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First Up for Tuesday 24 August 2021

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  • Reti: govt made correct decision extending lockdown

    politics
    National Party deputy leader Shane Reti

    5:53 AM.Nathan Rarere asked the deputy leader of the National Party Shane Reti whether he thinks the government has made the right move by extending the lockdown. Audio

  • Walking during lockdown - should you pat dogs, cats?

    animals
    Jeremy's cat

    5:50 AM.That's the mental side of pet life sorted, but with the entire country in level 4 until at least midnight Friday, should you pat another person's dog or cat while you're out? And can the Delta virus… Read more Audio

  • Walking the dog too much? How to look after pets safely

    animals
    Dog park lead

    5:44 AM.If you're looking for fans of lockdown fans, your pets might be the only ones putting up their paws up right now. When everything's shut, there's not a lot to do right? Except maybe go for run .. take… Read more Audio

  • Paralympics kicks off in Tokyo, highlights on TV One, Duke

    disability Olympics
    Shot put.

    5:33 AM.The Paralympics kick off with the opening ceremony in Tokyo tonight- not that our athletes will be there- they've decided not to attend to protect themselves against the virus Over the coming days… Read more Audio

  • Alert level 4 auctions - what are we buying on TradeMe?

    life and society
    No caption

    5:23 AM.Has being in lockdown meant you're online shopping habits have changed? Maybe it has been a good time to clear out the wardrobe and start listing your own bits to sell. But what is everyone else… Read more Audio

  • Architect suggests quarantine pods on Quail Is, Lyttelton

    building
    Patients playing ‘clock golf’ in front of the unused recreation hall: from left, Will Vallance, Jim Kokiri, Ah Yip, Jim Lord, Ipirini Apa Apa and Ivon Skelton. Other pastimes included gardening, chopping wood, playing billiards and reading. Photograph c.1923, Lyttelton Museum

    5:14 AM.A renowned architect has come up with a plan to turn a former leper colony into a scenic managed isolation facility. Michael O'Sullivan has designed a prefabricated pod that he reckons would be a big… Read more Audio

  • Japan's Covid-19 cases continue to rise as Paralympics begin

    world Olympics
    L-R: Anna Grimaldi, Danielle Aitchison, William Stedman, Lisa Adams, Holly Robinson and Caitlin Dore.
Announcement of selected Para athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

    5:11 AM.New Zealand's most successful Olympic campaign ever may have just finished but the glory isn't over yet. Our Paralympic team is in Tokyo and the opening ceremony is tonight. But with the city still… Read more Audio

  • UK PM asks for more time from US to evacuate Afghans

    world
    Ppeople forming a line to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

    5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the UK where the Government has now airlifted nearly six thousand people from Kabul in the past ten days. More than half of those are Afghans fleeing the Taliban's new order… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 23 August 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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