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First Up for Tuesday 1 June 2021

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  • Metservice:rain stuck over Canterbury moves slowly today

    weather
    MetService rain radar as wild weather set to hit Canterbury.

    5:54 AM.And to tell us if the good people of Canterbury will indeed be enjoying a bit of sunshine is Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio

  • Assessment of damage can take place in Canterbury today

    Civil Defence weather
    Army trucks have been brought to Ashburton to evacuate residents in the area if needed after heavy rainfall flooded the region.

    5:51 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Ashburton is our reporter Ella Stewart. Audio

  • Ashburton residents begin the clean up of property

    Civil Defence weather
    Ashburton River

    5:46 AM.Canterbury residents who fled the devastating floods are beginning to return home to pick up the pieces and start cleaning their water-logged properties. There is still the possibility of more rain… Read more Audio

  • Reti:Pfizer vaccine best for country

    health politics
    Chris Hipkins gets his first jab of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.

    5:34 AM.And every week this year we've been very fortunate to be able to chat with both the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Grant Robertson, and National's Deputy Leader, Shane Reti. Nathan Rarere caught… Read more Audio

  • The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester

    life and society
    No captionMahy house

    5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe, a really, really long Hummer and another item for your 'Things signed by Jacinda Ardern' collection. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Millie Silvester… Read more Audio

  • UK may be facing third wave of Covid, Indian variant

    world
    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with his partner Carrie Symonds as they arrive at The Midland, near the Manchester Central convention complex in Manchester, northwest England on September 28, 2019,

    5:10 AM.To the UK now where we join our correspondent in London Alex Cadier. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 31 May 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 2 June 2021
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