Morning Edition: 13 April 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning, I'm never ready Manu and this is your
morning news fix from Monday, thirteenth of April. In this update,
the government says there's no room for complacency during wild weather.
With the worst of Cyclone Vayanu, over several thousand properties
were evacuated across the North Island. Parts of Bay of
Plenty and other East Coast communities, including Fakatani and Gisbon,

(00:27):
are still dealing with flooding, fallen trees and road closures.
Flooding and slips are being blocking sections of state highways
twenty five, thirty two, and thirty five. Officials say it's
important to take every step during severe weather events to
keep people and properties safe. Grocery suppliers may not yet

(00:47):
be passing on rising fuel and packaging prices. New data
from Inframetrics and Foodstuffs shows grocery supply cost inflation fell
from two point three percent in February to just two
joint one percent in March. Stats n Z will reveal
how that's translated to checkout prices on Friday. Infometrics principal

(01:08):
economist Brad Olsen says suppliers appear to have been absorbing
their increased costs for now, and he says businesses are
often trying to figure the amount of costs to absorb
in a rapidly changing situation. Concerns chronic staff shortages are
putting vulnerable patients at risk. The Nurses Organization says Health
New Zealand's use of healthcare assistance to monitor multiple high

(01:31):
risk patients, known as cohort patient watchers, is unsafe. Assistant
al Deechen says having to keep an eye on numerous
people at the same time is placing people at risk.
Health new Zealand says it's continuing to roll out intensive
violence reduction training to security and clinical staff and expects
it to improve safety. Housing costs are forcing tough trade

(01:55):
offs for many New Zealanders. The latest New Zealand housing
survey shows over a quarter of people delayed medical care
last year and skipped meals because of housing costs. Half
of respondents sate they're worried about being able to afford
housing in the future. The Urban Advisory's Natalie Allen says
they were surprised just how grim the results were and

(02:16):
the situation doesn't appear to be improving. A big payday
for Fonterra farmers. Tomorrow, dairy giant Fonterra will return three
point two billion dollars from the proceeds of selling off
mainland and anchor to French company luck Delise to about
eight thousand farms. Analysis by ASB Economists shows that the

(02:37):
average payout per farm will be about three hundred and
ninety two thousand dollars. The entire Auckland rail network will
be closed today, Tomorrow and Wednesday for testing of the
City rail Link. It's a critical step for ensuring the
City rail link will be reliable and safe. Auckland Transport
will have almost one hundred rail replacement buses operating to

(02:58):
keep people moving and there will special express options for
those on the Southern and Western lines. In Sport, the
Tigers have blitzed the Nights forty two twenty two for
a third straight NRL League win, their second on the
ladder level with leaders of Panthers and ahead of the Warriors,
and third grim news for Tottenham Hotspur and their bid

(03:19):
to avoid Premier League Football relegation. They've lost one nil
to Sunderland, which leads them eighteenth and in the drop
zone with six matches to play. Carlos Olberg remains uncertain
on the damage to his knee after his first round
knockout win over Yuriprahushka to claim the UFC light heavyweight title.

(03:40):
I'm never ready, man who, and then your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from
the news Talk zb news room.