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First Up for Wednesday 26 August 2020
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Funding boost for Pasifika covid response
5:51 AM.The government is providing 19.5 million dollars towards increasing the resourcing and capacity of those working towards combating the virus within Pacific communities. Five key priority areas are… Read more Audio
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Sth Ak Pasifika health providers join to offer Covid testing
5:46 AM.The two biggest Pacific primary care providers have joined together to offer help and covid testing to the Pacific community in South Auckland - after an appeal for help from churches. South Seas… Read more Audio
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Covid causing extra budgeting stress for struggling families
5:37 AM.An Auckland budgeting and family support service has found some families of four have less than 40 dollars a week to put food on the table. The Mangere Budgeting Service also says many of the people… Read more Audio
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Race Relations Commissioner inspired by mosque victims
5:34 AM.The Race Relations Commissioner says he has been inspired by the victims of the March 15th attacks this week during the sentencing. He hopes the sentencing will lead to more conversations and action… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: GroTowers
5:23 AM.Every week we take a look at a unique Kiwi business, and this week we've been hearing about a new way of gardening. 'GroTowers' - that's G-R-O, have been designed by husband and wife team, Clive and… Read more Audio
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First night of Republican National Convention unlike any other
5:09 AM.To the US, where the Republican Party's presidential election year convention kicked off yesterday, with President Donald Trump accepting the party's nomination. The Convention takes place over four… Read more Audio