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First Up for Wednesday 31 May 2023
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Greens: National dog-whistling over bi-lingual road signs
5:51 AM.Joining us now is Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Audio
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Looking up: Safety website names Air New Zealand top airline
5:45 AM.Things are looking up for Air New Zealand. Safety website AirlineRatings.com has annouced the national carrier as its Airline of the Year. But that's not all... Air New Zealand also received the award… Read more Audio
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Wairoa mayor launches petition to return Gavin Jones home
5:35 AM.Wairoa's mayor Craig Little has launched a petition in the hope that one of his town's most vulnerable citizens is returned home. 69 Year old Gavin Jones is intellectually disabled and has been forced… Read more Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe a wonderful story of a photo raising money for the man who is the subject of the picture. And a picture perfect Parua property But first, TradeMe's Millie Silvester tells producer… Read more Audio
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Mid-East: two Iranian journalists on trial
5:16 AM.To the Middle East now - Nathan Rarere was joined from Doha by our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio
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International yacht rally helping Tonga's tourism recovery
5:11 AM.Our correspondent Kalafi Moala is with us from Tonga. Audio
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Brisbane air quality is 20 times worse than New Delhi
5:06 AM.We begin with the latest from our Australian cousins, joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our ole mate Pam Corkery. Audio