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First Up for Monday 27 May 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 May 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
  • SMA advocate taking Pharmac to Human Rights Commission

    health
    Medications

    5:52 AM.An Spinal Muscular Atrophy advocate says Pharmac is playing a money game while patients are dying and she's now looking to take the agency to the Human Rights Commission. Fiona Tolich has SMA herself… Read more Video, Audio

  • Pharmac playing 'money game' is a crime against humanity - campaigner

    health
    Stella Beswick, 14, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when she was 15 months old.

    5:47 AM.A Cambridge family says Pharmac has robbed their daughter of a chance at life. 14 year old Stella has Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2 - a disease where few who have it ever reach adulthood. The drug… Read more Video, Audio

  • Biz Bytes - the winners and losers in US-China trade war

    business
    No caption

    5:35 AM.The US-China trade war has stepped up a notch recently, with both sides bumping up tariffs... so who are the winners and losers? With the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy Audio

  • Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Fruit and vegetables.

    5:23 AM.It's Monday, so we off to the fruit and vege markets with Glenn Forsyth. He has more tips for getting children to eat their veges. Audio

  • Medal to be awarded today to our first known war service dog

    history life and society
    Ceaser.

    5:08 AM.A posthumous medal will be awarded today to this country's first known dog to serve in war. Ceaser, a bulldog, will be awarded the Blue Cross medal for service and bravery during the First World War… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 May 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
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