First Up for Thursday 10 March 2022
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Govt to target Russian oligarchs' assets in NZ
5:48 AM.The isolation period for Covid-19 cases and their household contacts is reducing to one week, down from 10 days, from tomorrow. It comes as case numbers and hospitalisations remain high - there were… Read more Audio
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AA: oil prices pushes manufacturing, petrol prices higher
5:37 AM.The invasion of Ukraine has pushed the price of petrol to 3-dollars a litre in some regions. Russia is the second largest exporter of crude oil in the world but western economies are now looking… Read more Audio
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Unvaccinated Sandra Goudie avoiding Novavax
5:32 AM.Last year The unvaccinated Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie ruled out getting a Pfizer vaccine becuase she said she was waiting for Novavax instead. Yesterday the government announced a quarter… Read more Audio
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LDR Nelson: stoush over Nelson council's voting system
5:23 AM.Every thursday we have a chat with one of our Local Democracy Reporters and this morning we're talking Erin Bradnock from the Nelson Weekly. Audio
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Middle East: Russia, Ukraine foreign ministers meet in Turkey
5:15 AM.The war in Ukraine is a big deal in the Middle East - with Turkey at the centre of things. Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio
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UK: British soldier gone AWOL, fears heading to Ukraine
5:09 AM.We head to the UK now, where a solider has gone AWOL and there are fears he's heading to fight in Ukraine. Joining Nathan Rarere for more on that - and the other big stories out of the British Isles… Read more Audio
