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First Up for Friday 4 September 2020

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 3 September 2020
  • Next Episode: Monday, 7 September 2020
  • Best of First Up for Friday 4 September

    10:00 AM.On the pod today: new research shows Maori are 50 per cent more likely to die from Covid-19 than other ethnic groups; our women's rugby competition begins this weekend, and it's shaping up to the best… Read more Audio

  • "Racism makes you sick"- Study shows Māori 50 percent more likely to die from Covid-19

    health
    Over 300 people have travelled to Northland for the tangi.

    5:53 AM.New research shows Māori are 50 per cent more likely to die from Covid-19 than other ethnic groups. The Te Pūnaha Matatini study also found the number could be higher, depending on age and underlying… Read more Audio

  • Meet local hero 86 year old Māori warden Peggy Hughes

    life and society te ao Maori
    Peggy Hughes has been volunteering in her community for more than 6 decades.

    5:46 AM.Meet a local town hero from Auckland's Northshore - 86-year-old Māori Warden Peggy Hughes.

    Peggy has been serving in her community as a volunteer for about 60 years and officially as a Māori Warden… Read more Video, Audio

  • Otago Uni Vice Chancellor wont front on restricting Māori numbers to medical school

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    5:38 AM.Medical students at Otago say the university's vice chancellor Harlene Hayne has refused to meet with them over proposed changes to medical school admissions through the Māori Entry Pathway. A… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Kumara

    5:24 AM.In the first fresh fruit and vegetable market report for spring, Indira discussed sweet potato toast with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth as well as good buys for the weekend. Audio

  • Top women's rugby on display for next 9 weeks

    sport
    Alana Bremner.
Canterbury v Waikato, Farah Palmer Cup, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton,

    5:11 AM.Women's representative rugby returns to the paddock this weekend when the Farah Palmer Cup finally kicks off. There were fears earlier this year that the fallout from Covid-19 would cancel the… Read more Audio

  • Principal wants right to waive exams for some students

    education
    Students of the eleventh grade sit with face masks in a classroom of the Phoenix high school in Dortmund, western Germany, on 12 August 2020, amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

    5:09 AM.The principal of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School wants the Qualifications Authority to let schools decide if their students should sit NCEA exams in November. Kiri Turketo, says many… Read more Audio

  • Level 2 not great for hospitality businesses

    business
    Some prime retail spots on Dunedin's main street remain empty.

    5:06 AM.We will find out later today whether or not the country will be able to ease alert level restrictions next week. Cabinet will make that decision this afternoon. Hospitality New Zealand Otago… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 3 September 2020
  • Next Episode: Monday, 7 September 2020
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