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First Up for Friday 25 June 2021

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 24 June 2021
  • Next Episode: Monday, 28 June 2021
  • Simon Marks updates us on the latest from Miami and Canada

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    Rubble is piled high after the partial collapse of the 12-storey Champlain Towers South condo building on 24 June 2021 in Surfside, Florida.

    5:47 AM.51 people are unaccounted for in an apartment building collapse in Florida.. Police say the 12 story residential block collapsed overnight, killing at least one person. Our correspondent in… Read more Audio

  • Black Caps win the World Test Championship

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    Tim Southee celebrates the lbw of Shubman Gill.

    5:36 AM.Two of the sharpest minds in the world of cricket, Guy Heveldt and Oliver Stevenson joined Nathan Rarere to talk more on the game. Audio

  • Black Caps defied the odds and are now world test champions

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    New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson (C) holds the winner's Mace as New Zealand players celebrate victory on the final day of the ICC World Test Championship Final between New Zealand and India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England on June 23, 2021.

    5:32 AM.New Zealand is basking in the glory of one the greatest sporting achiements in our country's history. Yes almost exactly 24 hours ago Kane Williamson's Black Caps toppled the Indian juggernaught to… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and vege report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Apple generic. Generic bin of Hawke's Bay apples.

    5:26 AM.Our minister of fruit and vege, Glenn Forsyth joined Nathan Rarere for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio

  • Wards full of children with preventable respiratory conditions

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    5:16 AM.An Auckland Paediatrician says that wards in Auckland and Starship Hospitals are almost full of children with preventable respiratory conditions partly due to cold, unsuitable sleeping conditions. The… Read more Audio

  • Award-winning production, 'The Lion King' opens in Auckland

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    5:12 AM.After a year-long hiatus, the international touring stage production of the Lion King is here. An estimated 100 million people worldwide have seen the six-time Tony Award-winning production and… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 24 June 2021
  • Next Episode: Monday, 28 June 2021
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