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    First Up for Friday 2 October 2020

    • Previous Episode: Thursday, 1 October 2020
    • Next Episode: Monday, 5 October 2020
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    • Australian PM hints at swift recovery in first Covid budget

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      Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

      5:11 AM.It's time now for our weekly catch up with Australian commentator, former MP and broadcaster Pam Corkery. She tells us about what Australians can expect from its first covid-era budget and the former… Read more Audio

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    • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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      5:25 AM.It's Friday and time to head down to the markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth - he has the scoop on asparagus and snow peas. Audio

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    • Hawke's Bay challenges Otago for Ranfurly Shield

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      Hawkes Bay Magpies rugby fan.

      5:34 AM.There is a good chance that the Ranfurly Shield could be on the move again this weekend as Hawke's Bay challenge Otago for the trophy. In the last couple of weeks the Ranfurly Shield has been held by… Read more Audio

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    • Waikato leech breeders in high demand

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      5:44 AM.On a good spring weekend, Maria and Robert Lupton can find themselves in high demand. They are farmers in Waikato. But alongside their stock, they are breeders of leeches. Thousands of them. All… Read more Audio

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    • Kiwi sailors get special exemption to return after 5 years away

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      Yacht Kiwi Dream Crew at Garabaldi Glacier

      5:49 AM.Five years ago a kiwi couple set off on their dream voyage yachting around the world, now they're own their way home thanks to a special exemption. Alan Forest and Anne Pilcher began their adventure… Read more Audio

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    • Pike River recovery operation nears 2km into mine drift

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      5:54 AM.The Pike River recovery operation is nearing another milestone, with workers now almost two kilometres into the mine drift. Next month will mark 10 years since the mining disaster on the West Coast… Read more Audio

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    • Best of First Up for Friday 2 October

      10:00 AM.On today's pod: there is a good chance the Ranfurly Shield could be on the move for the 3rd weekend in a row; we hear from a Waikato farmer breeding some truly unusual livestock; a Kiwi couple who set… Read more Audio

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