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First Up for Friday 5 February 2021

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 4 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 9 February 2021
  • Waitangi Day celebrations begin as PM delivers 4th speech

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    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at Te Whare Rūnanga on 4 February, 2021.

    5:54 AM.The Prime Minister has not been empty handed when she arrived at Waitangi this year - but will it be enough to address the inequities Maori have faced at the hands of the crown? The traditional… Read more Audio

  • Bumper kitten season sees SPCA busy finding forever homes

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    5:50 AM.Each week we're having a look around the country at the people helping animals. This week we're in Wellington where a bumper kitten season means the SPCA is having to find new homes for a lot of cute… Read more Audio

  • Auckland's Pride Festival kicks off with many free events

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    5:47 AM.As of last night Auckland's Pride festival has offically kicked off! A sold out Gala at Q theatre's Rangatira space marked the start of the festival's largest ever programme with 203 events happening… Read more Audio

  • Enrolments a third lower for Albany Primary School

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    students writing

    5:43 AM.School has started for 2021 and up and down the country, enrolments are up 30 percent for most But at Albany Primary School, North of Auckland central, enrolments for year one are just one third of… Read more Audio

  • Tom Brady plays in yet another Super Bowl

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    NFL quarterback Tom Brady.

    5:34 AM.We cross to the States, from where sports broadcaster and former Wheel of Fortune contestant Dan Dibley joins Nathan Rarere, from 95.7 The Game in San Francisco. Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Fresh orange juice and fresh fruit oranges on a black background

    5:22 AM.Nathan Rarere speaks with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth who raves about fruit! Audio

  • Scientists photograph rare ginkgo-toothed beaked whale

    The Sperm Whale is beached off Caroline Bay.

    5:13 AM.Scientists believe they have taken the first photograph of the extremely rare ginkgo-toothed beaked whale off the Northland coast. Everything that is known about the species thus far has been from… Read more Audio

  • Democrats vote to expel Republican "lunatic" lawmaker

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    A person wearing a QAnon sweatshirt during a pro-Trump rally in New York City. The event, which was organized weeks ago, encouraged people to vote Republican and to pray for the health of President Trump who fell ill with Covid-19.

    5:09 AM.Democrats in the US will vote today on whether or not to expel a Republican lawmaker from her position on congressional committees. The vote is about Marjorie Taylor Green who posted offensive content… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 4 February 2021
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 9 February 2021
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