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First Up for Thursday 8 February 2024

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 7 February 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 9 February 2024
  • Sepuloni: amazing vibe at Waitangi, unity against govt

    politics
    Labour Party Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni and Labour Leader Chris Hipkins.

    5:49 AM.To politics now and it's time for our regular catch up with Labour's Deputy Leader and MP for Kelston Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

  • What are ghost kitchens? You might have already eaten there

    business food
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    5:44 AM.Valentine's Day is round the corner and many of might enjoy a quiet night in, ordering a meal through delivery apps like Uber Eats. Some of those meals are prepared in what are known as ghost… Read more Audio

  • 90 year old climbs Taranaki Maunga for birthday

    life and society transport
    Ninety-year-old David Baker climbs Taranaki Maunga

    5:24 AM.Nathan Rarere catches up with Robin Martin for the latest regional stories from Taranaki. Audio

  • Coalition talks collapse in the Netherlands

    world
    PVV leader Geert Wilders reacts to the results of the House of Representatives elections in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 22 November 2023.

    5:15 AM.To Europe now - in Sweden with a clear view over all of the continent is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

  • UK:calls for PM to apologise for anti-trans comments

    world
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with students' parents during a visit at the Haughton Academy in Darlington, north east England, on January 29, 2024 to outline plans for the banning of single use vapes. The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, announced Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on January 29, 2024 during a visit to a school in Darlington. Health experts welcomed the proposal, with Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty saying the legislation would have "a major public health impact across many future generations". (Photo by Ian Forsyth / POOL / AFP)

    5:06 AM.Let's begin your Thursday in the UK - joining with the latest from London is correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 7 February 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 9 February 2024
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