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First Up for Thursday 3 August 2023

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  • Deputy Prime Minister on teachers' pay, political polls

    education politics
    Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Carmel Sepuloni, alongside Modern Slavery Leadership Advisory Group chair Rob Fyfe, at the announcement that the government will start work on a supply chain register to crack down on modern slavery.

    5:48 AM.To discuss this issue of teacher's pay further we're joined by Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

  • Rotorua council to go ahead with museum upgrade, reopening

    local council
    Rotorua Museum, in the historic Bath House building, has been closed since 2016. Photo / Laura Smith

    5:26 AM.To Rotorua now, where the council has voted in favour of strengthening and re-opening the city's iconic museum, which has been closed for seven years. Meanwhile the election campaign is heating up in… Read more Audio

  • Poland accuses Belarus of invading it's airspace

    world
    A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jet.

    5:18 AM.To Europe now - joining the programme for the first time in a while is Anita Purcell Sjölund in Sweden. Audio

  • UK: Rishi Sunak says NHS wait times affected by strikes

    world
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on March 8, 2023 on his way to take part in the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons.

    5:08 AM.To the UK now - standing by with the latest from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

  • Bridget Tunicliffe reports on Netball World Cup NZ vs SA

    sport
    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua (left) and South Africa coach Norma Plummer.

    5:05 AM.New Zealand are playing hosts South Africa right now in the Netball World Cup. Our sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe is court-side in South Africa for their second round match-up and she joins me… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 2 August 2023
  • Next Episode: Friday, 4 August 2023
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