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First Up for Friday 22 May 2020
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Leadership for National Party - the Bridges and Muller battle
5:53 AM.It's D-Day for National but just who's in the firing line won't be clear until this afternoon with both Simon Bridges and Todd Muller both saying they have the numbers to lead the party. Last night's… Read more Audio
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Accomodation booking out fast as Kiwis holiday at home
5:46 AM.With travel bans in place for the forseeable future kiwis are being encouraged to holiday in their own backyard. Places are booking up fast, so if you want to go somewhere, especially for Queens… Read more Audio
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How high school students have coped during lockdown
5:43 AM.Lockdown - a time some of us might remember fondly - days spent with family, going for walks, pressing the reset button. For others, lockdown is something best forgotten - a time of stress, worry and… Read more Audio
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The Basement Company Virtual Extravaganza - youth in lockdown
5:34 AM.Stage combat, lockdown diaries, apocalypse fashion montages, juggling - the result of young creatives in lockdown. About 15 young people in the Manawatu filmed their experiences of isolation in a… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 AM.It's Friday and again time to catch up with our Minister of Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Primary health care nurses want same pay as colleagues
5:13 AM.Nurses who've swabbed tens of thousands of people in the fight against Covid 19 say they're getting the praise - but not the pay - for putting themselves on the line. Primary health care nurses - who… Read more Audio
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NZers digging deep during Covid to support others in need
5:10 AM.There's a lot of financial uncertainty because of Covid-19 - but that hasn't stopped New Zealanders digging deep to support those in need. In fact, a million dollars more than normal was raised on… Read more Audio