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First Up for Tuesday 25 May 2021

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 24 May 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 26 May 2021
  • National's Shane Reti: Samoa, Dame Kiro, and cyber security

    politics
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    5:51 AM.The Deputy Leader of the National Party Shane Reti says if it turns out a state actor was behind the Waikato DHB cyber hack it would be the equivalent of an attack on New Zealand soil. That was one of… Read more Audio

  • Biden faces battle to fund infrastructure

    world
    U.S. President Joe Biden steps off Marine One on the ellipse on May 23, 2021 in Washington, DC.

    5:43 AM.We head to the US where President Biden is facing an uphill battle to get one of his biggest initiatives passed in to law, a lot of talk about an article that was published, based on a US Intel report… Read more Audio

  • The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge

    life and society
    A cardboard Lambo

    5:13 AM.This week on TradeMe's cool auction list...a couple of real cars - and one very good cardboard replica, a haul of vintage anatomical maps, which could be perfect for your lounge, if looking at the… Read more Audio

  • 4 new cases of Covid-19 in Melbourne-Should NZ suspend travel?

    world
    A flight attendant welcomes passengers onto an Air New Zealand flight.

    5:09 AM.Four new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Melbourne's northern suburbs, and the source remains unclear. The first case was a man who showed symptoms of the coronavirus on the 20th of May. and… Read more Audio

  • Correspondent Henry Riley, updates us on the latest in the UK

    world
    A Belarusian dog handler checks luggages off a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) parked at Minsk International Airport on 23 May 2021.

    5:05 AM.Nathan Rarere crossed to the UK to speak to correspondent Henry Riley. Henry covers; The shooting of BLM activist Sasha Johnson, The diversion of the Ryanair flight over Belarus, the infamous Princess… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 24 May 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 26 May 2021
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