Morning Edition: 05 July 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
From the news talks at the newsroom.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
This is newsfecs.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
In this update, Russia's launched a large scale, a real
attack over Ukraine, as progress stas in ceasefire talks. It
came just hours after a call between US President Donald
Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. CNN's Kevin Liptak
says Trump's also spoken with Ukrainian leader Voladimir Zelenski about

(00:29):
the US supply of weapons.

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Zilensky, heading into this call, I think wanted to get
some better understanding of where exactly the president stood, and,
at least according to his own redo, he did seem
to have something of a productive conversation.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Whether relief is yet to come. With rain persisting for
another day for parts of the country, some regions have
had extensive surface flooding and slips, with over two hundred
millimeters of rain and areas of taranaki over sixty hours.
Met Service meteorologists oskarshovit He says a heavy rain watch
is still in place for the Widower District.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
We're expecting rain conditions for a lot of the country,
especially in Central New Zealand. Those wet conditions should last
for most of the day will be expecting relief for
a lot of the areas overnight.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
The Salvation Army says many vulnerable Kiwi families are one
bad bill away from homelessness this winter. As the charity
launches its winter appeal, SALLY spokesperson Captain Andrew Wilson says
three hundred and sixty thousand New Zealand households live in
energy poverty. He says any extra cost can be the
final straw for families facing the winter chill. Whether it's

(01:38):
because the car's broken down or because a child needs
an extra jacket for school, they will leave it family
without a roof over their head. Screen time amongst young
New Zealanders has risen significantly. Research from the OECD shows
screen time for young Kiwe's increase from twenty two to
forty two hours per week between twenty twelve and tan

(02:00):
in eighteen. Triple P Positive Parenting Program New Zealand's Jackie
Rejix suggests a range of ways to support healthy digital behavior, having.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
A plan, having some interesting activities, thinking about how you
know they give their kids time as in warning before
the screen time ends.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
That's news. Sports and the home drivers have starred in
practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton
set the fast time in practice one before fellow britland
On Norris went quickest in P two. Liam Lawson completed
fifty five laps around the Silverstone circuit and setting the
eighth fastest time in practice one and the tenth quickest
in P two. New Zealand has beaten Georgia thirty eight

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to nineteen to remain unbeaten after two matches at the
World Under twenty Rugby Championships in Italy, and his top
dog again competitive eating legend, Joey Chestnut has once again
won the fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on
Coney Island, marking a triumphant return to the competition he
missed last year due to a sponsorship dispute with a

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vegan wiener brand That's Sport. I'm Diana. Visitch for more news.
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