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First Up for Tuesday 5 March 2024

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 4 March 2024
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 6 March 2024
  • Geordie Beamish's come from behind gold medal at WIAC

    sport
    New Zealand steeplechase runner Geordie Beamish.

    5:53 AM.New Zealand's had a booming time at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, winning 4 medals and finishing third on the medal table. Geordie Beamish won the 1500 metre race dramatically… Read more Audio

  • Govt plans pothole fix fund, but no pothole fix target

    politics
    The pothole on State Highway 5.

    5:46 AM.The government is planning to hike the cost of car regos by 50 dollars over the next two years. It'll help pay for roads, while funding for public transport, cycling and walking is going to be cut… Read more Audio

  • Too much screen time killing vital conversation for kids

    children technology
    Girl looking at the smartphone screen and taking selfie at the bathroom.

    5:36 AM.A new study from Australia out today has found that for every minute of screen time that toddlers are exposed to at home, they're missing vital language opportunities. It suggests the average… Read more Audio

  • Canterbury future proofing projects behind high rates rise

    local council
    Environment Canterbury discusses its draft 2024/34 Long Term Plan on Wednesday. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News [LDR single use only]

    5:24 AM.Local democracy reporter in Canterbury David Hill tells Nathan about the potential rates rise for the region, as it works to protect areas from inundation in an event like Cyclone Gabrielle. He also… Read more Audio

  • South Korea doctors' strike intensifies with govt raids

    world
    The North Korean and US flags.

    5:12 AM.Chris Gilbert in Tokyo talks about the South Korea government beginning searching doctor's offices as tens of thousands protest in solidarity with trainees walking out over pay and conditions and… Read more Audio

  • UK: govt support drops to 40 year low

    world
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with students' parents during a visit at the Haughton Academy in Darlington, north east England, on January 29, 2024 to outline plans for the banning of single use vapes. The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, announced Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on January 29, 2024 during a visit to a school in Darlington. Health experts welcomed the proposal, with Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty saying the legislation would have "a major public health impact across many future generations". (Photo by Ian Forsyth / POOL / AFP)

    5:06 AM.Tuesday's First Up begins in the UK - joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 4 March 2024
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 6 March 2024
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