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First Up for Friday 13 September 2019

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 12 September 2019
  • Next Episode: Monday, 16 September 2019
  • Tonga Rugby League in chaos over money and power play allegations in Mate Ma'a Tonga

    sport
    Tongan players stand dejected during Saturday's heavy defeat by the Kiwis.

    5:51 AM.Tonga's Rugby League federation is in chaos following an evolving dispute over money allegations and control of its National team's affairs. A war of words has broken out between Mate Ma'a Tonga… Read more Audio

    tonga-rugby-league-in-chaos-over-money-and-power-play-allegations-in-mate-ma-a-tonga
  • Chris Trotter expects Labour to take hit in polls

    politics
    Labour president resigns over assault complaints fiasco

    5:43 AM.It's one of the oldest cliches at Parliament - that "a week is a long time in politics" - but it's rarely as true as it was this week. The Labour Party has been subject to a firestorm of intense… Read more Audio

    chris-trotter-expects-labour-to-take-hit-in-polls
  • Biz Byte - what comes from sector conferences?

    business
    Conference and Presentation. Audience at the conference hall. Business and Entrepreneurship. Faculty lecture and workshop. Audience in the lecture hall. Academic education.

    5:35 AM.Advisory groups, sector conferences, there appear to a great number of these sorts of gatherings in the business world - most recently a meet-up of the construction industry. So what actually comes… Read more Audio

    biz-byte-what-comes-from-sector-conferences
  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food

    5:25 AM.It's been a huge week on twitter this week for our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth - although that will be a suprise to him - he's been trending. Audio

    fruit-and-vege-report-with-glenn-forsyth
  • Teaching NZ history could change how we see ourselves

    history
    This painting was on the front cover of the London Illustrated News, the defensive trenches Maori used to take cover from British artillery are clearly visible.

    5:20 AM.An education researcher who's spent years trying to get critical New Zealand history taught in our schools is applauding the Government for making it compulsary within three years. The Prime Minister… Read more Audio

    teaching-nz-history-could-change-how-we-see-ourselves
  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 12 September 2019
  • Next Episode: Monday, 16 September 2019
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