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First Up for Friday 13 October 2023

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 12 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Monday, 16 October 2023
  • Andy Rowe from The Rugby Pod on All Blacks side

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    New Zealand's full-back Damian McKenzie passes the ball during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Uruguay at the OL Stadium in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, south-eastern France, on 6 October, 2023.

    5:53 AM.We'll talk about that All Blacks squad for the quarter final against Ireland But first, reporter Leonard Powell hit on the streets of Auckland to ask if the Irish need more than luck to win the game… Read more Audio

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  • ACT: change of govt will mean no increase to cost of living

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    ACT Party election campaign trail in Lower Hutt on 9 October 2023.

    5:43 AM.Nearly a million Kiwis have already voted with just over 24 hours to go before the the polls close tomorrow. And joining Nathan Rarere for our final political chat before the election is ACT leader… Read more Audio

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  • Tensions rising in Fiji as Flying Fijians meet England in RWC

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    Jiuta Wainiqolo attacks with the ball at training.

    5:36 AM.After scraping into the Rugby World Cup quarter final, The Flying Fijians will lock horns with England on Monday. Tensions are high, as the island nation pins its hope on the squad to make rugby… Read more Audio

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  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    Sliced avocado

    5:24 AM.He's like the Peter Dunne of the fresh produce world, straddling both sides of the political spectrum to bring New Zealand the latest from the markets - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn… Read more Audio

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  • South Africa's President can mediate in Israeli-Hamas conflict

    world
    This handout picture taken by RIA Novosti on June 17, 2023 shows South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa attending a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with delegation of African leaders at the Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace in Strelna, outside Saint Petersburg. (Photo by Evgeny Biatov / RIA NOVOSTI / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RIA Novosti" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

    5:17 AM.To Africa now - Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent from Ghana's capital Accra, Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

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  • US: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Israel

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    5:13 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the United States is correspondent Bevan Hurley in New York. Audio

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  • All Blacks squad named for quarter final match against Ireland

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    All Black Dane Coles heads for the try line during NZ's 96-17 demolition of Italy at the Rugby World Cup.

    5:11 AM.And this just in the All Blacks squad has been named. Barry Guy, hot off the press, who's in? Audio

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  • Mid-East: latest on Israel allowing humanitarian aid in Gaza

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    5:06 AM.We'll begin the last programme of the week in the Middle-East - conveniently positioned in Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 12 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Monday, 16 October 2023
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