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First Up for Tuesday 19 October 2021

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 18 October 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
  • AK Heart of the City: business waiting for clarity

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    A shopper crosses the street in the central business district in Melbourne on July 7, 2021

    5:54 AM.And Auckland businesses are bracing themselves for at least 14 more days in level 3 lockdown. That means malls and shops will remain closed except for click and collect and no indoor or outdoor dining… Read more Audio

  • AKers views on illegal party, level changes

    Video posted to Twitter shows a party in Auckland under alert level 3.

    5:51 AM.Auckland will stay in level 3 lockdown for at least two more weeks in a bid to get more people double vaccinated. Northland will shift back into Alert Level 2 tonight but Waikato will stay in Alert… Read more Audio

  • Pasifika Covid survivor: Delta is no joke, get vaccinated

    Suicide survivor Tuala Tusani on a mission to save lives with his UNDADOG hair wax.

    5:41 AM.A Pasifika business leader who survived Covid-19 has put work to one side in order to get people vaccinated. Tuala Tagaloa Tusani and his partner Fionna both thought they were going to die from the… Read more Audio

  • Reti: lovely to take part in Vaxathon, jabbing Northlanders

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    National MP Dr Shane Reti administering Covid-19 vaccinations in Ruakaka.

    5:30 AM.Those of you who tuned into Saturday's vaxathon might have seen a recognisable figure all PPE-d up-to-the-nines and vaccinating the good people of Northland. National's deputy leader Shane Reti got… Read more Audio

  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Sarah O'Leary

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    5:22 AM.This week on TradeMe - a wonderful fundraiser for the Breast Cancer foundation - a Custom made bedroom set from the good people at Sealy worth over $15,000. There's beach front property for sale in… Read more Audio

  • Northland business financially struggling, pleased at Level 2

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    Pepe's Dairy, Onerahi, Whangārei, is a location of interest in Northland after two women who have tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to the region.

    5:15 AM.From 11.59 tonight Northland will rejoin the rest of the country at Alert Level 2 as a result of no further positive covid cases have been detected over the last week For businesses it means once… Read more Audio

  • UK: parliament pays tribute to Sir David Amess

    world

    5:10 AM.From the US over the pond to the UK where we're joined by our correspondent Hope Bolger. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 18 October 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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