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First Up for Wednesday 21 April 2021
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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