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First Up for Thursday 5 May 2022

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  • Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand launches campaign

    health
    Doctor setting a patient in the correct position to get a mammogram. Breast cancer screening.

    5:43 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little announced a special taskforce yesterday to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Reports suggest the Covid-19 pandemic has meant over… Read more Audio

  • Grant Robertson on taskforce to tackle hospital waiting lists

    politics

    5:43 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little announced a special taskforce yesterday to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Grant Robertson speaks to Nathan Rarere Audio

  • Dr Shane Reti: not good to blame hospital waits on Covid

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    5:34 AM.the National Party health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says it's not good enough for the government to blame hospital wait times on the pandemic. Yesterday, Health Minister Andrew Little announced a… Read more Audio

  • LDR: Nelson, waiting over a year to get treatment for ASD

    health politics
    Nelson Hospital sign

    5:25 AM.This morning we're in Nelson where Erin Bradnock has been looking into why some children are waiting over a year to get treatment for autism spectrum or attention defecit disorders. Audio

  • Russia target Ukrainian supply lines from west

    world politics
    A Russian T-80 tank moves in the Kharkiv direction, Ukraine.

    5:15 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

  • UK: local elections are to be held this week

    world politics
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs,February 02, 2022

    5:05 AM.UK local elections are to be held this week, and party leaders are making a last ditch effort to woo voters. And prices for goods are heading up, prompting calls to consider value brand products… Read more Audio

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