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First Up for Monday 11 October 2021

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 8 October 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
  • Northland on tenterhooks under new Level 3 restrictions

    Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai

    5:53 AM.There were 60 new community cases of Covid-19 yesterday - the most in nearly six weeks - while Northland and the Bay of Plenty continued to deal with positive cases visiting their regions. There have… Read more Audio

  • Physios, osteos want to see patients under Level 3

    health
    New Zealand Football physio Mark Fulcher treating All Whites keeper Jacob Spoonley in 2014.

    5:45 AM.Allied Health Practitioners say their patients are unnecessarily suffering because they are unable to deliver face-to-face care. They're calling for level 3 restrictions to change so that more… Read more Audio

  • Coastguard NZ: overall good weekend on AK waters

    travel
    Coastguard volunteers cook bacon for sandwiches at the tradie vaccination and breakfast event.

    5:36 AM.Auckland anglers, divers and boat owners were able to hit the water over the weekend for the first time in seven weeks. Joining Nathan Rarere to let us know how everyone behaved is Coastguard NZ's… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Workers harvesting Asian greens.

    5:24 AM.It's that time of week again - we're joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veg and friend to all the animals, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • View Sistine Chapel frescos in Michelangelo exhibit

    arts
    Raphael's 'Sistine Madonna'

    5:15 AM.As travel is difficult for us at the moment, a piece of European culture is travelling to New Zealand in the New Year. Michelangelo - A Different View shows off the frescos of the Sistine Chapel and… Read more Audio

  • Complicated rules on opening up New South Wales today

    world
    US Vice President Mike Pence (2nd R) and his wife Karen (2nd L) take a harbour cruise with New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian (L) and New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet (R) in Sydney on April 23, 2017.

    5:07 AM.After 107 days in lockdown, New South Wales will re-open for business today. From today in New South Wales ... Retail stores can open to vaccinated customers .. the unvaccinated will only be able to… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 8 October 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
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