First Up for Tuesday 30 August 2022
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Willis: govt should apologise over cost of living payment
5:48 AM.The National Party is urging the government to apologise after the Auditor General's ruling on the distrubtion of payments to help low and middle income New Zealanders with the high cost of living… Read more Audio
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Inflatable slide company fined $350,000
5:39 AM.Worksafe has imposed a 350-thousand dollar fine on an inflatable slide company behind a string of incidents and injuries. The health and safety regulator says that JTK Trustee Limited -- trading as… Read more Audio
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LDR Gisborne: gold kiwifruit growers charged higher rates
5:25 AM.Our chance to catch up on news from regional New Zealand now and this morning we're in Gisborne with the Local Democracy Reporting Programme's Matthew Rosenberg. He's been looking into why kiwifruit… Read more Audio
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Sheep shearing competition returns after Covid restrictions
5:16 AM.After two years of covid restrictions, it's time to for another team of proud New Zealanders to put on the Black tracksuit top and overseas in search of glory In October, the New Zealand team will be… Read more Audio
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UK: energy bills are sky high as Tory leadership race continues
5:12 AM.To the UK now - where energy bills are sky-high and the race for the Tory leadership is like one of those long distance marathons. Joining Nathan Rarere from the UK is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio
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More than half of Pakistan affected by flooding
5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Pakistan, where authorities are bracing themselves for more devastation as the country grapples with catastrophic floods. More than 30 million people - about 15 per cent of… Read more Audio
