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First Up for Monday 29 January 2024

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
  • Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta back on the water

    life and society

    5:52 AM.It's Auckland Anniversary Day today, and it's not looking too bad weather-wise, for the city of sails' annual regatta. It's known to be one of the world's oldest regattas - even older than the… Read more Audio

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  • A visit to the South Auckland Pickleball Club

    sport life and society

    5:46 AM.Pickleball! It's the sport with the strange name that is sweeping the world, particularly amongst the over 60s. It's said to be the fastest growing sport in America, and with clubs now popping up all… Read more Audio

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  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    Kiwifruit is a popular fruit to grow in Tairāwhiti.

    5:24 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth with the lowdown on good produce buys this week. Audio

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  • Soup thrown at the Mona Lisa portrait in Louvre

    world
    This image grab taken from AFPTV footage shows two environmental activists from the collective dubbed "Riposte Alimentaire" (Food Retaliation) hurling soup at Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" (La Joconde) painting, at the Louvre museum in Paris, on 28 January, 2024.

    5:15 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

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  • Nine countries pull donations from UNRWA

    world
    Palestinians gather at UNRWA Logistics Base in Rafah, the Gaza Strip,  the southern  Israeli-occupied territory on Dec. 17, 2023. More than tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into Rafah to avoid Israeli strikes.

    5:11 AM.For almost 75 years the United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been helping millions of Palestinian refugees. The agency depends on donor countries, but a total of nine governments have paused… Read more Audio

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  • US: President Joe Biden cracks down on illegal immigration

    world
    US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on averting default and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, June 2, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON / POOL / AFP)

    5:06 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he's based in New York. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
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