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First Up for Tuesday 20 April 2021
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Reti:disgraceful hospitals discharging patients after midnight
5:48 AM.National's deputy leader Shane Reti is calling the Government to release the data behind its vaccine rollout plan, which he says still lacks transparency. Over the past week or so the Government has… Read more Audio
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Emotional scenes as friends, whanau reunited by travel bubble
5:44 AM.After more than a year of Zoom calls and "wish you were heres" with friends and family in Australia, the trans-Tasman bubble finally opened yesterday. There were emotional scenes at airports across… Read more Audio
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Couple who missed out on bubble enjoying stay in MIQ
5:35 AM.While the first travellers from Australia were able to walk right through the arrivals gates without quarantining yesterday, people who landed in the country just 24 hours prior are still having to… Read more Audio
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Super League a massive shakeup for European football
5:22 AM.We head to the UK now after what's being described as the "biggest shake up in the history" of European football was unveiled yesterday. A new competition that'll be called the Super League is in the… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
5:14 AM.This week on TradeMe - a bar in Christchurch for only one dollar, a microwave with a mind of its own and a classic Kiwi Icecream Truck - these are just three of the many hundreds of thousands of… Read more Audio
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Independent Ponifasio holding deciding seat in Samoa election
5:10 AM.Samoa's election stalemate continues into its second week with the balance of power now sitting with an independent MP. The final count has the incumbent ruling party, HRPP, and newcomer FAST with 25… Read more Audio
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Prosecutors, defence deliver closing arguments in Chauvin case
5:06 AM.We start in the United States where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, is starting to wrap up. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent Simon… Read more Audio