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First Up for Tuesday 9 November 2021

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 8 November 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
  • Reti: MiQ arrangements hated by nearly everyone

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

    5:49 AM.The National Party would allow vaccinated and unvaccinated people to travel across the Auckland border once we hit 85 per cent fully vaccinated or by the 1st of December - whichever comes first… Read more Audio

  • Sylvia Park mall excited to reopen tomorrow under level 3.2

    business
    The Sylvia Park shopping mall in Auckland

    5:46 AM.Auckland will join Waikato at Alert level 3.2 from midnight tonight meaning shops, zoos, libraries and a number of other venues can open again with limits of the number of patrons and with mandatory… Read more Audio

  • Kiwi woman, stuck in Australia, fears pension will be cut

    travel
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    5:37 AM.A Kiwi woman stuck in Brisbane after travelling there for medical treatment fears her pension will be cut if she doesn't make it home in the next few days. In ordinary circumstances pensions stop… Read more Audio

  • AK bakery $50K down after using lead contaminated sugar

    business
    Deanna Yang

    5:33 AM.An Auckland Bakery says it is up to fifty-thousand dollars out of pocket and not covered by insurance after Chelsea Sugar recalled three brands of brown sugar last week. The recall was issued after… Read more Audio

  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand

    life and society
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    5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - the team focus is on what's trending for summer - it's an early list of the most popular pre-Christmas favourites, and a plastic shoe is high on the list. But first, TradeMe's… Read more Audio

  • Japan relaxes quarantine period for visitors to 3 days

    world
    People wearing face masks are seen during commuting hour under a refreshing clear blue sky in front of Tokyo Station in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

    5:11 AM.We're off to Japan now where the country has relaxed its quarantine period for people entering the country to just three days. It comes off the back of a dramatic fall in cases numbers since the… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 8 November 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
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