Morning Edition: 12 May 2026

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Good morning. I'm never Retti Manu and this is your
morning news fix for Tuesday, twelfth of May. In this update,
Maria men Or Kappa Kingi sees she's open about potential
coalition talks. After leaving Teparti Maudi, the MP for Teartai Tolkado,
has formed a new political party of the same name

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to contest the Northland based seat she currently holds. It
comes after Cappa Kingey was removed from Teparty Maldi last
year and reinstated earlier this year after a legal challenge.
Cuppa Kingy's told the Hui she won't rule out conversations
with Labor, New Zealand, First National and Act. She says
she's open to any number of phone calls she sees

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as right, appropriate or important. The final remaining passengers have
been disembarking the hantavirus stricken Envy Hondius cruise ship, including
one New Zealand under Seven cases of the deadly virus
have now been confirmed, the latest of French national and
an American national. One New Zealand had disembarked the ship

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before the deadly outbreak was detected, while the other is
disembarking today. Ship Captain Jan Dobbergrauski says that he's thankful
for the kindness and unity of those who were stuck
on board. Says the past few weeks have been extremely challenging,
but he couldn't imagine sailing with better passengers and crew
in these circumstances. The AA says the government's done the

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best it can with its revised fuel response plan. Under
changes announced yesterday, bans on using vehicles will apply from
Phase four rather than Phase three. At Phase four, emergency services,
health services, schools and courts will get priority and uncapped access,
with the general public facing weekly fuel limits. AA Principal

(01:53):
Policy Advisor Terry Collins says it's the right approach. He
says that the government's been prudent at his cake, in
touch with suppliers, but we aren't facing a supply crisis.
We're facing a price crisis. People will be able to
sit the government's planned new citizenship test up to six times.
The twenty question test is set to be rolled out

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late next year for those applying to become citizens, with
applicants needing to get fifteen questions correct to pass. Applicants
will be given three tries to pass. Then a blackout
period of thirty working days before they can try three
more times. Applicants are allowed six attempts before being referred
back to internal Affairs to withdraw their application or have

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it considered by the Immigration Minister. The Department of Conservation
will open the first bookings today for great walks, hunts
and campsites. Bookings will be staggered across multiple times and
days to ease pressure on demand. A virtual queue will
be used again to avoid the technical issues that have
occurred in previous years. More than ten thousand people to

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book the Milford Track last year. In Sport, Northern District's
cricket boss Ken Rutherford is stressing the need for a
holdover broadcast deal. After the delayed start to the proposed
privatized NZ twenty franchise league, the Super Smash will run
another summer As a result. Three day event at Tim
Price has revealed he overcame surgery on a damaged shoulder

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to finish second at the Badminton Horse Trials, his best
result in thirteen editions. Surfing New Zealand boss Ben Kinnings
is preparing for Raglantis well across the next two weeks
as the world's best arrive for the New Zealand Pro event.
I'm never ready, Manu. And that your latest news fix.
We'll be back with the next update at midday from

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the news Talk zb newsroup.