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First Up for Wednesday 29 June 2022
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Hospitals heave as winter flu cases add to covid pressure
5:53 AM.Our hospitals are heaving under pressure as the country sniffles through our first winter flu season in two years. Covid isn't going away either with more than 8000 cases reported yesterday. All this… Read more Audio
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Texas truck found full of dead migrants
5:48 AM.To the United States where at up to 50 migrants have been found dead inside a truck in San Antonio. It's one of the worst cases of people smuggling in the country's history. At least a dozen others-… Read more Audio
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Bromley residents raise stink about stench at fiery public meeting
5:44 AM.Emotions ran high at a fiery meeting with residents of the Christchurch suburb of Bromley yesterday around the ongoing stench from its damaged wastewater plant. It was the first of three such… Read more Audio
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The Final Frontier: space news with James Parr
5:35 AM.Theres a lot of excitement about the latest mission to the moon with Aotearoa front and centre. NASA's CAPSTONE satelitte was launched last night from Mahia Peninsula, and The University of Canterbury… Read more Audio
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Wonderful world of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
5:25 AM.Auckland's iconic Farmers building on Hobson Street has had a few incarnations since the department store pulled the plug many years ago - but none of them can compare to this week's featured… Read more Audio
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US to resume nuclear deal talks with Iran
5:15 AM.In the Middle-East delegations from Iran and the US are meeting to discuss the ground-rules for a resumption of official talks to get the 2015 nuclear deal back on track.. Joining Nathan from Doha -… Read more Audio
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India overtakes China and NZ as third largest demographic in Oz
5:08 AM.To Australia, where census figues show that India is now the third most common place of birth for residents.. Nathan is joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio