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First Up for Wednesday 6 July 2022

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  • City centres bounce back post-pandemic

    life and society economy

    5:53 AM.Walking the streets of our main city centres these days is a very different experience to what it was like before Covid came to town. But in stark contrast to the closed shop fronts and empty… Read more Audio

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  • USA: 4th of July celebrations marred by violent shootings

    crime world
    Law enforcement officers at scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

    5:47 AM.To the US now where they're still coming to terms with yet another mass-shooting. Just over 24 hours ago, attendees of a 4th of July parade in a suburb of Chicago were targeted from the roof tops by… Read more Audio

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  • Wellington signage ruling: No erection before election

    politics local council
    Paul Eagle billboard on Adelaide Road

    5:38 AM.Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle has put his election billboards back up despite being told they breach electioneering rules. Mr Eagle insists he's entitled to get his name and face out to the… Read more Audio

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  • Tangata whai ora - whanau mental health support without jumping through hoops

    health te ao Maori
    A man behind prison bars holds his head in his hands (stock photo).

    5:36 AM.Kaupapa Maori health providers in Hastings say whanau can now get immediate mental health support, instead of having to jump through hoops. The associate minister of Maori health Peeni Henare was in… Read more Audio

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  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester

    life and society
    Trade Me website

    5:24 AM.Nestled amongst the Pongas High above West Auckland sits Titirangi - home to artists, potters and Macrame weavers.. Well it was once - and can be again, if today's TradeMe real estate listing is a… Read more Audio

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  • Pandemic restrictions lifted on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

    world
    MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 19: Muslims pray at Masjid al-Nabawi after completing the hajj pilgrimage in Medina, Saudi Arabia on August 19, 2019.

    5:15 AM.To the Middle East now - Nathan is joined from Doha by our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

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  • Queensland religious sect charged over death of 8yo girl

    world
    A man paddles his kayak next to a submerged bus on a flooded street in the town of Milton in suburban Brisbane on February 28, 2022.

    5:05 AM.We begin this morning in Australia where members of a religious sect have been charged in connection with the death of an eight year old girl in Queensland.. Joining Nathan from Brisbane is our… Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 5 July 2022
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 7 July 2022
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