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First Up for Thursday 4 February 2021

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 3 February 2021
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  • Virologist says vaccine approval timely and safe

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    5:53 AM.Good news in New Zealand's fight against Covid-19. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been deemed safe from use, with Medsafe, announcing it had given it provisional approval. New Zealand's Pzifer… Read more Audio

  • Helen Clark:Despite record Suu Kyi should be released

    politics world
    The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, having a word with Helen Clark during questioning.

    5:44 AM.The government of Myanmar was this week over-thrown by the military, bringing to an end a ten year experiment with democracy. Political leader Aung San Suu Kyi has once again been placed under arrest… Read more Audio

  • LDR Northland: new wharf project for Pouto

    life and society
    Urupukapuka Island - a pest-free sanctuary in the Bay of Islands.

    5:34 AM.This year we're very lucky to be joined every week by the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme. The free public-interest news service is dedicated to strengthening coverage of local… Read more Audio

  • Cricket statistician on how NZ qualified top for Test champs

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    Kane Williamson of the Black Caps 2021.

    5:30 AM.Great news for our cricketers yesterday as they qualified for the World Test Championship final in England later this year. Australia's postponement of their tour of South Africa saw the Black Caps… Read more Audio

  • NZ Track and Field Champs desperate for officials

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    Holly Robinson in the Women's Javelin at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships in 2018.

    5:22 AM.Athletics New Zealand is desperately seeking officials for next month's New Zealand Track and Field Championships in Hastings. The flow-on effect from the pandemic has hit the sport hard .. and with… Read more Audio

  • Waikouaiti School adapting to no water while lead in supplies

    life and society
    Water tankers for Waikouaiti and Karitane after high lead levels in water

    5:15 AM.Residents, businesses and schools from Waikouaiti and Karitane are having to drastically adapt to life without being able to drink water from their taps after concerning levels of lead were detected… Read more Audio

  • Testing the way to open up Austria under 3rd lockdown

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    Beethoven Plaza in Vienna, Austria.

    5:08 AM.Nathan Rarere talks to our Europe correspondent Catherine Walbridge based in Vienna, Austria about relaxation of rules around their third lockdown. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 3 February 2021
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