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First Up for Monday 5 December 2022

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 2 December 2022
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 6 December 2022
  • Te Atatu MP Twyford meets son of 2014 slain dairy owner

    business crime
    Shivneel Kumar has written an open letter to Justice Minister Kiri Allan and the Prime Minister calling for the government to get tougher on crime.

    5:52 AM.The west Auckland MP Phil Twford has met with the son of a dairy owner killed in a botched robbery eight years ago, who wants to know what's changed since his dad's death. Arun Kumar died after being… Read more Audio

  • Ideas for a thrifty Christmas

    life and society

    5:44 AM.If we all listened to the Reserve Bank our Christmas shopping lists wouldn't consist of much more than hankies and socks this year, to help fight inflation. Announcing yet another interest rates hike… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Oderings Nurseries director Julian Odering said they are selling 80,000 strawberry plants a year in their Christchurch stores alone.

    5:23 AM.Off we head to the produce markets - joining Nathan Rarere bright and early is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Kaipara mayor stands firm on decision to ban karakia

    te ao Maori local council
    Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson.

    5:15 AM.Kaipara's mayor has been accused of racism and cultural ignorance, after stopping a councillor opening a hui with a karakia.

    Craig Jepson interrupted councillor Pera Paniora several times last week… Read more Audio

  • Kate and William wow in Boston

    world
    Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge  gesture during a visit to School21 following its re-opening after the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in east London on March 11, 2021.

    5:06 AM.Let's start in the USA - our correspondent in New York is Anna Burns-Francis. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 2 December 2022
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 6 December 2022
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