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First Up for Thursday 1 February 2024

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 2 February 2024
  • PM does not understand how Parliament works - Carmel Sepuloni

    politics
    Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni

    5:53 AM.On Wednesday, Police Minister Mark Mitchell recommitted to the coalition government's agreement to train an additional 500 police officers within two years. On Tuesday he told Parliament it would take… Read more Audio

  • Dressing up or down for work? We hit the streets to find out

    life and society
    A man in shorts with a phone in his hand working at a computer from home

    5:47 AM.As we get back from the summer break and into a new year of work, the sweltering heat may have you wondering what you can wear to the office. Lucky for me here at First Up, the building's virtually… Read more Audio

  • Weather Watch forecast for February

    weather
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    5:36 AM.February is upon us and the last offical month of summer is still expected to have plenty of hot days. Auckland hit 30 degrees celsius yesterday When's it gonna cool down? Joining us with all the… Read more Audio

  • Project to genetically alter wasps to destroy colonies in Otago

    science local council
    An extreme close-up of a wasp. A wasp, Hymenoptera.

    5:23 AM.Time to discover the goings on in the Otago and Southland neighbourhood with RNZ reporter Tess Brunton. Audio

  • Europe: farmer protests spread across the continent

    world
    A farmer drives a tractor as French farmers take part in a road block protest on the A9 highway in Nimes, southern France, on January 29, 2024, amid nationwide protests called by several farmers unions on pay, tax and regulations. France's main farmers' unions decided to continue their mobilization, after roadblocks and protests across the country, deeming the French Prime Minister's announcements insufficient. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP)

    5:14 AM.Time now to head to Europe with the latest from our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden. Audio

  • Details of the new Northern Ireland trade deal

    world

    5:06 AM.With us from the UK is our correspondent in London Ellie Jay. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 2 February 2024
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