Afternoon Edition: 06 July 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 06 July 2026, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Good afternoon. I'm Susie Northquist and this is your afternoon
news fixed for Monday, July the sixth. Frustrated residents of
the South Island's White Tucky districts say they weren't prepared
for the scale of flooding they're facing. The district is
in a state of emergency after about twenty or Amadu
households were evacuated overnight and emergency services received about forty

(00:24):
weather related calls. Light Tucky's mayor, Maltaverndale says people are
annoyed they weren't aware of what was in store.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Well, they've been read with the warnings for a lot
of coastal O Tigo that was up to Wethaways and
next to this head confidence that Northatigo wouldn't have significant rainfall.
So what we've seen been obviously quite different to.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
That the Prime Minister sees. New Zealand exports to India
are up seventy one percent since the start of the
term and will grow more when the new FTA comes
into force. You trade insights show a boost to apple,
forestry and wall exports and a lift in Indian tourists.
Chris Luckson says those numbers translate to more jobs, higher incomes,

(01:04):
and stronger local businesses.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
Apple's are a real standout. For example, since negotiations began,
the volume of Apple exports to India has jumped sixty
three percent on the twenty twenty four season.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Meanwhile, Chris Luckson says it is too early to say
whether they'll turn off the tap on government fuel support.
The Prime Minister says ninety one is less than three
dollars alter now in many places, but he says that
alone isn't enough.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
MB do a regionally weighted averaged fuel price across the
country for the temporary timely targeted support, it's got to
be four weeks consecutive weeks under three dollars.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Property developer Matthew Horncastle has been referred to police by
the Electoral Commission over a political billboard. The sign on
christ Church's Moorhouse Avenue urged voters not to support Labour,
the Greens or Tear Party Maori. High prices for school
holiday programs maybe straining parents' finances. Some nine day council
run programs at all and will cost parents three hundred

(02:01):
and ninety dollars. Parenting specialists share it in Ekatone says
prices vary depending on location and options for activities. Holiday
programs often do really amazing things, so there's often trips attached,
which I think can drive up the cost. The Prime
Minister says restaurants are already feeling the benefits of Michelin

(02:21):
Guide rankings. The government paid six point three million dollars
to get it to review eateries in Auckland, Wellington, christ
Church and Queenstown. Chris Likesin says it's followed worldwide by
millions of people and many of the one hundred and
ten restaurants recognized already better off.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
Some of those restaurants they've already said they've got ten
months worth of bookings. People immediately started booking. A lot
of Australians wanted to come over now that wouldn't have come.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
To sport now. At a breathless round of sixteen clash
at the Football World Cup, England is through to the
quarter finals after pipping Mexico three two, surviving twelve minutes
of added time, a raucus home crowd and a red
card and Meetasico City. Wellington Referees Association chair Ben van
Berkel says a commitment to properly document referee abuse has

(03:08):
played a role in the removal of their services for
club games in the Capitol and Black Fans. Co captain
Kennedy Toukuafu will be sidelined for the entire twenty twenty
six Test season after tearing her hamstring. I'm Susanne Ordquist
and that is your latest news fix. We'll be back
with a next update tomorrow morning. From the news took
sair Been Newsroom.