Afternoon Edition: 17 July 2026

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 17 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 Rayleen Ramsay. This is your afternoon news
fix for Friday, the seventeenth of July. New Zealand has
its second confirmed case of eight five N one bird
flow found in the Widered Upper Test results confirm a
single Cahoo swamp harrier hawk has the strain. Jordan Dunn

(00:22):
has more.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
A brown skeower found at Wellington's Patoni Beach last week
was confirmed as positive this week. Bisecurity Minister Andrew Hogart
says the car who could have become infected by hunting,
eating or scavenging infected birds. He says this case will
prompt increased checks of birds at selected wided Upper sites
and coming days.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
And chicken and eggs remain safe to eat. The government
was worn putting English ahead of today o and its
branding could damage relations with Mardy. The logo was changed
in May meeting a coalition commitment putting New Zealand government
to before Takawen La Thanga or Altaiuua. Senior political reporter
Azaria Howell has more.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
Advice released by the Public Service Commission says reversing the
order of the names was likely to be seen as
deprioritizing ted l Maldi with potential to cause material harm
to the Crown Maldi relationship. Officials warned of the changes
could be seen as inherently detrimental and unlikely to boost
trust in the public service.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
A man's been taken into custody at Foxton Golf Club
after a serious assault infargeh who led to a chase
across Mauna were Two emergency services were called near midday
finding a critically injured person at Afagauhu Village. Road. Police
pursued a suspect more than sixty kilometers, continuing searchers with

(01:47):
dogs after finding the vehicle abandoned in Foxton. Our new
fairies will stay in public hands when they start plying
Cook straight. In twenty twenty nine, Rail Minister Winston Peters
announced the two ships will be named Coupe and Cook,
recognizing the early Polynesian and European explorers. K WE Rail

(02:07):
will have a thirty year contract. Although Peter says Coalition
conversation circled around privatization. Peter says this is the right
core what looks to and stayed owner Shiv would and
private ownership isn't it? The common sense prevails. Fuel prices
had been falling before the recent reboot of hostilities in Iran.

(02:28):
STATSNZ says prices dropped in May and June. Business reporter
Michael Circle has more.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Fundral prices last month averaged five point two percent down
on the month before, but remained twenty three point six
percent dearer than the year before. Average diesel prices fell
twelve point two percent month on month, but still set
fifty seven point one percent higher year on year. Global
oil prices have now started rising since bombs began falling again,

(02:54):
flowing through to prices at the pump.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
In Former National Finance Minister Sybil Birch has died. He
was ninety two. To sport, New All Blacks captain Ardu
Savie says his team are walking towards the challenge of
defending Fortress Eden Park against the Mighty Irish tomorrow night.
Black CAP's batting coach Luke Ronkey is stepping down from

(03:18):
his role after six years to coach the Melbourne Renegades
in Australia's Big Bash League. And former New Zealand cricket
captain Stephen Fleming says he would pick up the phone
if England called to ask him if he'd take over
from compatriot Brendan McCullum as England test coach. That is
your latest news fix. We'll be back with the next

(03:38):
update tomorrow morning from the news Talk sed B Newsroom.