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First Up for Monday 16 October 2023

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 13 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
  • First Up - The Podcast, Monday 16 October

    6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we're in Middle East as more than a million Palestinians in Gaza scramble to flee the war zone; Fiji face England at the Rugby World Cup - we cross to Suva to see how fans… Read more Audio

  • Out of the blue: Act wins Tamaki electorate

    politics
    ACT deputy leader Brooke Van Velden with her mother Adele Van Velden at the party's Election Night event in Auckland.

    5:52 AM.It's an out of the blue result for Auckland's Tamaki electorate. On Saturday, ACT deputy Brooke van Velden made history and cinched the seat from National who held for nearly seven decades - only once… Read more Audio

  • Long time red seats flip blue, we head to Mt Roskill, Tamaki

    politics
    Carlos Cheung, national party

    5:47 AM.Electorates across the motu have slipped from Labour, after an overwhelming majority ticked anything but red at the polls. Auckland's Mt Roskill is - arguably - the most shocking flip where Labour's… Read more Audio

  • Kiwi fans's expectations exceeded in AB's win over Ireland

    sport
    New Zealand loosehead prop Ethan de Groot (R) poses for selfie photos after winning the quarter-final Rugby World Cup 2023 match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Stade de France.

    5:37 AM.Ireland may have been number one in the world, but that wasn't enough to break their quarter-final curse after the All Blacks beat them 24-28 yesterday. Reporter Jogai Bhatt spoke to some Kiwi fans in… Read more Audio

  • All of Fiji watching quarter final RWC game vs England

    Pacific sport
    England's outside centre Joe Marchant (C) tries to avoid the tackle of Fiji's openside flanker Levani Botia (3rdL) during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between England and Fiji at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, south-eastern France, on October 15, 2023.

    5:34 AM.Time now to get the latest from Fiji where most of the nation is glued to television sets watching the Rugby World Cup quarter final against England. Joining Nathan Rarere is Fiji TV's sports reporter… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Plant and Food Research has licensed new blueberry varieties.

    5:24 AM.With Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Mid-East: Israeli military tells 1.1m Gaza residents to move

    world
    A member of the security forces walks past an Israeli police station in Sderot after it was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside, on October 8, 2023. Israel's prime minister of October 8 warned of a "long and difficult" war, as fighting with Hamas left hundreds killed on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

    5:16 AM.As the UN warns of an increasing humanitarian situation in Gaza, Israel is preparing land, sea and air operations More than a million Palestinians are evacuating north-Gaza, heading south to avoid the… Read more Audio

  • Austalians vote No in Voice referendum

    world
    A woman walks past posters advocating for an Aboriginal voice and treaty ahead of an upcoming referendum, in Melbourne on August 30, 2023. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will hold a historic Indigenous rights referendum on October 14 setting up a defining moment in the nation's relationship with its Aboriginal minority. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

    5:11 AM.While Te Pati Maori is making a comeback into our Parliament, across the ditch, all six Australian states have voted against First Nations being included in their constitution. More than 60 percent… Read more Audio

  • US: second carrier sent to Middle East as Gaza crisis worsens

    world
    Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln  and the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sail in the Arabian Sea in May.

    5:06 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 13 October 2023
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
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