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First Up for Wednesday 31 January 2024

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 1 February 2024
  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Jess Malcolm

    life and society
    Groom's putting a wedding ring on the bride's finger

    5:36 AM.This week in the Wonderful World of TradeMe, a chance to pop the question in the most unique place of places. Producer Leonard Powell spoke to TradeMe's Jess Malcolm. Audio

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  • Middle East: Israeli troops storm hospital in Jenin

    world
    A general view of the city of Jenin and the refugee camp on December 15, 2023, in the city of Jenin in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

    5:18 AM.The latest from the Middle East with our correspondent Alex Baird in Doha. Audio

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  • Future Future festival to hit Aukland parks, bike paths

    world
    foot on pedal of bicycle in park

    5:12 AM.If you want to party and look after the climate at the same time, a brand new Festival has you covered this weekend.

    Future Future is a free festival which is set over a 3km stretch of Auckland's… Read more Audio

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  • Drone attack: US vows to 'hold all those responsible to account'

    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)

    5:12 AM.And time now to check in with our US correspondent Bevan Hurley for the latest in his part of the world. Audio

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  • Flying high: Hang gliding championship underway down south

    5:05 AM.
    We love listener feedback at First Up! A listener reached out yesterday and said enough of the mainstream sports, what about Hang gliding?

    The 46th annual New Zealand Hang Gliding Open… Read more Audio

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  • Australia: Channel 9 apologises to MP over altered images

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    Victorian MP Georgie Purcell posted on X:  "I endured a lot yesterday. But having my body and outfit photoshopped by a media outlet was not on my bingo card." Left, the image that ran on Nine news; right, the original.

    5:05 AM.Let's head across the Tasman for the latest with our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 1 February 2024
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