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First Up for Friday 30 September 2022

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 29 September 2022
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  • US: Hurricane Ian slams into Florida

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    A man live streams as gusts from Hurricane Ian hits in Punta Gorda, Florida on September 28, 2022. - Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida September 28, 2022, with the National Hurricane Center saying the eye of the storm made landfall at 1905 GMT as high winds and heavy rain pounded the coast. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)

    5:53 AM.Of course, the big news this morning is Hurricane Ian, Bevan Hurley is in New York City right now. Audio

  • BYO ingredients for fine dining

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    Chef prepares food

    5:49 AM.We've all heard of BYO restaurants but an East Auckland restaurant is taking it one step further and allowing customers to bring their own INGREDIENTS for the chefs to cook. For a small fee, they will… Read more Audio

  • Space the final frontier: Space News with James Parr

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    This artist's illustration obtained from NASA on November 4, 2021 shows the DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system.

    5:32 AM.Time to talk space news with James Parr from the Open Space Agency and just a couple of days ago, NASA flew a small craft into a large asteroid, which is a bit like throwing a dart from miles away and… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    two people buying fruit in the supermarket

    5:22 AM.It's Friday so it's time to hear from our Minister for Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Tangelos Audio

  • Breakers without Captain Tom Abercrombie after eye injury

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    Thomas Abercrombie of the New Zealand Breakers drives for a dunk.

    5:16 AM.A pre-season poke in the eye has sidelined Breakers captain Thomas Abercrombie on the eve of the Australian National Basketball League season which tips off this weekend. The Breakers will be without… Read more Audio

  • Masterminds of Rwanda genocide on trial in The Hague

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    A handout photo released by the IRMCT  shows Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the 1994 Rwandan genocide

    5:10 AM.It's time to cross to Africa to our correspondent Chris Ocamringa who is in Kinshasa. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 29 September 2022
  • Next Episode: Monday, 3 October 2022
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