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First Up for Friday 17 November 2023

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 16 November 2023
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  • Middle East restaurant Ima owner on support for Gaza ceasefire

    life and society war

    5:51 AM.An Auckland restaurant had its Instagram account disabled last weekend as protests continue around the world over the conflict in Gaza. Ima Cuisine is a Middle Eastern restaurant run by Jewish Israeli… Read more Audio

  • Rahui lifted for AK's Waitemata Harbour

    environment
    An aerial view of the proposed Northern Pathway Waitemata Harbour crossing.

    5:48 AM.Watercare and Ngati Whatua Orakei are meeting with environment-regeneration experts today to discuss how to restore Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Raw sewage spilled into it at the end of September… Read more Audio

  • China, US meet at APEC, business as usual for summit

    business world
    US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. Biden and Xi will try to prevent the superpowers' rivalry spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. With tensions soaring over issues including Taiwan, sanctions and trade, the leaders of the world's largest economies are expected to hold at least three hours of talks at the Filoli country estate on the city's outskirts.

    5:33 AM.There appears to be progress towards co-operation at the APEC summit - with the US and Chinese presidents meeting on Wednesday in San Francisco. President Joe Biden and Xi-Jinping met for the first… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
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    5:24 AM.It's time to talk fresh produce, with us from the markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Encore Mandarins Audio

  • US: Xi, Biden agree to restore military comms, tackle fentanyl

    world

    5:06 AM.We begin today's programme in the United States where President Biden and China's Xi Jinping have met face to face for the first time in a year. Our correspondent in New York is Bevan Hurley, he spoke… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 16 November 2023
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