Good morning. I never read imanu and this is your morning news fix for Wednesday, twenty second of January. In this update, Donald Trump's at the ground running. On his first day as president, Trump signed off twenty six executive orders since taking office yesterday, including declaring a national emergency at the Mexico border and withdrawing from the World Health Organization in Paris climate agreement. He's also rescinded seventy eight to the Biden administration's orders. US correspondent Nick Harbor told Francesca Rudkin Trump will meet with top Republicans on Capitol Hill today to discuss his agenda.
Those, of course, with Donald Trump, the potential for anything to happen at any moment. We could see him back in the White House signing more orders before the end of the day.
National MP's a meeting in Hamilton this morning for the party's annual caucus retreat. The retreats expected to set the agenda for the newly reshuffled National Caucus as the political year shifts into gear. Prime Minister Christopher Luxen's already signaled economic growth the key focus and was the main driver for Sunday's cabinet changeup on his mind will be last week's poll showing the Party fall below Labour with the first time in nearly two years. Could inflation be about to start rising again. Economists are divided on whether stanz Enz's latest inflation rate, due out this morning, will be up, down, or unchanged on three months ago. Business reporter Michael Circle outlines what we can expect.
Forecasts range from two point one to two point three percent, or within the Reserve Banks target band. Petrol prices have been falling, but rents have been rising, and non tradable inflation seems set to remain relatively high. Internationally, the US and Australia have been seeing inflation rise, while the UK has seen a slight decline.
Qus want more money, better flexibility, and improved benefits from their jobs. In twenty twenty five, research from recruiter Robert Half shows a pay rise as the primary objective for about a third of New Zealand workers. It found almost nice eighty percent of employees are concerned about inflation outpacing salary increases. Managing director Megan Alexander says people want to feel they're getting fair rewards for the work they're doing. The christ Church City Council's pledged to replace all plarques stolen from the memorial for New Zealand's deadliest fire. More than half of the forty one bronze plarks for victims of the nineteen forty seven Balentine's Blaze have been stolen from Bromley's Ruru Lawn Cemetery. One row the memorial has been completely stripped, while at least seven plarks from benches throughout the cemetery were also targeted and damaged. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward, people have come from fire and why to take a look at Wellington's Banksy exhibition. The Art of Banksy event ran at Takena for seven weeks, closing on Monday. Promoter Stuart Macpherson says that the forty five thousand attendants is a record, with people coming from as far away as Auckland and the Cargol. In sport, Novak Djokovic has won through to a fiftieth Grand Slam single semi fire with a four set victory over Carlos Alcaaz. At the Australian Open, Women's top seed Arenas Ablenka has needed three sets to advance to the last four ski racer Alis Robinson has claimed a first World Cup victory in nearly four years. The two time QI Olympian has won the Kronplatz Giant Slalom World Cup event. The Hobart Hurricanes have advanced to the Australian Big Bash T twenty final with a twelve run win over the Sydney Sixers. I'm never ready, Manu. That your latest news fix and we'll be back with the next update of midday from the newstalk ZBE newsroom.