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First Up for Friday 9 February 2024

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 8 February 2024
  • Next Episode: Monday, 12 February 2024
  • AK's Victoria Park hosting Fried Chicken Festival on Saturday

    food
    Deep fried chicken

    5:53 AM.Tomorrow, Auckland plays host to a festival dedicated to the entire world of fabulous fried fowl. Nathan Rarere asked Fried Chicken Festival executive director Maggie Gray about this year's event. Audio

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  • New govt scrapping first-year fees free: What you need to know

    business education
    A lecture theatre at Massey University's Auckland campus.

    5:49 AM.The new government plans to pay for students' final year of tertiary study, rather than their first. Details beyond that are scant. But one thing is clear: there will be no "double dipping" for those… Read more Audio

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  • Rotorua geared up for first round of BMX Racing World Cup 2024

    sport
    Kiwi BMX rider Rico Bearman.

    5:35 AM.It's going to be a big weekend in Rotorua. Thousands of tickets have already been sold for the first round of this year's BMX Racing World Cup. Aimee McGregor is the President of the Rotorua BMX Club… Read more Audio

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  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    woman with watermelon

    5:23 AM.Make no mistake, it's stone fruit season.. Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Fosyth. Fruit of the Week: Watermelon Audio

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  • American wanted for murder escapes custody in Kenya

    world

    5:16 AM.Can you hear that? That's Africa calling.. Joining Nathan Rarere from Accra, which is the capital of Ghana.. is Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

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  • Serious constitutional conflict brewing in Tonga

    Pacific
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    5:11 AM.To the Pacific now, joining us from Tonga is correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

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  • US: Tucker Carlson in Moscow to interview Putin

    world
    This pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin attending a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia on the eve of the Heroes of the Fatherland Day at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on 8 December, 2023. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has decided to run in presidential elections next March, news agencies reported on 8 December, 2023, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power. Putin told Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Zhoga, a Russian military officer, about his decision to participate in the upcoming vote following an awards ceremony for army personnel at the Kremlin, state-run news agencies reported.

    5:06 AM.Let's begin in the USA, joining the programme from New York City is Bevan Hurley. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 8 February 2024
  • Next Episode: Monday, 12 February 2024
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