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First Up for Monday 3 May 2021

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 30 April 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 4 May 2021
  • Epidemiologist happy with travel between NZ and WA

    University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.

    5:50 AM.Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia can resume despite the region's latest Covid-19 scare. An MIQ security guard in Perth contracted the virus and is believed to have been infectious in… Read more Audio

  • Queenstown pleased to see Australian tourists start to visit

    Journey to the South Island of New Zealand. A picturesque river in a mountain gorge. Attraction Bungee jumping on a bridge over a mountain river.

    5:46 AM.Today marks two weeks since the first quarantine-free flights between New Zealand and Australia. Tourism operators in both countries pinned hopes of an economic boost on the travel bubble, but how… Read more Audio

  • Customs fires 9 border workers for not taking vaccine

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    A community based vaccination centre near Christchurch Airport, where the first South Island border workers got a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on 24 February, 2021/

    5:36 AM.Customs has fired nine border workers who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. It says the move complies with public health regulations that came into force this month. Customs deputy chief… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    5:21 AM.Anna Thomas took a look at what's good in the fresh produce market this week with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. It's all about pumpkin and persimmons! Audio

  • More vaccinators ready for more vaccines for over 65 yos

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    5:12 AM.People aged over 65 or who have underlying health problems will start getting their Covid-19 vaccines this month. About a quarter of a million doses have been administered to New Zealanders so far… Read more Audio

  • EU encourage plans for vaccine passport for summer travel

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    Flags in front of the EU Commission building in Brussels.

    5:07 AM.To Europe now where we join our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden where there are plans afoot for a Covid-19 passport so people can travel for the upcoming summer season. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 30 April 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 4 May 2021
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