Afternoon Edition: 13 July 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 13 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 railing Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fixed for Monday, the thirteenth of July. So their committee
is hearing feedback on the bill introducing move on orders
for people sleeping, rough begging and acting disorderly. The legislation
would let police order people as young as fourteen to
move elsewhere or face a possible jail sentence. Auton Community

(00:25):
Housing Trust Board member Richard Northy says it seems appalling
to take people away from familiar neighborhoods.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
The particular place in the street where they sleep and
the particular connections they've made with other rough sleepers and
some social workers is as close as they've got to
a family and a home.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
The government wants to lay out the red carpet to
invite foreign supermarket chains to god Zone Land Information. New
Zealand has release guidance to help international investors understand and
navigate our Overseas Investment Act. The Acting Minister says they
want it to be as easy as possible for credible
investors to choose New Zealand. David Seymour says this is

(01:07):
more helpful than other options.

Speaker 3 (01:09):
Suggests with all the talk about breaking up and punching
down on our supermarket operators. What we ultimately need to
do to get justice and affordable prices at the checkout
is to remove the rules that keep the jopoly in place.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
Flood damage sections of State Highway One south of Caikoder
are expected to reopen Wednesday, more than a week after
closing in atrocious weather. MZTA says the stretch between Cheviot
and Kaikoder should reopen at midday, subject to no further
slips or safety concerns. Traffic must travel at reduced speed

(01:43):
with stop go traffic management for several weeks where floodwaters
washed away parts of the road, rocks and debris have
been cleared, but geotechnical engineers are still assessing the risk
of further land movement. An expert says Metas now scrap
ai feature went too far. The social media giant unveiled

(02:04):
Meta Meuse last week, which let Ai users mine people's
public Instagram posts. It's now unavailable after outraged users found
it automatically turned on and Metas conceded it was a
faux pa. A Tiger University communications lecturer on Eva Dutail
says it went way past people's comfort level.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
People do like chat gipt for a range of stuff,
whether it's looking at travel and food advice, one just
gives us the air.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Twenty seven bodies have been recovered after a late night
fire engulfed a well known Bangkok bar and restaurant in
the Chatuchak district. They are nine men and eighteen women,
with more than sixty people being treated in hospital and
some still unaccounted for. To Sport and Dave Renni Hope's

(02:58):
referees and tmos working hard on their game this week
so they can make decisions quicker than in the All
Blacks win over Italy. New Zealand Football believe the All
Whites International against India in christ Church this November can
prove the mainland as worthy of hosting the country's third
A League franchise. The Warriors aren't banking on an easy run,

(03:21):
given four of their next five opponents are outside the
top eight, with Alofayana can Pereda saying all NRL matches
are tough. That is your latest news fix. We'll be
back with the next update tomorrow morning from the News
Talk said Be Newsroom.