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First Up for Thursday 25 February 2021

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 26 February 2021
  • Covid-19: concern in Sth AK still as one case continued to work

    University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker

    5:54 AM.Good news yesterday that there were no new Covid-19 cases, but there's still a lot of concern out there particularly with the news that one of the cases had been working at Kmart in Botany. Joining us… Read more Audio

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  • New UK Covid strain bring different symptoms

    Image of flu COVID-19 virus cell. Coronavirus Covid 19 outbreak influenza background. Pandemic medical health risk. 3D illustration concept.

    5:50 AM.Got muscle aches or a headache? Are you feeling more tired than usual? The Director General of Health is urging anyone feeling unwell to get tested for Covid-19 as the new UK B.1.1.7 strain mimics… Read more Audio

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  • New MPs: Labour's MP for Takanini Dr Neru Leavasa

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    5:44 AM.It's time to introduce another first-term Member of Parliament to our First Up whanau, this morning Nathan Rarere spoke with new Labour MP for Takanini, Dr Neru Leavasa. Audio

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  • The 1972 Led Zeppelin footage found in a NZ shed

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    5:33 AM.49 years ago today, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Led… Read more Video, Audio

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  • LDR South Auckland: misinformation surrounding vaccines

    life and society
    A healthcare worker injects a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to an emergency doctor in Colombia on February 18, 2021.

    5:29 AM.Every Thursday we're catching up with the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, which is dedicated to covering parts of the country which can get overlooked by the big news outlets… Read more Audio

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  • Tiger Woods on the mend, how will his golf game be affected

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    Tiger Woods celebrates with daughter Sam and son Charlie after winning The 2019 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

    5:21 AM.Golfing legend Tiger Woods is awake and responsive after surgery to his legs following a serious crash in Los Angeles. Nathan Rarere discussed his recovery from San Francisco with sports broadcaster… Read more Audio

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  • One year since controversial rent freeze in Berlin

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    Passers-by stand on Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate, 20 March.

    5:09 AM.From picturesque Vienna, Austria is our correspondent in Europe, Catherine Walbridge who told Nathan Rarere about the popular/unpopular rent freeze which came into force in Berlin a year ago. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 26 February 2021
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