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LDR Taranaki: how health reforms received in district
5:33 AM.Yesterday the government revealed its plans for the biggest shakeup of the healthcare system in decades, including doing away with District Health Boards and creating a new Maori Health Authority. The… Read more Audio
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Moko kauae worn with pride by Māori Judge Ophir Cassidy
5:21 AM.Ophir Cassidy is the first Maori judge with a moko kauae to be appointed to the district court. In a special sitting of the Manukau District Court at Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae - Judge Cassidy's old… Read more Audio
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The environmental challenge of dealing with wine waste
5:14 AM.You may think you've felt rough after a night on the vino, but have you ever considered the environmental hangover from wine making? In depth reporter Farah Hancock got up close and personal with… Read more Audio
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Austria's new sneaker-wearing health minister causing a stir
5:06 AM.We cross to Europe, our correspondent Catherine Walbridge is in Vienna where the new health minister's footwear has caused a stir. Audio
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New MP: Green MP Teanau Tuiono
5:50 AM.As we've been doing pretty much every week this year, this morning we're catching up with one of the new MPs in Parliament. The fact we're nearly the end of April goes to show just how many new… Read more Audio
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Major overhaul of health system announced today
5:45 AM.A major overhaul of the health system is due to be unveilled this morning after a Health and Disability System Review recommended a raft of changes. Joining us now from Wellington to tell us what's… Read more Audio
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What are people's employment rights if stranded by Covid
5:36 AM.An employment lawyer says people should not be worried about losing their job if they go into lockdown in Australia, saying the risk is no greater than someone breaking their leg on a skiing trip and… Read more Audio
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First ever helicopter flown on Mars
5:32 AM.And now to outer space! Nasa has successfully flown a small helicopter on Mars - the first ever powered and controlled flight by an aircraft on another planet. Joining Nathan Rarere is space scientist… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: Kylie Rae from Nature and Nosh Tours
5:23 AM.Every week we have a chat to the owner of a unique New Zealand business and this morning we're hiking and eating around Waikato and Coromandel. Nature and Nosh take people for a hike, staying in comfy… Read more Audio
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Biden speaks on Chauvin trial as jury deliberates for 2nd day
5:16 AM.And we head to the United States now where the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has started its' second day of deliberations. Joining Nathan Rarere is our… Read more Audio
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Opposition to military loads carried by Rocket Lab
5:12 AM.There is mounting criticism of aerospace company Rocket Lab over its deliveries of military related equipment into outer space from its base on Mahia Peninsula. A northern Hawke's Bay group is… Read more Audio
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Qantas cancel flights between Sydney, Auckland, lack of demand
5:07 AM.The trans-tasman bubble is only three days old but already Qantas is cancelling flights between Sydney and Auckland due to a lack of demand. Let's find out more from our Australian correspondent Pam… Read more Audio
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Reti:disgraceful hospitals discharging patients after midnight
5:48 AM.National's deputy leader Shane Reti is calling the Government to release the data behind its vaccine rollout plan, which he says still lacks transparency. Over the past week or so the Government has… Read more Audio
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Emotional scenes as friends, whanau reunited by travel bubble
5:44 AM.After more than a year of Zoom calls and "wish you were heres" with friends and family in Australia, the trans-Tasman bubble finally opened yesterday. There were emotional scenes at airports across… Read more Audio
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Couple who missed out on bubble enjoying stay in MIQ
5:35 AM.While the first travellers from Australia were able to walk right through the arrivals gates without quarantining yesterday, people who landed in the country just 24 hours prior are still having to… Read more Audio
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Super League a massive shakeup for European football
5:22 AM.We head to the UK now after what's being described as the "biggest shake up in the history" of European football was unveiled yesterday. A new competition that'll be called the Super League is in the… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
5:14 AM.This week on TradeMe - a bar in Christchurch for only one dollar, a microwave with a mind of its own and a classic Kiwi Icecream Truck - these are just three of the many hundreds of thousands of… Read more Audio
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Independent Ponifasio holding deciding seat in Samoa election
5:10 AM.Samoa's election stalemate continues into its second week with the balance of power now sitting with an independent MP. The final count has the incumbent ruling party, HRPP, and newcomer FAST with 25… Read more Audio
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Prosecutors, defence deliver closing arguments in Chauvin case
5:06 AM.We start in the United States where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, is starting to wrap up. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent Simon… Read more Audio
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Best of First Up for Monday 19 April
10:00 AM.On the pod today: buckle up.. we're onboard the first quarantine-free flight from Auckland to Sydney; weightlifter David Liti has medals in his sights as he prepares for the Tokyo Olympics; and work… Read more Audio
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Air NZ: great to rehire staff for opening of travel bubble
5:53 AM.Let's go back now to Auckland Airport where the first trans-tasman bubble flight from Auckland to Sydney will leave at 7.30 this morning. Queenstown and Wellington will also be welcoming their first… Read more Audio
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40 yo relics excavated from Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral
5:47 AM.Demolition workers at Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have excavated coffee jars full of holy bones and relics that were buried underneath the building for more than 40 years. Catholic Diocese of… Read more Audio
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Weightlifter David Liti's training ramps up for Olympic success
5:34 AM.Weightlifter and gold medalist David Liti has previously broken the Commonwealth games record by lifting the combined total of 403kgs. And now with less than 100 days to go before the Tokyo Olympics… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:26 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere is our very own Minister of Fresh Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth - talking about mandarins and persimmons. Audio
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RNZ's Tess Brunton onboard first flight to Australia
5:18 AM.The trans Tasman bubble came into effect at midnight and that means from today people can travel quarantine free between New Zealand and Australia. The first flight to Australia is due to leave… Read more Audio
