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First Up for Thursday 23 July 2020
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ACT deny claims of leaking Winston Peters' super details
5:51 AM.Delusional, sleazy and insane - those are the words that the people who Winston Peters has accused of leaking his superannuation details have used to describe Mr Peters claims. The New Zealand First… Read more Audio
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Gisborne's covid recovery impacted by storms, floods
5:46 AM.Gisborne's Mayor says regular storms and flooding makes it feel like the council takes two steps forward, then one back again. This weekend a deluge of rain flooded a highway and sent forest slash… Read more Audio
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Fewer babies born early during lockdown
5:35 AM.A leading obstetrician says she hopes new evidence that shows fewer babies were born prematurely during the lockdown could help prevent future early births. Hospitals in Denmark and Ireland revealed… Read more Audio
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Egg retailers urged to supply stamped eggs
5:32 AM.An industry group is urging retailers to buy stamped eggs - after an Auckland man was sentenced to home detention for selling millions of caged eggs as free range. Frank Chen was sentenced to a year's… Read more Audio
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12 yo Northland boy turning possum hunting into cash
5:23 AM.Archie Bower has a bit of a unique way of earning some extra cash. The 12 year old from Northland is a keen hunter and farmer and has now started trapping possums before school selling the fur and… Read more Audio
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Australia's Covid cases on the rise as people resist rules
5:08 AM.Joining Indira from Australia is former Alliance MP, broadcaster and our Aussie commentator Pam Corkery to talk about the rise in covid cases and peoples' reaction to Melbourne being in lockdown… Read more Audio