Midday Edition: 19 July 2026

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 19 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):
From the News Talk Zambi newsroom. This is NEWSFACS. In
this update, Nationals Paul Goldsmith says proposed changes to sexual
consent laws is about protecting victims. If re elected, people
will have to give active consent to their partners, meaning
there must be always a yes or actions of it
instead of an absence of no. Just As spokesperson Paul

(00:24):
Goldsmith says, this modernizes our existing laws and brings US
in line with countries like the UK and some Australian states.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
The way that we measure progress is reducing the number
of victims of crime. Are particularly a violent and sexual
offender too. Manys Yonders are victims of sexual offended.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
Far to two US service members have been killed and
another is missing after Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan.
The deaths come as fighting between the US and Iran
continues through a seventh consecutive night following the collapse of
a temporary ceasefire. BBC correspondent Johnson says US Central Command
has said the Americans were defending against attacks from Iran in.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
The last few minutes. We've heard that these service members
have been killed. We've also heard that four other US
Service members have been taken to Jordanian hospitals with injuries.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
The US has started targeting Iranian infrastructure, with reports of
bridges and tunnels being hit, including energy and electricity grids.
Its hope renewable energy options can be allowed to flourish.
The Security and Reliability Council, which reports to the Electricity Authority,
has released its first annual report on risks to the

(01:35):
electricity and energy market. It says there's new solar, wind
and battery power coming online to bolster existing hydro and
traditional power station options. Chairheather roy says we definitely need
more supply.

Speaker 4 (01:49):
Part of our job is to make sure that there
aren't roadblocks being put up in the way that regulation
and policy keeps place worth as the technological advances that
we're seeing in the electricity sector and.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
The number of new commercial vehicle registrations has fallen in
for Metrics, analysis shows medium commercial registrations foul nineteen percent.
That's news. In sports, French star Killian m Bupie has
gone ahead in the race for the Golden Boot at
Football's World Cup after England scored four first half goals
in the playoff for Bronze and Barpie scored two second

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half goals in Miami.

Speaker 5 (02:24):
The Confronts again stray a historic goal canon and Buppe
has scored more goals than anyone else in the history
of the World Cup. It's won ahead of Lenel Messinou
call number twenty.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Two and Barpie's heroics couldn't prevent England from winning bronze
with a six form victory. The All Blacks are sweating
on the fitness of two players following the emphatic forty
twenty one win over Ireland at Eton Park. Reuben Love
is having a knee injury assessed, while a calf strain
could make Cody Taylor a late starter for the upcoming
South African Tour's Sports I'm Sandy Hodge.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
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