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First Up for Monday 7 October 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 4 October 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
  • Deary Dairy Me: Auckland 12yo opens smoked butter business

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    5:50 AM.An entrepreneurial 12-year-old from Auckland has set up a smoked butter business - and is taking famers markets by storm. Charlie Pronk - with a little help from his mum Jess - set up Dairy Me earlier… Read more Audio

  • Dunedin students shocked after weekend party death

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    5:48 AM.Dunedin's student community is in shock, following a death at a party this weekend. A young woman died and two people were seriously injured as dozens of people tried to flee a house on Dundas Street… Read more Audio

  • Bizbyte - What is the hidden economy?

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    5:37 AM.Every morning we answer one of your questions. Today's question: What is the hidden economy? Here's business reporter Madison Reidy Audio

  • Fruit and Vege report with Glenn Forsyth

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    5:27 AM.Before you head out to do your grocery shopping this week, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth is here to join us with all the tips you'll need so you can get the buys for you and your… Read more Audio

  • Native Voices: Art opens the Tuia 250 commemorations

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    Tuia 250 commemorations  in Gisborne

    5:24 AM.Tuia 250 ki Turanga kicked off over the weekend in Gisborne - with a range of events acknowledging Pacific voyagers and learning about Aotearoa's whole history. One of those events, separate to Tuia… Read more Audio

  • Second Trump whistleblower comes forward

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    US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in New Hampshire on 15 August.

    5:08 AM.To the US now where a second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump. The attorney representing both whistleblowers says the second whistleblower is an… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 4 October 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
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