Morning Edition: 08 April 2026

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 08 April 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 morning, I never ready Manu, and this is your
morning newsfix for Wednesday, eighth of April. In this update,
Donald Trump is warning a whole civilization will die tonight
if Iran doesn't make a deal to reopen the Strait
of FORMUS. The US president says Tehran has until midday
before its power, infrastructure and bridges are obliterated. US forces

(00:26):
bomb targets on carg Island overnight, Iran's major oil export hub.
The BBC Sarah Smith says Trump's back down on his
deadlines before and people are wondering whether that will happen again.
Self employed kiwis appear to be trying to cut back
on costs as fuel prices rise. New research by accounting

(00:46):
service Henry shows the total distance traveled by SOUL traders
who claim fuel expenses has dropped by fifty percent in
the past month. The number of business related trips has
worn in by more than thirty percent. Henry's CEO, James Fuller,
says it's concerning as it shows SOLE traders are working less,
which could have wider economic impacts, and he says they're

(01:08):
opting not to earn money or take on further work
because of the cost to travel. Uncertainty remains for airlines
as our national carrier chops more flights from the schedule
in New Zealand, says soaring jet fuel prices means it'll
acts about four percent of flights across May and June,
including some international services. Affected customers will be notified by

(01:29):
the end of the week. Interest rates have been rising
ahead of today's OCR decision, but the Reserve Bank is
expected to keep the cash rate on hold for now.
Economists expect the OCR to remain at two point twenty
five percent until later in the year. Major banks have
been raising most of their advertised rates in recent weeks,
with one year rates now back up at four point

(01:50):
five nine percent, but the Central Bank says that's been
driven by a global rise in wholesale interest rates. It
wants to see how surging international fuel price effect New
Zealand before making any change to the cash rate. No
arrests yet as police hunt those who helped fugitive Tom
Phillips evade capture. Phillips took off into wycutt Or Bush

(02:12):
with his three young children, evading officials for nearly four
years before being killed in a police stand off last September.
Detective Superintendent Ross Mackay has confirmed to The Herald efforts
to identify those who help Phillips are ongoing and officers
have spoken to several locals. The government launched an inquiry
late last year into where the agencies took the right

(02:35):
steps to protect his children. Police are cracking down on
drivers using their phones behind the wheel. New figures show
almost fifty five thousand fines were issued last year alone,
equivalent of one hundred and fifty a day. It's more
than double the number in twenty eighteen. AA spokesperson Dylan
Thompson says there's no excuse as it's something you can't

(02:55):
do accidentally. In sports, two New Zealanders securing American College
which basketball glory in the form of UCLA's Charlie Ledger
Walker and Michigan's Oscar Goodman as an opportunity the national
governing body boss Belinda Edwards wants to capitalize on. The Warriors.
Adam Pompey will serve a two match ban after the

(03:15):
charge of dangerous contact against the Sharks was upheld at
the NRL League Judiciary. Former Australian cricketer David Warner will
face court after allegedly blowing twice the legal alcohol limit
in a random breath test for impaired driving on Easter
Sunday in Sydney. I'm never reaty man. Who in that?
She Latest News Fox. We'll be back with the next
update of midday from the newstalk ZB newsroom