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First Up for Tuesday 31 May 2022

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  • Willis: competition only way to ease supermarket duopoly

    politics

    5:52 AM.Nathan Rarere also discussed the new Supermarket rules with National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. But first he asked what she made of last night's One News Colmar Brunton poll which has Labour… Read more Audio

  • Consumer NZ hopes new supermarket rules will impact shoppers

    competition

    5:47 AM.The government has introduced a raft of new rules for supermarkets in an attempt to counter soaring food prices. It follows the Commerce Commissions market study into New Zealand supermarkets, which… Read more Audio

  • Severe weather hitting North Island through long weekend

    weather

    5:37 AM.Yesterday saw severe weather warnings issued for much of the North Island with some areas seeing up to 150-millimetres of rain. And it doesn't look to be over just yet. Nathan Rarere spoke with Philip… Read more Audio

  • Food charity Everybody Eats moving from K Rd location

    food life and society

    5:33 AM.Everybody Eats is a not for profit charity taking donated would be going to waste and turning it into tasty three course meals. Operating thanks to a large team of volunteers, Everybody Eats began as… Read more Audio

  • Nelson's riverside library vulnerable to flooding

    climate

    5:22 AM.Nelson's council will re-evaluate its plans for a new 46-million dollar riverside library after it was found to be vulnerable to flooding. The library is set to be built alongside the Maitai River… Read more Audio

  • Japan: former leader of Japanese Red Army freed

    world
    A Shinkansen bullet train derailed in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture after a 7.3-magnitude quake jolted northeast Japan.

    5:13 AM.In Japan, the former leader of the Japanese Red Army has been freed after serving a 20 year sentence. Fusako Shigenobu, who's now 76, evaded capture for decades before being arrested in Osaka in the… Read more Audio

  • UK: investigations launched into Champions League fans

    world

    5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom where main streets are festooned with bunting in anticipation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee.. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is our… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 30 May 2022
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