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First Up for Monday 9 March 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 6 March 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
  • GP's call on Health Ministry for clear guidance on Covid-19

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    Dr Maryann Heather from Southseas Healthcare Clinic in Otara

    5:51 AM.Well as Doctor Lance O'Sullivan just said - there's confusion among health professionals on the ground Now GP's across the country are calling on the Ministry of Health to give clearer guidance on how… Read more Audio

  • Dr Lance O'Sullivan developing new ways of tackling Covid-19

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    Lance O'Sullivan

    5:47 AM.Drive-through coronavirus testing centres have been set up in the UK and South Korea - and there are calls for something similar to happen here. Dr Lance O'Sullivan has been developing what he calls… Read more Audio

  • Adventure Mice: rent a mouse business set up by 9yo

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    5:35 AM.A nine year old student has started a mouse renting business. Harry Ewing is the founder of 'Adventure Mice' an enterprise designed to take the hassle out of owning your own pocket sized pet. Reporter… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Genius Garlic Cutter

    5:24 AM.It's time now to check in at the markets with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Canterbury top cop wants noisy police helicopter to stay

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    5:12 AM.Canterbury's top cop would like to see the police eagle helicopter become a permanent feature. That's despite complaints from some Christchurch residents about the noise. Since the trial started 21… Read more Audio

  • Around 16 million Italians quarantined with restricted travel

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    A group of Venetians dressed up like old doctors at the time when in Venice there was the plague, celebrate the end of the Venice Carnival, despite the facts it has been stopped on Sunday due to Coronavirus.

    5:08 AM.Let's begin in Italy where 16 million people are now effectively under a mass quarantine. Members of the public in 15 central and northern Italian provinces need permission to travel - major tourist… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 6 March 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
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