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First Up for Thursday 29 October 2020

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 30 October 2020
  • Northland police carry firearms after shooting at police

    The windscreen of the police car shot at in Northland.

    5:53 AM.Northland police are temporarily carrying firearms after a series of violent incidents, including two gunmen shooting at an officer. The men emerged from a grey car on a stretch of State Highway 11 at… Read more Audio

  • Kiwis voting in US elections: actor Chris Hobbs in LA

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    5:48 AM.To get a feeling for what life is like in the US with under a week to go until the election we're catching up with some Kiwis living there. Actor Chris Hobbs is well-known to New Zealand television… Read more Audio

  • Student Volunteer Army offers digital services "tech friends"

    CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - OCTOBER 21, 2014: Facebook application sign in page on smartphone and facebook logo on background.

    5:37 AM.2020 has been a huge digital year, whether we've been working from home, skyping with loved ones or shopping online. But not all of us are that digitally savvy, so the Student Volunteer Army is… Read more Audio

  • Animal welfare at risk with lack of livestock veterinarians

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    5:35 AM.Federated Farmers is worried that animal welfare could be put at risk if more Class Border Exemptions aren't granted for the agriculture sector. Last month, the Minister announced that up to 30 class… Read more Audio

  • Silver Ferns beat England Roses, teams view win differently

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    Silver Ferns Jane Watson. Cadbury Netball Series Taini Jamison Trophy, NZ Silver Ferns v England Roses, Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

    5:32 AM.The Silver Ferns beat the England Roses 58-45 in the opening game of the Taini Jamison Trophy netball series, in a match that marked the return of international netball after a nine month hiatus… Read more Audio

  • Human Rights Commission want fairer NZ for all

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    Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt

    5:22 AM.The Human Rights Commission is calling on the government to stand by its promises to make New Zealand fairer for all people. It has released a report today featuring 39 issues from all four Human… Read more Audio

  • Record daily covid infections across Europe, more lockdowns

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    People wearing protective face masks as a measure against the spread of the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, take a tramway on October 22, 2020 in a street of Saint-Etienne, central eastern France.

    5:09 AM.Let's head to Europe now where we are joined our correspondent Catherine Walbridge in Austria. Catherine talks with Nathan about covid cases rising all across the continent with meetings underway to… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 30 October 2020
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