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First Up for Tuesday 20 April 2021

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 19 April 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 21 April 2021
  • Reti:disgraceful hospitals discharging patients after midnight

    politics
    National Party deputy leader Shane Reti

    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

  • Emotional scenes as friends, whanau reunited by travel bubble

    life and society

    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

  • Couple who missed out on bubble enjoying stay in MIQ

    Police at the Grand Mecure Hotel in Wellington, which is being used as a managed isolation facility.

    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

  • Super League a massive shakeup for European football

    sport world
    5th November 2017, Stamford Bridge, London, England; EPL Premier League football, Chelsea versus Manchester United; David De Gea of Manchester Utd looks at the ball in the net as Alvaro Morata of Chelsea scores making it 1-0

    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

  • The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge

    life and society

    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

  • Independent Ponifasio holding deciding seat in Samoa election

    Pacific
    The Samoa Electoral Commission show votes being tallied during the general election in the capital city of Apia

    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

  • Prosecutors, defence deliver closing arguments in Chauvin case

    world

    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

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 19 April 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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