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First Up for Thursday 9 November 2023
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Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch turns 50
4:04 PM.Now the story of a witch - the baddest witch in all the world! She can turn children into sausages, she turns policemen into apple trees and bananas into mice!
Badjelly the Witch, written by the… Read more Audio
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Black Caps batting coach Luke Ronchi on semi final bid
5:51 AM.Despite losing their last four matches on the bounce, the Blackcaps are still in the hunt to qualify for the semi finals at the Cricket World Cup in India. They play Sri Lanka this evening in… Read more Audio
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Egypt negotiating possible one day ceasefire in Gaza conflict
5:30 AM.To Israel now - joining us from Tel Aviv is correspondent Sarah Coates. Audio
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Rotorua Lakes Council doing up pensioner flats
5:25 AM.Time now to check in with the neighbourhood of Rotorua... local democracy reporter Laura Smith joins us. Audio
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European commission backs talks on Ukraine joing EU
5:16 AM.To Europe now, Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund joins us from Sweden. Audio
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UK: pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day criticised
5:06 AM.Let's kick Thursday off in the UK, joining Nathan Rarere from London is Henry Riley. Audio