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First Up for Wednesday 7 August 2024

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 6 August 2024
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 8 August 2024
  • Kayak Cross Luuka Jones on 5 Olympics, retiring

    sport Olympics

    5:41 AM.Kiwi canoe legend Luuka Jones has announced her retirement from the sport - she sat down live with Nathan Rarere at New Zealand House in Paris. Audio

  • Diver Lizzie Roussel on mindset before competing

    sport Olympics

    5:35 AM.Diver Lizzie Rousel is in action tonight in her 3m springboard event, Nathan Rarere talked with her in the lead up to her specialist event. Audio

  • High jumper Hamish Kerr on Olympic endeavours

    sport Olympics

    5:25 AM.High jumper Hamish Kerr is settling in to life in the Olympic Village - Nathan Rarere caught up with him before his event. Audio

  • Fears across Middle East of wider conflict

    world

    5:19 AM.Fears are growing of a wider conflict in the Middle East - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

  • Australia sit 4th on Olympics medal table

    world

    5:15 AM.Australia is doing as well as ever at the Olympics - Pam Corkery has all the news from Paris, and a story of cane toads from closer to home Audio

  • US: Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her VP

    world

    5:12 AM.Kamala Harris has named her Vice-Presidential running mate - he is Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz, Katherine Firkin tells us who he is. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 6 August 2024
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 8 August 2024
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