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First Up for Tuesday 6 October 2020
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Heart of the City boss pleased at Auckland's return to Level 1
5:52 AM.Auckland is joining the rest of the country at Alert Level 1 tomorrow night, two months after the coronavirus re-emerged in the community. There were 179 cases attached to the cluster, and three… Read more Audio
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Forest & Bird: loss of diversity after Mackenzie Basin fire
5:47 AM.We return now to Lake Ohau Village in the Mackenzie Basin where many residents' homes were destroyed in Sunday's wildfire. Many spoke about the wilding pines, also known as wilding conifers, which… Read more Audio
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Ohau Village resident views devastation that was their home
5:42 AM.Residents of Lake Ohau Village in the Mackenzie Basin yesterday made a sombre trip back to their homes, many of which were destroyed in Sunday's wildfire. At least 20 homes were levelled by the fire… Read more Audio
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Keen interest in Marfell Kiwibuild homes, locals sceptical
5:36 AM.A steady stream of potential buyers -- along with the merely curious -- have taken advantage of the first advertised open homes at the 23 million dollar Kiwibuild project in the New Plymouth suburb of… Read more Audio
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New sailing app used by World Champions launches for public
5:32 AM.Keen sailors and interested amateurs can now have access to the same technology that World Champion 49er team Blair Tuke and Peter Burling use with a new app that can create races and access live… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe, a house fit for a - well perhaps not a king, but maybe a new MP looking for post-election digs in Wellington, if they can afford the nearly eight million dollar price tag that… Read more Audio
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Thousands of Covid cases go unreported in England
5:10 AM.We head now to the UK where an investigation is under way after nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England, delaying contact tracing efforts. Our correspondent Henry Riley has more on… Read more Audio