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First Up for Monday 4 March 2024

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  • Weatherwatch's Philip Duncan on forecast windy, wet weather

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    A screenshot of weather warnings and watches issued by MetService on Sunday 3 March.

    5:51 AM.Drivers in the lower North Island have been warned to brace for rough conditions on the roads today. MetService has issued a strong wind watch for Wellington and Wairarapa. There are also heavy rain… Read more Audio

  • Basketball NZ boss Dillon Boucher on Breakers season

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    Tom Abercrombie of the Breakers during the round 20 ANBL basketball match between the New Zealand Breakers and Brisbane Bullets at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, February 16, 2024.Photo: David Rowland / www.photosport.nz

    5:45 AM.The Breakers are back on court tonight after beating the Sydney Kings in the first round of the NBL basketball play-offs. The Breakers won the Play-In Qualifier 83-76 in Sydney, to eliminate the… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

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    5:23 AM.To the produce markets now - our Minister of all things fresh and producey is Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • Shehbaz Sharif elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan

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    Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on February 13, 2024.

    5:15 AM.We go to Pakistan where parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister. Anas Mallick joins us from Islamabad. Audio

  • Ukraine launches mass drone attacks on Crimea

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    Servicemen from an artillery unit of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces are training to use a drone during a training session in Ukraine, on 28 December, 2023.

    5:08 AM.To Europe, joining us from Sweden is correspondent Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 1 March 2024
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 5 March 2024
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