First Up for Thursday 29 June 2023
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Strained relationships in Kiritapu Allan's office
5:48 AM.Minister Kiri Allan is due to return to work today after a week off to care for her mental health On Wednesday, the Department of Conservation confirmed a staff member stopped working in her office… Read more Audio
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Waiheke Is not looking forward to fuel subsidies being lifted
5:43 AM.Don't be surprised to see queues at fuel stations in the next two days. The government used a cost of living measure and reduced the fuel excise duty by 25 cents a litre in March last year, but from… Read more Audio
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In October, Aucklander attempts to beat world bungy record
5:31 AM.October is an important month for Aotearoa - and it's not just because of the Rugby World Cup. Auckland man Mike Heard will scale the great heights in search of the Guinness Book of records glory… Read more Audio
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Report says Ports of Auckland automation project a failure
5:23 AM.An international report on the Ports of Auckland has just been released, criticising its automation project as a failure "on every measure". Between 2018 and 2022, three port workers were killed in… Read more Audio
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UK: Thames Water company at risk of collapse
5:14 AM.To the UK now.. joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio
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Europe: Wagner boss arrives in exile in Belarus
5:06 AM.We begin in Europe, in Germany is our correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio
