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First Up for Monday 4 July 2022

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  • Sarcoma - the 'forgotten cancer'

    health
    Cancer research. Laboratory developing therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of lung cancer by stimulating the immune system.

    5:50 AM.Today marks the start of Sarcoma Awareness Month, which is a bid to draw attention to what's known as the "forgotten cancer". Nick Truebridge is joined by orthapedic surgeon and oncologist Andrew… Read more Audio

  • Sharp Blacks to rep NZ at World Butchers Champs

    food competition
    Reuben Sharples is a member of the Sharp Blacks team, which will be competing in the World Butcher's Challenge in the US this September.

    5:45 AM.You've heard of the All Blacks, the All Whites, the Black Caps and the White Ferns, but you may not have heard of the Sharp Blacks. The team are made up of New Zealands best butchers, who have… Read more Audio

  • Concern over rising mid-winter Covid-19 cases

    health Covid-19
    Professor Michael Baker.

    5:45 AM.Steadily rising Covid-19 case numbers in recent days are causing concern, with some modelling suggesting we could start seeing upwards of 20-thousand cases a day soon. Nick talks to University of… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Kale sits amongst the fresh produce at T&G (Turners & Growers) in Mt Wellington, Auckland

    5:23 AM.To the fresh produce markets now, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth has the lowdown. Audio

  • Five dead and many injured in Iran earthquake

    natural disasters world politics
    Survivors in shock amid the destruction in Sarpol-e Zahab province, Kermanshah, Iran.

    5:15 AM.We head to Pakistan, where our correspondent Kaswar Klasra is monitoring news and events from the wider region. Audio

  • USA: From abortion to insurrection on Independence Day

    world politics
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    5:04 AM.We begin this morning in the United States where the fallout from both the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade and the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th hearings continue to be… Read more Audio

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