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First Up for Wednesday 3 March 2021

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 4 March 2021
  • Destiny Church leaders escape Level 3 lockdown

    Brian Tamaki

    5:57 AM.As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was putting Auckland into a snap lockdown on Saturday night, Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki were packing their bags. The couple left the city for… Read more Audio

  • Auckland economy takes big hit from latest lockdown

    economy
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    5:53 AM.The latest Covid-19 lockdown is set to cost the economy closer to a quarter of a billion dollars. That's according to the latest analysis by ASB bank, which found that the impact would be bigger than… Read more Audio

  • How Auckland children are being affected by another lockdown

    education life and society
    Children being homeschooled under the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown.

    5:37 AM.It has been a year since New Zealand's first case of Covid-19, with more than a quarter of a million Auckland school students now spending their ninth week learning from home in lockdown. And they're… Read more Audio

  • Space the final frontier: James Parr on space news

    science life and society
    The launch site for the Electron rocket at Rocket Lab in Mahia, New Zealand in June 16, 2018.

    5:32 AM.It was an exciting day for Peter Beck's RocketLabs yesterday as they announced the Neutron, an 8 ton re-usable rocket bound for mega constellations. Most of the fascination in New Zealand centred… Read more Audio

  • Why a new twist on an ancient tipple is causing a buzz

    business
    The Buzz Club session mead

    5:23 AM.Each week we're having a looking at a unique New Zealand business and this week, there's a buzz about...Mead. It's known as the oldest form of alcohol but now two young entrepreneurs are changing the… Read more Audio

  • Silver Ferns coach happy with 1st test win over Austalia

    sport
    Dame Noeline Taurua.

    5:16 AM.The Silver Ferns have beaten the Australian Diamonds 49-44 in the first Test of the Constellation Cup in Christchurch. It's the first time the two sides have met in 18 months. It was goal for goal for… Read more Audio

  • Healthy or Hoax Podcast: Ellie Jay tries a waist trainer

    life and society
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    5:12 AM.The new series of the RNZ podcast Healthy or Hoax is available this week, and the first episode features our very own Ellie Jay trying out a Kim Kardashian style waist trainer. Nathan Rarere asked… Read more Audio

  • Australian Cabinet minister accused of rape will break silence

    world
    Australia's Parliament buildings, in Canberra.

    5:06 AM.Our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery updates us on the sitting federal Cabinet Minster accused of rape who is likely to break his silence today. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 2 March 2021
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 4 March 2021
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