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First Up for Tuesday 22 August 2023

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  • Nicola Willis on polls, coalitions, financial literacy

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    5:50 AM.The latest political poll is out, and support for Labour has fallen to 29 percent, its lowest in six years. The 1News Verian survey gives National and ACT 65 seats in Parliament - enough to… Read more Audio

  • Canada:more than 30,000 people evacuated from Yellowknife

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    This handout satellite image courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory taken on August 16, 2023 shows wildfires burning northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Thousands ordered to flee wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north started leaving on emergency evacuation flights August 17, 2023, as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway. The order late August 16 to evacuate Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories marked the latest chapter of a terrible summer for wildfires in Canada, with tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes and vast swaths of land scorched. (Photo by NASA Earth Observatory / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA Earth Observatory)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

    5:43 AM.Canada is enduring its worst wildfire season, with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 236 in the Northwest Territories. Firefighters are working 24 / 7 to make fire… Read more Audio

  • Montana's Claire Vlases celebrates major climate court win

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    This picture provided by Our Children's Trust shows plaintiffs in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit arrive to the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse on June 13, 2023 in Helena, Montana. In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on August 14, 2023 ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said a state law preventing agencies from considering the impacts of greenhouse gases when issuing permits for fossil fuel development was unconstitutional. The case, Held v. State of Montana -- brought by plaintiffs ranging in age from five to 22 -- has been closely watched because it could bolster similar litigation that has been filed across the country.

    5:33 AM.There was a major victory for young people last week in a court case in the US state of Montana. Sixteen people, from five to 22 years old, claimed the state's policies are supporting the fossil fuel… Read more Audio

  • Rotorua mayor's says city doing better than last year

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    Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell is calling for action following fatal Wellington fire.

    5:22 AM.Time now head to get the latest from Rotorua. And joining us is our Local Democracy Reporter Laura Smith. Audio

  • UK:killer nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison

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    Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked.

    5:10 AM.To the UK now - killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced after earlier this week being found guilty of the murder of seven babies - and the attempted murder of a further six children. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio

  • US: latest on Hilary in California, Hawaii

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    A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. Southern California is under a first-ever tropical storm warning as Hilary impacts parts of California, Arizona and Nevada.

    5:05 AM.Later in the hour, we'll head to Canada for an update on those wildfires - but first, south of the border is Newshub's New York based correspondent Mitch McCann. Audio

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