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First Up for Monday 8 June 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 5 June 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 9 June 2020
  • Oranga Tamariki needs to treat mothers with humanity

    te ao Maori inequality

    5:52 AM.Racist, abusive and unsupportive - that's how a group of Maori mothers are describing their experiences with Oranga Tamariki in a new report by the Children's Commissioner. Te Kuku O Te Manawa shares… Read more Audio

  • Prostest continue over the weekend in US - Simon Marks reports

    politics conflict
    Demonstrators hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC.

    5:48 AM.Our Washington DC correspondent Simon Marks joins us for a roundup what happened over the weekend in US Politics. Audio

  • Pacific Community reeling from NRL host's racist comments

    Pacific sport
    Jason Taumalolo North Queensland Cowboys rugby league.

    5:35 AM.The Pacific community are reeling at what they've called out as racist comments by an NRL personality and commentator in Australia. Australian Channel 9 rugby league personality Erin Molan has refuted… Read more Audio

  • Sport with Nathan Rarere

    sport
    Tohu Harris at Warriors training.

    5:30 AM.The Warriors have reverted to form - only one week after - arguably - their best game ever, they lost their way big time against the Pentrith Panthers. Joining me now for the wrap on the weekend's… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    mango

    5:20 AM.Winter veges, soups and imported mangoes with our Minister of Fruit and Vege, Glenn Forsyth.  Audio

  • Lives wil be lost if post-lockdown cancer care doesn't catch up

    health
    Illustration of cancer cells

    5:08 AM.A leading doctor says lives will be lost if the country doesn't work quickly to catch up on cancer diagnostics not done during the Covid-19 lockdown. A report by the Cancer Control Agency shows one… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 5 June 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 9 June 2020
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