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First Up for Friday 6 October 2023

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 5 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Monday, 9 October 2023
  • Far North mayor Moko Tepania is world's top politician of 2023

    te ao Maori politics
    Powhiri for new Far North District Council - single use only

    5:51 AM.To Belfast in Northern Ireland now - where Far North mayor Moko Tepania has been presented with an award naming him one of the world's top young politicians of 2023. Moko's a bit of a legend - he made… Read more Audio

  • ACT's deputy on her chances in Tamaki

    politics
    ACT party deputy leader Brooke van Velden speaks to media following the party's campaign launch in Auckland on 17 September 2023.

    5:43 AM.With just on a week until election day - and polls open for early voting, Nathan Rarere was joined by ACT Deputy leader Brooke van Velden. Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Plant and Food Research has licensed new blueberry varieties.

    5:23 AM.That tune can only mean one thing - it's time for our whip around the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NEW SEASON NZ BLUE ROYAL… Read more Audio

  • Africa: South Africa rationing eggs after avian flu outbreak

    world
    Generic eggs in cartons

    5:16 AM.To Africa now - joining us for the first time in a few weeks is our guy in Ghana, Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

  • US: Sam Bankman-Fried sporting new haircut at trial

    world
    Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (C) arrives to enter a plea before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Manhattan federal court in New York, on January 3, 2023. A US federal judge on August 11, 2023 ordered FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried back to prison after prosecutors argued he had violated the conditions of his bail and tampered with witnesses. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the disgraced former cryptocurrency highflyer, who had been confined to his parent's California home, back into federal custody.

    5:06 AM.Let's begin in New York - Nathan Rarere is joined by Bevan Hurley. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 5 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Monday, 9 October 2023
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