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First Up for Monday 17 June 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 14 June 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
  • Life or Death under Pharmac - Part One

    health
    Medications

    5:56 AM.Our recent story on 14-year-old Stella Beswick who has SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) invoked such a huge response from our listeners and followers on social media who shared similar experiencies. So… Read more Video, Audio

  • Tsunami warnings for Pacific quakes in NZ

    science
    A rash of quakes in the Kermadec region.

    5:56 AM.Yesterday the Ministry of Civil Defence was on standby for a possible tsunami threat after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands. The Kermadecs are a chain of volcanic islands around 900… Read more Audio

  • Biz Bytes - does Big Mac Currency Index have any validity?

    business
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    5:35 AM.Stuart Lee asks -- Does the Big Mac Currency Index (and similar) have any validity, or is it just a marketing gimmick? Down at the burger bar looking for an answer is business editor Gyles Beckford. Audio

  • Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Carrots

    5:25 AM.We do like to start the week on a healthy note - so it's time once again to talk with our fruit and vege expert Glenn Forsyth for tips on what's good on the markets. 5+ recommendations for June, vege… Read more Audio

  • One month on:The Wellington man's daily climate change protest

    climate

    5:21 AM.Today, for the 33rd day in a row, a Wellington-based CEO will sit outside parliament, holding a placard calling on the government to declare a climate change emergency. We first spoke to Ollie… Read more Video, Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 14 June 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
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