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First Up for Tuesday 23 November 2021

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 22 November 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Goff: cautious approach to traffic light system the right one

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    Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the supercity won't be a willing participant in the Three Waters scheme unless the Government is more flexible in its plans.

    5:52 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere to discuss the move to the traffic light system from December the 3rd is the Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff. Audio

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  • Reti:disappointed about lack of uptake of rapid antigen testing

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    5:46 AM.Yesterday Nathan Rarere discussed the country moving to the new traffic light system with the National Party's deputy leader, Shane Reti. He asked why he thought Auckland couldn't move to step 3.3… Read more Audio

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  • AK hospo disappointed traffic light system still 2 weeks away

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    -POOL- Photo by Mark Mitchell: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the post-Cabinet press conference with  director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, the Beehive, Parliament, Wellington. 22 November, 2021. NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

    5:35 AM.On Friday December the 3rd the whole of New Zealand will move to the new traffic light system, including Auckland where hospitality venues will be able to reopen after three and a half months. The… Read more Audio

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  • AK hairdressers can't wait to see hairy clients with passes

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    5:26 AM.On Thursday the scissors will be cleaned off, the razors sharpened and the creases flapped out of the folded up capes as Auckland's hairdressers will be able to reopen. They'll also be the first… Read more Audio

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  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand

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    5:22 AM.This week on TradeMe - your chance to buy the house Tiger Woods stayed in way back in 2003 when he played the New Zealand Golf Open on the Kapiti Coast. But if collecting flash houses isn't your… Read more Audio

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  • Contagious Delta causes 4th wave as Germany's vax rates low

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    A sign showing Covid-19 measures at the weekly market in the district of Biberach, southern Germany.

    5:15 AM.A fourth wave of Covid-19 is pounding Germany as we speak - with a growing number of ICUs reaching full capacity. Nathan Rarere spoke with reporter Alex Baird who is in the German city of Cologne. Audio

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  • US: 5 dead, 40 injured after SUV ploughs through parade

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    Police and emergency personnel work on a crime scene on 21 November 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

    5:10 AM.Five people are dead and more than 40 were injured when a vehicle drove into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Witnesses described the horror of seeing people struck and lying on the ground… Read more Audio

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  • UK: anti-vaxxers targetting schools with misinformation

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    A vaccination centre in Panmure was vandalised and staff have been abused.

    5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the UK where the Government is under massive pressure over migrants crossing the English channel. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Henry Riley in London. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Monday, 22 November 2021
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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