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Paralympics kicks off in Tokyo, highlights on TV One, Duke
5:33 AM.The Paralympics kick off with the opening ceremony in Tokyo tonight- not that our athletes will be there- they've decided not to attend to protect themselves against the virus Over the coming days… Read more Audio
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Alert level 4 auctions - what are we buying on TradeMe?
5:23 AM.Has being in lockdown meant you're online shopping habits have changed? Maybe it has been a good time to clear out the wardrobe and start listing your own bits to sell. But what is everyone else… Read more Audio
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Architect suggests quarantine pods on Quail Is, Lyttelton
5:14 AM.A renowned architect has come up with a plan to turn a former leper colony into a scenic managed isolation facility. Michael O'Sullivan has designed a prefabricated pod that he reckons would be a big… Read more Audio
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Japan's Covid-19 cases continue to rise as Paralympics begin
5:11 AM.New Zealand's most successful Olympic campaign ever may have just finished but the glory isn't over yet. Our Paralympic team is in Tokyo and the opening ceremony is tonight. But with the city still… Read more Audio
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UK PM asks for more time from US to evacuate Afghans
5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the UK where the Government has now airlifted nearly six thousand people from Kabul in the past ten days. More than half of those are Afghans fleeing the Taliban's new order… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist: govt most likely to extend lockdown
5:53 AM.The government has made it compulsory to sign-in at busy locations and large gatherings to ensure the contact tracers can get on top of any new clusters quickly. It's the latest scheme to get on top… Read more Audio
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Parents keen to get teens vaxxed as cases found at schools
5:47 AM.12-to-15-year-olds are now able to go along with their parents to get the Pfizer vaccine. While they won't be able to secure an appointment until the first of next month, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio
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Fiji Covid-19 cases spread to islands - Kadavu affected
5:42 AM.Fiji has recorded another 303 cases of covid-19 over the last 24 hours with 5 deaths over the weekend, Joining Nathan Rarere is our correspondent Lice Movono. Audio
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Paralympian Corbin Hart on his kayaking journey to Tokyo
5:32 AM.The Paralympics kick off on Wednesday and amongst our team in Tokyo is one new athlete who would never have qualified for Rio. You see Corbin Hart never thought he'd make a Paralympics. And that's… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:20 AM.It's time to have a look at the fruit and veggie markets with our resident expert, our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth who answers a listener query about the carbon footprint of growing off… Read more Audio
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Tasmanian Kiwi lays down hangi for dying Kiwi, feeds 55
5:14 AM.In this next story where we discover that not all heroes wear capes. Sean McCann is an expat Kiwi living in Tasmania who sprung into action after seeing a post on a Facebook group from another New… Read more Audio
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NSW continues to break Covid-19 case records
5:07 AM.We begin in Australia where states continue to record record new case numbers of Covid-19. As authorities desperately try to slow the spread of the virus, hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clashed… Read more Audio
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Understanding the science behind Covid-19 genomic sequencing
5:53 AM.We've all benefited from how quickly our science community has worked to gather crucial information about the virus in this most recent community outbreak of Covid 19. To help us understand how it's… Read more Audio
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Taumarunui Holiday Park owner turning people away
5:48 AM.The King Country town of Taumarunui is proving popular this lockdown, the local holiday park taking calls from all over the North Island from people wanting to come and stay. But that's not how… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders stranded in Kabul desperate to escape Taliban
5:41 AM.A New Zealander stranded in Kabul with her family is desperately trying to escape the Taliban. The woman has permanent residency in New Zealand, while her son is a citizen, and her husband has just… Read more Audio
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12-15 year olds can begin getting vaccine: book, go with parent
5:33 AM.New Zealand's young people can now get the Pfizer vaccine in a major step towards giving the country maximum protection against Covid-19 From today, 12-15-year-olds (with parental consent) are able to… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:20 AM.To the produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth - fruit of the week - Lemons. Audio
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Weightlifter David Liti entertaining with MIQ activities
5:13 AM.Weightlifter David Liti made an impressive Olympic debut in the superweight heavyweight division finishing fifth, this after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. But it's what he's been doing… Read more Audio
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US President's popularity falls after Afghanistan withdrawal
5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley Audio
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Otara testing centre flat out after Delta detected in Auckland
5:48 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere to let us know how Covid-19 testing is going is South Seas Healthcare operations manager Nonu Tuisamoa, who runs the Otara Covid testing centre. Audio
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ABs quarantining in Australia good for Wallabies - Fitzsimons
5:42 AM.The All Blacks' third Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies is in doubt after Western Australia closed its borders with New Zealand yesterday due to the outbreak. The team is due to depart for… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands close travel bubble, Kiwis hunker down
5:38 AM.The quarantine free bubble with the Cook Islands has now closed because of the new cases of covid-19 in the community in New Zealand, and the Cook Islands PM has announced that they will be at alert… Read more Audio
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Most NZ paralympians now in Tokyo acclimatising to heat
5:32 AM.While a lack of competition may have affected a lot of the athletes at the Tokyo Olympics the issue is even greater for our para-athletes. The majority of the New Zealand team has now arrived in Japan… Read more Audio
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Coromandel's Umu Cafe - all staff being tested
5:27 AM.The owner of a Coromandel cafe which is linked to the latest covid cluster says local businesses are going to need support from central and local government to get through this lockdown. Umu Cafe was… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton:locals ramping up Covid scanning
5:21 AM.It's the time of the week where we have a look round all corners of Aotearoa and this week we're getting Adam Burns up early in Ashburton. Audio