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First Up for Wednesday 5 February 2020

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 4 February 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 7 February 2020
  • Andrew Little wows at Waitangi with speech in Te Reo

    te ao Maori
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little, and Māori Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis at Ōwae Marae.

    5:55 AM.Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little impressed at Waitangi yesterday - delivering his entire speech in Te Reo Māori. His was one of many speeches made as politicians were welcomed to the upper… Read more Audio

  • Dozens of people have been rescued from tracks in Fiordland

    life and society weather

    5:50 AM.Dozens of people have been rescued from walking tracks in Fiordland after being cut off by torrential rain. About 70 people were flown out of the Milford Road corridor and surrounding tracks yesterday… Read more Audio

  • Menna Evans aims to break marathon records

    sport

    5:45 AM.Menna Evans is a woman on a mission. The 40 year old Welsh woman is attempting to be fastest woman to run the length of New Zealand - and she's very close to doing it. While many people were still… Read more Audio

  • Call for New Zealand to be more culturally inclusive

    life and society te ao Maori

    5:40 AM.On the 6th of February 2040 it will be the 200th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. But what do young New Zealanders want our country to look like by then? Mental Health Education… Read more Audio

  • Chelsea Herbert plans to race again after injuring her back

    sport health
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    5:35 AM.Auckland based race driver Chelsea Herbert is looking ahead to getting back into the driver's seat after injuring her back in a crash. The 21-year old had been competing at last month's Castrol Toyota… Read more Audio

  • Business news with Gyles Beckford

    business

    5:30 AM.Business news and what's happening on the markets with Gyles Beckford.  Audio

  • Mr Gay finalist urges stronger Pasifika rainbow profile

    life and society
    Shaneel Lal

    5:22 AM.The search to find Mr Gay New Zealand is almost complete. Voters can now choose between five finalists, before the winner is announced this Sunday. 20-year-old iTaukeian Shaneel Lal from Otahuhu, is… Read more Audio

  • What's trending with Ellie Jay

    5:15 AM.Ellie Jay tells us, what's trending currently on social media. Audio

  • Chaos in Iowa as Democrats vote

    politics
    A supporter checks his phone as he attends the Caucus Night Celebration event for Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 3, 2020.

    5:10 AM.The Iowa caucus - the first stop in the long road to pick a Democratic Party candidate to run against President Donald Trump - has ended in drama and embarrassment for the party. Contest results have… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 4 February 2020
  • Next Episode: Friday, 7 February 2020
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