Afternoon Edition: 07 March 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 07 March 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):
From the news Talk Zebby newsroom. This is Newsfix. In
this update, the price of oil is surging as the
United States, Israel, and Iran continue their conflict. The war's
impact on global oil supply, including closing the Strait of Hormuz,
has pushed up US oil prices more than twelve percent,
its steepest rise since twenty twenty. Cutter warns the region's

(00:23):
energy exports could halt within weeks if the war continues.
US President Donald Trump says it's a short term spike
and prices will come down when the war ends, when
he says, prices will be lower than before. And new
evidence suggests the United States is responsible for a strike
that killed more than one hundred and sixty students at
a schooled in southern Iran. The attack caused the most

(00:45):
casualties since the US and Israel attacked Iran, but neither
country's claimed responsibility. Satellite images, social media posts, and videos
indicate the strike happened when the US attack targets near
the Strait of Horn Mooz. The US Defense Secretary peat
Hegsith says the school was in the area where they
carried out extensive military action.

Speaker 2 (01:05):
We of course never target civilian targets, but were taking
a look in investigating that.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Thousands of people are taking part in New Zealand's largest
surf life saving competition this weekend. It's at Ohopy Beach
in bave Plenty. The four day aon Surf Life Saving
Championships began on Thursday. Forty six clubs are taking part
with a range of skilled levels represented. Surf Life Saving
New Zealand Northern Region General manager Zach Frannick says plenty

(01:31):
of relays and finals are scheduled over the weekend. He
says the champs are the pinnacle event in the surf
life Saving calendar. Here the big sporting line up this
weekend and our biggest city could be a blueprint for
the hospo sector to use during slow winters. Auckland's hosting
Champion's Day, the Blues Crusaders game round the Bays and
Auckland FC playing Perth Glory this weekend. The Hotel Britomart

(01:55):
general manager Clinton Farley says organizers should plan schedules like
this during the hospital industries quieter months. What we rely
on over those winter months is other events that kind
of keep their study humming along, keeping restaurants and bars
for keeping hotels for that's News In Sport, Taha Kimara
is backing his skill set and a switch from first

(02:16):
five to fullback for tonight's Super Rugby derby with the
Blues at Eden Park. The twenty two year old's wearing
the fifteen jersey with Will Jordan on an All Blacks
rest week. Rivers Rahanna returns from injury to start at ten.
Kamara says he appreciates what's required from the backfield.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
You know what you need from your fifteen and that's
probably a difference I can bring as a fifteen as
I know what the ten needs in certain situations and
that's voice or you know, giving them reassurance, that type
of thing, and that's something I'll bring definitely for of
this week.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Bowden Barrett returns off the bench for the Blues kick
off five past seven. Roderick Solows recalled to the All
Black sevens for this weekend stop in Vancouver after two
years out with an ACL injury. That's Sport, I'm Joe
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