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First Up for Tuesday 2 June 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 29 May 2020
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 3 June 2020
  • Trump tells Govenors to dominate over protestors

    world
    Protestor in a spiderman mask rally against the death of Minneapolis, Minnesota man George Floyd at the hands of polic.

    5:49 AM.To the US now, where a sixth night of unrest has swept through the nation following the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer… Read more Audio

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  • TV show Shortland Street works in new ways post lockdown

    arts
    130514. Photo TVNZ. Screengrab from TV series Shortland Street.

    5:33 AM.As the country slowly winds production back up to normal, a lot of industries are having to rethink the way they work. South Pacific Pictures - the makers of the popular TV shows Westside and… Read more Video, Audio

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  • The Wonderful World of Trademe with Logan Mudge

    life and society
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    5:23 AM.On TradeMe this week, you can pick yourself up a Mitsubushi time machine or a go-cart, and apparently there's been a rush on coffee machines as people realise their local cafe might not be back in… Read more Audio

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  • Haulashore Island volunteers help to rebuild ecosystems

    environment
    Volunteer trapper Andrew Fidler

    5:11 AM.A tiny island off Nelson is the focus of a community conservation effort. Volunteer trappers are flocking to Haulashore Island to help re-build its special marine ecosystem, that will beckon back… Read more Audio

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  • Kaikoura business confident of surviving the Covid downturn

    One of five whales spotted off the Kaikoura coast a week after the earthquakes.

    5:07 AM.Back home, a small business owner in Kaikoura is optimistic she'll survive the downturn in business caused by covid-19. The coastal town in the South Island derives a third of its GDP from tourism… Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 29 May 2020
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 3 June 2020
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