Morning Edition: 06 July 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Good morning. I'm never ready Manu and this is your
morning news. Fixed for Monday, sixth of July and this update.
Heavy rain, flooding and slips are continuing to effect parts
of eastern Otago, including parts of Dunedin in Auamadu's Waitituki district.
A state of emergencies being declared after people evacuated their

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homes due to severe surface flooding. In Moscow. An evacuation
center was set up at Tide Bowling Club after significant
surface flooding. Met Service says the weather system should move
north from Otago today. An election law expert says New
Zealand First's policy to restrict voting to citizens only would

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be consistent with our Bill of Rights. The party says
it will campaign on ending voting rights for permanent residents,
claiming voting should be a privilege for those who have
sworn allegiance to New Zealand. Barrister Graham Edgler says under
the Bill of Rights to enroll and vote is explicitly
only about citizens export. New Zealand's hoping other parties take

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a leaf out of National's book and commit to expanding trade.
The National parties promise to attempt seven new deals in
five years if re elected, with Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nigeria,
Uruguay and the European Free Trade Association. Export New Zealand
says it's a smart goal given the international situation, but

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a cross party approaches needed. The spca's praising Act's pledge
to include pets and domestic violence protection measures. The Act
parties promising to introduce laws criminalizing the use of animals
as a form of coercion and allow for pets to
be uplifted. The SPCA says about one in five animal

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abuse cases they deal with appear to also involve family violence.
New Zealand's economic outlook is looking much more in couraging
thanks to the diffusing of the Middle East crisis. ASP's
latest economic forecast reveals easing oil prices has reduced the
risk of prolonged inflation shock at put New Zealand's recovery

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back on a firmer footing. Chief economist Nick Toughley says
fuel prices were starting to crowd out household spending and
lift business costs, but with the rocky patch over, there's
now more confidence and optimism. The death toll from Venezuela's
deadly twin quakes has risen to almost three thousand. The

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search for survivors continues as an unofficial but widely used
tally of the missing stands at more than forty one thousand.
The rising popularity of running has prompted changes to the
christ Church Marathon course. Participation is more than doubled in
the past three years. The race, previously run over four
laps of the CBD, will now switch to a two

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lap course next year, extending further east to turn the
Red Zone into a racetrack. In sport, Liam Lawson's equalled
his best performance of the Formula One season with six
that the British Grand Prix. Ferrari char Leclair won the
race ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Women's world
number one Arena Saberlenka has been knocked out of Wimbledon

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by Japan's Naomi Osaka. Kiwi's halfback Dylan Brown has slotted
his first ever NRL field goal in the seventy sixth
minute to lift Newcastle to a dramatic thirteen twelve win
over the Dolphins. Australia's women have cantered to a seventh
t twenty World Cup Cricket title, beating England in the final.

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I'm never ready man who eventual latest news fix. We'll
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