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First Up for Friday 17 May 2024
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Staged reading of Badjelly the Witch wraps AK Writers Festival
5:51 AM.Spike Milligan's much loved story Bad Jelly gets a live make-over this weekend at the Auckland Writers Fest - Olivia Tennet and Tom Broome take the classic tale to the stage. Audio
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Explained: Covid and new variants in town
5:47 AM.Explainer Editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sub-variants of Covid-19 that are facing us this winter. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:24 AM.It's pumpkin soup season - Glenn Forsyth is excited for us all - and Fruit of the Week: NZ Green Kiwifruit Audio
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Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo goes on hunger strike
5:15 AM.Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo has gone on a hunger strike - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us why. Audio
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Pacific: latest on state of emergency in New Caledonia
5:10 AM.Kalafi Moala reports on the latest Pacific news - and leads with the violence in New Caledonia Audio
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US: Biden and Trump agree to two election debates
5:05 AM.President Biden and his rival Donald Trump have agreed on dates for election debates - Bevan Hurley has the news out of the USA Audio