Afternoon Edition: 09 July 2025

The Afternoon Edition of News Fix for 09 July 2025, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good afternoon. I'm Wendy Petree and this is your afternoon news.
Next for Wednesday, the ninth of July, the Reserve Banks
keeping the official cash rate unchanged at three point two
five percent as it weighs sluggish growth and rising inflation.
It follows six consecutive cuts. The Finance Minister says households
are benefiting from previous cuts and the banks foreshadowing more

(00:26):
cuts this year. Nikola Willis says the government's committed driving
growth up and prices it down.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
That means not adding to the flames of inflation with
reckless spending, and it also means continuing our work to
reduce laws and regulations that add cost and inflationary pressure.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Internal Affairs says online extremist content is dominated by identity
related ideology. Almost one thousand web pages were flagged to
the Department for suspected extremist content last year, up ten
percent from twenty twenty three. It says far right extremism
was most common, but Islamic motivated content researched. Digital Safety

(01:03):
Group Director Jared Mullen says the type of web pages varied.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Sometimes terrorist groups have organized websites where.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
They might stage their promotional.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
Material, raise funds, and in some cases sell merchandise.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
The government's banning cryptocurrency ATMs is part of changes to
money laundering prevention laws. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says
they want to give enforcement agencies more powers to tackle
serious financial crime without tying up legitimate businesses. Jordan Dunn
has more.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
Nicole mckeese is the per transaction limit for internationally transferring
cash will increase to five thousand dollars. She says banning
crypto ATMs will also make it harder for criminals to
convert cash to high risk assets like crypto. Certain banks
and businesses can also be ordered to provide ongoing information
on people of interest.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
The Finance Minister appears to be encouraged to cinder Ar
Durn to appear at the COVID Commission of Inquiry. Public
hearings for its second phase began in Auckland this week,
and a spokesperson says key decision makers and senior public
servants will speak next month. The former Prime Minister says,
if asked, she'll give evidence to insist to the inquiry.
Nikola Willis says that would be a good idea.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
I'm simply observing that I can't see why you wouldn't
front up to tell your side of the story if
you were give them that opportunity.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
More than one hundred thousand keyweks will benefit from changes
to supplies of some asthma Inhaler's from next month. Those
using the recommended two and one in Haler can collect
three months supply once instead of monthly repeats. They'll combine
anti inflammatory and reliever medications the asthma and respiratory foundations
of Bob Hancock says access has been awkward until now.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
These new changes make it much easier for people to
get recommended in Halo with just as machias as as
the old fashioned Ones.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
Two Sport and Black Caps opening batter Fan Allen has
been ruled out of the upcoming T twenty tri Series
in Zimbabwe after sustaining a foot injury whilst playing for
the San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket. Warriors coach
Andrew Webster says Kurt Capewell is unlikely to back up
from State of Origin duties and Sundays NRL outing against

(03:17):
the West Tigers and Mount Smart. The Queensland has been
named on the Warriors extended bench and Chelsea will welcome
either Paris Saint Jermain or Real Madrid in the final
of football's Club World Cup. I'm Wendy Petrie. That's your
latest news fix. We'll be back with the next update
tomorrow morning. From the News Talk because they'd been Newsroom