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First Up for Monday 27 September 2021

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 September 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
  • Bouncing case numbers worrying for AK in Level 3

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    University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize.

    5:53 AM.There were 18 new cases of Covid-19 in the community yesterday with two of them so far unable to be linked to previous cases. It continues a somewhat worrying trend of case numbers bouncing up and… Read more Audio

  • "Not feeling part of Team of 5 million" missing out MiQ sports

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    5:47 AM.Back to the issue of Managed Isolation and Quarantine now .... last week more than 30,000 New Zealanders went online in a virtual lobby last week in the hope of getting one of just three thousand MIQ… Read more Audio

  • Custom company branded masks sales soar

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    5:37 AM.Custom company printed face mask sales have soared after the latest Delta Covid-19 outbreak which has seen face coverings become mandatory in most indoor spaces. It's a welcome boost for branding… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Avocado Rescue.

    5:22 AM.We're off to the markets now with our Maestro of Mushrooms and Minister of Fruit and Veges, Mr Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Pregnant women should be categorised as urgent for MiQ spots

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    5:11 AM.People will be able to vie for the next tranche of MIQ spots which become available tomorrow afternoon. It'll be just their second opportunity since the country was plunged into the Alert Level 4… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 24 September 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
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