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First Up for Wednesday 3 June 2020

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  • Dentists need help to clear backlog of neglected teeth

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    5:55 AM.Dentists say they're facing huge waitlists due to missed appointments during lockdown and they need funding to help some patients whose damage is beyond repair. Under alert level two dentists can… Read more Audio

  • Kiwi in Atlanta, Georgia says protests calming down

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    ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: Police officers guard CNN Center during a protest on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the U.S. after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    5:51 AM.Protests began in the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday. The city, which is known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement in the US, has imposed a 9pm curfew on residents after what… Read more Audio

  • Joe Biden adds his voice to US protests over racism

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    Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

    5:43 AM.Back to the US now, where President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the military to suppress civil disorder as political leaders across the nation struggle to control the coast-to-coast… Read more Audio

  • NZ Made - Wero Mai

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    Wero Mai

    5:33 AM.As people look to buy local, we're sharing the story of Kiwi businesses from the New Zealand Made Products facebook page. This we speak to the founders of Wero Mai - a Māori board game helping people… Read more Video, Audio

  • New Facebook group remembers Auckland's lost nightlife

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    Geeling Ching and Soane Filitonga at Roma, 1989

    5:23 AM.A Facebook page celebrating the Auckland nightlife of decades gone by has amassed more than 15,000 followers in a month. The Lost Nightlife of Auckland Facebook is the brain child of well-known… Read more Audio

  • Ethnic minorities in UK much higher risk of dying from Covid

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    A woman watches Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson give a televised message to the nation on 10 May

    5:09 AM.Let's go to the UK now where the risk of dying is higher for ethnic minorities - according to a report released by Public Health England. Our correspondent Henry Riley joins us for the latest on this.

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