Midday Edition: 13 July 2026

The Midday 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 Malcolm Jordan and this is your midday
NEWSFACS for Monday, the thirteenth of July. Winston Peters is
doubling down on his rejection of the India Free Trade
Deal after Narendra Moody's controversial comments on Saturday. In translated
comments during his visit, the Indian Prime Minister said New
Zealand had made a commitment to invest twenty billion US

(00:24):
dollars into India over fifteen years. Chris Luckson says it's
a commitment to promote investment, and Indian officials say there
will be no penalty if the money isn't invested. But
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says words matter.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
An arrangement was that growing out in the world in
terms of the economy should be far more professionally handle
than that. But unfortunately you've got a whole lot of
politicians more concerned about the burd In New Zealand.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
The Space Minister is ruling out another government review of
the failed taxpayer funded Methane SAT project, as the international
nonprofit involved its own review. We put almost thirty million
dollars into the satellite in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund,
which lost contact last year. Locklin Rennie has more.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Previous Newstalk ZB reporting revealed conflicting information about issues with
the mission was provided to the Minister and the Media.
Space Minister Chris Penks' is MB's previous review found public
communications in setting clear public expectations could be improved for
future missions. He says he doesn't believe another government review

(01:31):
is warranted.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
ACT leader David Seymour believes New Zealand will have the
same challenges now being faced in Australia with its youth
social media ban. Nationals confirmed it's spoken with Labour looking
for support. Chris Luxon says legislation will be before Parliament
before the election, but coalition partners don't support it. Seymour
says the band brings up a much wider issue. Any

(01:54):
ban that is strong enough to outsmart motivated teenagers as
also going to wipe out privacy and internet freedom for
everyone else. A plea to put small Kiwi businesses front
and center this election. The Employers and Manufacturers' Association wants
greater certainty for companies, including manufacturing plans and clarity on

(02:15):
future energy. Employment law specialist Max Whitehead says the ninety
seven percent of New Zealand enterprises that our small should
get more help.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
Small businesses are missing out. That's why a productivity is
so low, not because of hard work, but it's because
we're lacking in robotics, AI, all those technologies that are
available if you've got the capital to buy them.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Our Foreign Affairs Minister is sending condolences to the family
of longtime Trump ally South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. He's
died suddenly, aged seventy one. He was influential in defense
and foreign policy. Winston Peters says he was a good
friend of New Zealand. Two people have been killed and
five injured in a mass shooting in Toronto. The shooting

(02:57):
happened during Latin Festival in the city's midtown. To sport
Yarnick Sinner has won a fifth Grand Slam tennis title
and second straight at Wimbledon, with a four sets win
over Alexander Zverev in the final. Forty nine are sailing
duo seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have defended their
European Championship title off the coast of Germany. Ryan Fox

(03:20):
has finished in a tie for thirtieth at the European
Golf Tour Scottish Open at five under PA and football
Ferns wing back Maniah Elliott has signed on for a
fourth A League football season at the Wellington Phoenix. I'm
Malcolm Jordan. That's your latest news fix. We'll be back
with the next update at five pm from the news
Talk zb newsroom.