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First Up for Thursday 5 August 2021

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  • Tom Walsh's dad expecting kisses from wife for shotput medal

    Olympics
    Tom Walsh gets red flagged at Tokyo Olympics shot put qualifying.

    5:51 AM.Peter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Read more Audio

  • Employers need to pay living wage to avoid labour shortages

    politics
    Finance Minister Grant Robertson

    5:42 AM.After his government allowed RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu into the country without going through MIQ to make up for staff shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the… Read more Audio

  • Fiji Covid-19 cases continue to surge, no lockdown

    Pacific
    People lining up to get food supplied from Save the Children on the main island Viti Levu.

    5:32 AM.We cross to Fiji now where they have recorded a further 1187 cases and 11 more deaths reported yesterday. Joining Nathan Rarere is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio

  • LDR King Country: air pollution controls in Te Kuiti

    local council
    No caption

    5:21 AM.As we do every week, we catch up with the fine folk from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme to hear news from parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets. This… Read more Audio

  • Kiwi Shane McLeod in hunt for medal as coach of Belgium hockey

    sport Olympics
    No caption

    5:14 AM.Not all New Zealanders in Tokyo are with the New Zealand team - many are plying their trades elsewhere. Kiwi Shane McLeod is the head coach of Belgium's mens hockey team, a role that he also held at… Read more Audio

  • Belarussian sprinter arrives in Austria en route to Poland

    world

    5:09 AM.To Europe now - joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 4 August 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 6 August 2021
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