First Up for Thursday 3 June 2021
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Assessments of flooding done before govt gives more cash
5:50 AM.The clean up is well underway throughout Canterbury after last weekend's epic rainfall and subsequent flooding. Nathan Rarere spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and started by asking… Read more Audio
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Threats to democracy from GOP's "war on voting rights"
5:45 AM.To the United States now where President Joe Biden has gone out of his way to address the growing threat of what's being called the Republican Party's "war on voting rights". The President was… Read more Audio
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Trucks face huge travel times due to Canterbury flooding
5:35 AM.Truck drivers in Canterbury are facing massive delays because of a bridge damaged in the floods, forcing them to take a big detour inland in order to travel south of Ashburton. The Hakatere Bridge… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton:community pulling together flooding
5:32 AM.Time for some regional news from one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. This morning we go to the heart of the Canterbury flooding with LDR Ashburton journalist Adam Burns. Audio
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Vietnam vets: more compensation from Agent Orange exposure
5:23 AM.Vietnam veterans who believe their chronic health problems are related to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange are renewing calls for compensation as more and more veterans die. The Waitangi Tribunal is… Read more Audio
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Melbourne continues lockdown after fast Covid-19 tranmission
5:14 AM.Victorians will be living under lockdown for at least another week, after the state recorded six new locally acquired Covid-19 infections which has brought the outbreak number to 60 cases. The state's… Read more Audio
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UK PM calls upon NATO allies to stand up to threats from East
5:06 AM.We begin by checking in with our correspondent in Europe Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio
