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First Up for Tuesday 5 September 2023
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National's Nicola Willis responds to tax policy scrutiny
5:49 AM.To politics now, and it's looking like it'll be a feisty few weeks, with Labour and National launching their campaigns officially at the weekend. There's already been some intense scrutiny of… Read more Audio
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Arba'een: A journey of faith
5:45 AM.Not many Kiwis may know, but about 30 million people are gathered in Iraq right now for what could be the world's largest annual gathering.
Pilgrims from around the globe are making a symbolic… Read more Audio
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Wairoa Mayor celebrates town's big Lotto win
5:37 AM.The small Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa is humming this week - after just one ticket won the Powerball first division in the weekend Lotto draw! The winning ticket was sold at New World Wairoa... and has… Read more Audio
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Hurunui District Council works on coastal erosion plans
5:27 AM.Time now or the local democracy reporting part of our programme. And today we're checking out the neighbourhood of David Hill from North Canterbury. He told Nathan Rarere about the Hurunui District… Read more Audio
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Worldwide search for Paul McCartney's Hofner bass guitar
5:18 AM.A worldwide search has been launched to find one of the planet's most iconic musical instruments - Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass guitar. It's called the Lost Bass Project and they're appealing… Read more Audio
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UK: health alert across England as temperatures rise
5:06 AM.We begin Tuesday in the UK - for more on the concrete crisis and other news is our correspondent Ellie Jay who is in London.. where it's warm again! Audio