Morning Edition: 19 April 2026

The Morning Edition of News Fix for 19 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):
From the news talk zedby Newsroom. This is newsfex. In
this update, Iran sees it's tightening control over the Strait
of Hormuz, closing it again, but President Donald Trump says
Iran can't blackmail the United States by shutting it. Iran
says it's responding to a continued US blockade of Iranian ports.

(00:22):
Some parts of the North Island are still in the
firing line of a rain band which brought torrential rain
to parts of Wellington yesterday. Met Service meteorolist just Katie
Lyon says heavy rain has continued to move overnight, affecting
places like Tardanaki, Why Tom Tom Renui and Topor. We
had a severe faderstorm morning issued last night for that

(00:44):
and it's just continuing to track westwards today. Meanwhile, people
are being urged to stay out of the water around
part of Wellington's south coast after a discharge of untreated
wastewater into the area after heavy rain. Health New Zealand's
asking people not to get the shellfish or to swim,
surf or kayak in the area from all Fero Bay

(01:05):
to Breaker Bay suggestions there's a clear emission in the
government's cyber Security Action Plan. Public submissions on the strategy
for the next two years closed today. It includes strengthening
critical infrastructure protection, establishing a single cyber incident reporting service,
and mandating higher security standards. The Reputation Hub managing director

(01:27):
Nathan Beaumont says there's no advice for how a business
or agency should act when breached. You look at the
Management health situation where they handled it in just the
lack of information that became out in public and the
confusion and when they actually did send out emails incorrect
information and that a milestone for a volunteer fire brigade
as they move into their new station today, ten years

(01:50):
after the Chi Colder earthquake, the new Flaxborn buildings being
built on the site of Ward's former fire station, which
was severely damaged in the quake. The Ward and Flaxborn
brigades have since merged, and volunteers say the new station
will enable them to operate more efficiently. I'm kay Gregory,
and that's news. In sport, the Warriors have jumped into

(02:11):
second place on the NRL Ladder after dismissing Bogie's side
the Titans twenty eight twenty In Auckland. The Chiefs have
beaten the Hurricanes twenty two seventeen in extra time to
leap into top spot on the Super Rugby Ladder. There's
been two boil overs across the Ditch, with the Crusaders
beaten thirty one twenty six by the Force in Perth

(02:32):
and the Brumbies humbled thirty three twenty eight by the
Fiji and Dreuer in Canberra. Northern boxer Lannie Daniels as
a world champion again a ninth round TKO over Shadejah
Green unifying the super middleweight women's division, and Burnemus extended
their club record unbeaten run in the English Premier League
to thirteen matches with a two to one win over Newcastle.

(02:55):
Walls are still bottom after a three nil loss at Leeds,
while Spurs too all draw with Brighton keeps them in
the bottom three. That's Sport. For more news, listen to
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