Morning Edition: 14 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news Talks head by Newsroom. This is NEWSFACS.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
In this update, sirens are sounding across Israel following missiles
that were launched from Iran. It follows Iranian media reporting
seventy eight people were killed in a wave of attacks
from Israel targeting nuclear sites. Israeli ARMI spokesperson Ifie Differen
says the operation removes threats from Iran.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Iran is weaker today than it was yesterday.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
So far, we have struck over two hundred targets and
we are continuing to strike, and Iran's President Mussud Pezikyan
says that they will not be silent. His words are
translated by the BBC. The Islamic Republic of Iran's legitimate
and powerful response will make the enemy regret its stupid actions. Meanwhile,
US President Donald Trump is urging Iran to make a

(00:55):
deal on its nuclear program, warning of even more brutal
Israeli attack. The father of gor Toddler, Locke Jones, says
they're satisfied with the coroner's findings, which question the police investigation.
Police ruled the three year old accidentally drowned in the
oxidation pond where he was found in early twenty nineteen,

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coroner Alexander Hoe found the preschooler's mother did not cause
the boy direct harm in a manner materially contributory to death.
The coroner also found there were gaps in the evidence,
recommending another investigation. In zid Herald reporter Ben Thompson says
Locke's father, Paul Jones, believes the coroner did a good job.
He did say that he would like to see the

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reinvestigation conducted by Metropolitan Police from Auckland, as well as
being overseen by the Police Commissioner. Some South Island seafields
are experiencing a cracker start to the season. In zid
Ski's the Remarkables and Coronet Peek and Queenstown celebrate opening
day today. CEO Paul Anderson says the good snow was
a result of a couple of weeks of cold temperatures.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
We had a southerly storm kind of about in the
middle of those gold temperatures that dropped about twenty to
thirty on both mountains, and we've had a long, long
period of snowmaking.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
Card Drona, which is owned by reel In Zed, will
also open today with Triple Corn coming later. This month.
That's news to Sport and the Blues concede the match.
It didn't go their way in the twenty one to
fourteen Super Rugby semi final loss to the Crusaders in
christ Church. Coach Verncotta says there was a lot of disruption,
including two yellow cards that ultimately hurt them. South Africa

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sixty nine runs away from clinching Test Crickets World Test
Championship title against Australia at Lord's. Ryan Fox faces a
nervous wait to see if he makes the cart at
the US Golf Open at Oakmont. The Kiwi has battled
to a second round three over seventy three to be
five over for the tournament. As it stands, he's tied
for fifty fourth, with the top sixty and ties mate
making the weekend and the bottom place. Gold Coast Titans

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have claimed their fourth NRL win of the season, humbling
Manly twenty eight to eight. That is Sport. I'm Diana Vesch.
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