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First Up for Monday 14 February 2022

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 February 2022
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
  • Wellington Mayor on protest action at Parliament

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    5:54 AM.And Wellington's Mayor Andy Foster heard that and spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

  • Owner of Backbencher pub angry at protest inaction

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    Winston Peters seemed honoured his eighth iteration as a Backbenchers puppet had made the cut.

    5:51 AM.As the protest outside of Parliament heads into its seventh day, business owners in the precinct are growing frustrated by an apparent lack of action by the police and council. Surrounding streets… Read more Audio

  • NZer misses by 2 hours having to not MIQ on travel back from OZ

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    5:46 AM.A woman will have to go through managed isolation because she'll miss the deadline for quarantine-free travel with Australia by just two hours. Changes to the border rules mean vaccinated New… Read more Audio

  • Super Bowl LVI: LA Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals

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    5:36 AM.At midday today the most watched television show in the world kicks off as the the Los Angeles Rams play the Cincinatti Bengals in Super Bowl 56, to talk a bit about the game and most importantly for… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Pollard Park is unfortunately suffering with vandalism at the moment, with people coming in at night and at the weekend pulling out annuals and harvesting flowers.

    5:36 AM.To the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit, Veggies and flowers, it's Glenn Forsyth! Audio

  • SPCA needs foster families for kittens and rabbits

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    Closeup of one tabby kitten cat looking through a cage.

    5:16 AM.The SPCA is calling for foster parents for an influx of kittens and rabbits in need of a home! Laura Millar is the SPCA Support Services Manager in Mangere, she told me the need for foster parents has… Read more Audio

  • Winter Olympics: real snow wreaks havoc at Games

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    5:11 AM.It's the second week of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, our correspondent Patrick Fok is there and can update us on news from the weekend. Audio

  • Fiji: PM Bainimarama misses visit by US Sec of State

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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference with Fijian acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during his visit to Nadi, Fiji on February 12, 2022.

    5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the Pacific Islands, where Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has missed the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinkin. For more on that story, Nathan Rarere joined… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 11 February 2022
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
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