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First Up for Monday 5 October 2020

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  • Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher on Lake Ohau Village fire

    Civil Defence
    The damage to Lake Ohau Village, as seen in a video shot from the air.

    5:53 AM.The Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher joins Indira to update us on the latest information on the fire at Lake Ohau Village. Audio

  • Dozens of homes destroyed by fire at Lake Ohau

    Civil Defence
    The Mackenzie Basin fire front from a property on Quailburn Road, near Omarama.

    5:49 AM.Dozens of homes have been destroyed by a savage wildfire in the Mackenzie Basin which forced residents to flee for their lives early yesterday morning. At least 20 houses in Lake Ohau Village have… Read more Audio

  • Update on latest condition of US President

    world
    US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

    5:44 AM.To the US now where doctors have just updated the nation on the condition of President Donald Trump, He remains at the Walter Reed medical centre and is reported to be experiencing only mild symptoms… Read more Audio

  • Epidemiologist on threats to moving to Level 1 in Auckland

    health
    Professor Michael Baker

    5:35 AM.Cabinet will meet today to decide whether there's enough evidence to conclude that the Auckland Covid outbreak has been contained and the city can return to normality. It has agreed, in principle, for… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Citrus anyone?

    5:22 AM.Joining us from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Summer fruit industry targets students to help with harvest

    rural
    Picking apples. A man with a full basket of red apples in the garden. Organic apples.

    5:09 AM.The summer fruit industry has launched a new campaign targeting university students, as it desperately tries to lure in workers for this season's harvest. With the border closed to RSE workers from… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 2 October 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 6 October 2020
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