than expected in December, and McLay says with this momentum,
it's on track to reach sixty five point seven billion
by twenty twenty nine. Heavy hitters include dairy exports lifting

(00:51):
sixteen percent to a record twenty seven billion, and horticulture
rising nineteen percent to eight point five billion mean. While
beef and lamb New Zealand is concerned whether the settings
around farm to forest conversions go far enough. Todd McLay
has introduced legislation to stop large scale conversions. Research shows
nearly thirty nine thousand hectares of whole sheep and beef

(01:14):
farms have been sold since the last report in September.
Beef and lamb New Zealand schare Kate Ackland says they're
not anti forestry, they just support trees in steep less
productive country. A New York jury has found Harvey Weinstein
guilty on a sex crimes charge in a retrial. It
comes after an appeals court last year overturned the former

(01:36):
movie mogul's twenty twenty conviction. Weinstein, once one of the
most powerful figures in Hollywood, was accused by prosecutors of
raping and aspiring actress and assaulting two other women. The
seventy three year old pleaded not guilty and has denied
assaulting anyone or having non consensual sex. The jury has
found Weinstein guilty on one of the three counts he faced,

(01:59):
not guilty on a second count, and did not reach
a verdict on the third count. Facial recognition technology could
soon be rolled out by some of the country's largest retailers. Woolworts,
The Warehouse, Briscoes, Rebel Sport, Bunnings, Miter Ten Farmers, Michael Hill,
Spark and One End Zed are all supporting the use
of the tech. It follows a successful trial by Foodstuffs

(02:21):
in some New World and pack and Safe stores. Retail
ENZ Chief executive Carolyn Young says retailers are working on
ways to include the tech is part of the existing
security measures, really focusing on how do we keep our
staff safe because we've seen this increasing level of violent
and aggressive behavior towards staff. Co founder of The Beach Boys,

(02:42):
Brian Wilson has died, aged eighty two. Wilson co founded
the boy band in nineteen sixty one with his brothers
Dennis and Carl, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine.
He was the last surviving brother and visionary leader and
songwriter of hits like Surfin USA and Good Vibe. Rations
and in sports, South Africa are forty three for four

(03:03):
at stumps, responding to Australia's two hundred and twelve. After
the opening day of Cricket's World Test Championship Final at
Lord's lulusun and American doubles tennis partner Ann Lee have
lost their first match at the WTA's latest grass court
event in the Netherlands in straight sets. Female tennis players
wanting to freeze eggs or embryos to start a family

(03:25):
at a later date will now have their ranking protected
by the WTA tour Taranaki have successfully defended the Ranfurly
Shield for the first time in twenty twenty five with
a seventy eight to seven win over King Country in
New Plymouth. I'm Nevaretti Manu, and that your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from
the news Talk ZB news room.