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First Up for Thursday 11 February 2021

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 12 February 2021
  • Chilly temperatures for Austria with new Covid strains

    world
    Alice Robinson

    9:40 AM.Turning to Europe now which is battling not only outbreaks of new COVID strains but some of the chilliest temperatures in a decade. Catherine Walbridge speaks with Nathan Rarere from Vienna, Austria.

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  • New MPs: Maori Party's Rawiri Waititi

    politics
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    5:52 AM.A bit of a palaver in parliament this week with Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi being booted out of the house by speaker Trevor Mallard for refusing to wear a tie - but who exactly is the man… Read more Audio

  • Reefton rates could increase more than 200% under new formula

    housing
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    5:47 AM.Some property owners in the small West Coast town of Reefton are in for whopping rates increases of more than 200 per cent if the Buller District Council adopts a proposed new rating formula. LDR is… Read more Audio

  • Thousands book goats to butt into Zoom calls

    technology world
    A goat from Cronkshaw fold farm.

    5:37 AM.Zoom call too boring? Want to see if everyone is really listening? For a mere $10 you can have a goat from Cronkshaw Fold Farm 'butt' into your Zoom call and thousands of people around the world are… Read more Video, Audio

  • Auckland teen gets call up for White Ferns

    sport
    Auckland Hearts left-arm spinner Fran Jonas bowls in the Dream11 Super Smash match against the Central Hinds, Eden Park Outer Oval Auckland, Saturday 4th January 2020.

    5:35 AM.Auckland teenager Fran Jonas was doing typically teenage things when she got a rather untypical phone call this week. The 16-year-old spin bowler was yesterday named for the first time in the New… Read more Audio

  • LDR South Auckland: DHB reviews lockdown procedures

    health rural
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    5:26 AM.It's time for us to catch up with one of the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, the free public-interest news service dedicated to strengthening coverage of parts of New… Read more Audio

  • Expo showcases lifestyle of Tiny Houses

    housing
    Beekbergen, Netherlands, 2019: Wooden tiny house under construction.

    5:16 AM.For many New Zealanders, the idea of one day owning a home is little more than a dream. But in growing numbers, they're joining a global movement aimed at getting people on the property ladder despite… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 12 February 2021
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