Morning Edition: 11 July 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
From the News Talk Sedby newsroom. This is newsfacs in
the subdate, India's Prime Minister has landed on our shores
for a will and day of political and business engagements
and Ramodi touchdown in Auckland last night, marking the first
official visit by an Indian leader in forty years.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Claudia o'neilsmaure a thorough security set up is in place,
with additional police officers and resources being deployed from around
the country. It follows three days of mody Mania across Melbourne,
with crowds of nearly thirty thousand people showing up for
the Australian leg of his tour. The two countries signed
a uranium deal, cementing closer energy ties and agreed to

(00:40):
deepen defense in trade cooperation.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Some major roads across the country remained closed, with still
some uncertainty on when they will reopen. Yesterday's wide or
local state of emergency was lifted after surface flooding at
river levels threatened homes and businesses. Further south, State Highway
One between Coder and Cheviot will be closed until at
least Tuesday after sustaining substantial damage. The inland Kaikoda Road

(01:07):
is also closed due to flooding and washouts. Concerns high
density social housing may be further prejudicing tenants. Community Housing
Altered Or Chief Executive Paul Gilbert wants more stocks spread
across the country instead of more high density complexes. He says,
sometimes with those big multi story buildings, tenants form poor
relationships with their communities.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
You can imagine being the school kid who lives in
that apartment blocking. You're bumping into all the kids from
the surrounding community, and there's a stigmatization challenge that accuse,
that's not who we are.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
As New Zealanders, keywez are using AI to find the
cheapest online shopping prices and Interactive Advertising Bureau report shows
fifty five percent of shoppers occasionally use AI for research.
AI consultancy, Signal and Light founder ten at Trinkner Meade
says it's most often used by eighteen to thirty nine
year olds to find bargains.

Speaker 3 (01:59):
Researching war They're embracing new tool anything that helps their
dollars go as far as they can.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
That's news. Two Sports and a week off has done
the trick for the Warriors after a return to the
winner's circle in Leagues NRL. They've eased away to a
thirty two six win away to the Tigers in Sydney.
Coach Andrew Webster says the positive impacts as they came
off the buy were evident.

Speaker 4 (02:23):
Looked like a team more rested. We went after a
real physical got off to a good start. We definely
lost our way at different stages. I thought we were
crowding lots of opportunities and then probably over pine at
of times, but it was just really good practice, particularly
late about adversity. We didn't have much ball.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
World Tennis number one jar Nick Sinner is one win
away from back to back Wimbledon titles. The top seed
has clinched a six four six four sixty four semi
final win over seven time champion Novak Djokovic. Sinner advances
to a final against second seed and Alexander Zverev, who
entered the dream run of British wild card for Ferry

(03:00):
with a straight sets victory in the other semi final.
It's sport. I'm Carlia Strong. For more news, listen to
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