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First Up for Thursday 5 March 2020

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  • Best of First Up for Thursday 5 March

    10:14 AM.On the pod today: West Coast locals want access back into Milford Sound; the Mayor of Wairoa tells us how coronavirus is affecting his area; pizzas being sold for a dollar are not impressing local… Read more Audio

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  • Meet the Mayors - Wairoa's Craig Little

    Five of Wairoa's seven elected members identify as Māori. The council is made up of Jeremy Harker, left, Melissa Kaimoana, Denise Eaglesome-Karekare, Mayor Craig Little, Danika Goldsack, Hine Flood and Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke.

    5:53 AM.It's the time of the week where we speak to one of the people leading our local communities. This week we head to Wairoa - where the Mayor is Craig Little Audio

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  • Nanogirl explains risks around coronavirus

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    Workers wearing protective gear disinfect ticket gates as part of preventive measures against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a subway station in Seoul on February 28, 2020.

    5:49 AM.There are now two confirmed cases of coronavirus here in New Zealand - while globally more than 90 thousand people have been infected. Both of the cases here are in people who've travelled from… Read more Audio

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  • Healthy food options too expensive for poorer suburbs

    food health
    Katie Doyle

    5:44 AM.A full pizza for just one dollar....it almost sounds too good to be true. But that's what's on offer at Pizza Hut in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara this week. And it's sparked debate from health… Read more Audio

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  • Wellington exploring viable options as cemetery space declines

    life and society
    Rabbits at the Hillcrest Cemetery have been causing issues for cemetery visitors and Whakatane District Council staff alike.

    5:34 AM.A Wellington councillor says dealing with the city's cemeteries is now an urgent matter. The City Council operates two cemeteries in the city - but one, Karori, is essentially operating at full… Read more Audio

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  • News from Australia with Pam Corkery

    world
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison attend the signing of the Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement at Admiralty House in Sydney on February 28, 2020.

    5:24 AM.Joining me now from Australia is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

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  • Locals want more access to Milford Sound

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    Buses line up as they prepare to drive the Milford Road.

    5:12 AM.Members of the public may get overnight access back into Milford Sound from the 16th of March. It's the first time the public would be allowed access to the tourist hotspot since the region was… Read more Audio

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  • Bloomberg pulls out of US Democratic race for President

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    A mid-size billboard promoting the US billionaire and Democratic Party presidential hopeful, Mike Bloomberg, in the village of Nu'uuli in American Samoa.

    5:08 AM.To the US now, where billionaire Michael Bloomberg has pulled out of the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Joe Biden has won nine of the 14 states that voted to pick a… Read more Audio

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