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First Up for Wednesday 12 November 2025

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 11 November 2025
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Mother and son celebrate Firefighter World Champs success

    emergency services

    5:51 AM.Te Puke firefighters Jodi Purdie and her son Cooper are back from the Firefighter world champs in Texas - they talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

  • US partially suspends Syrian sanctions as Syria strikes IS

    world

    5:46 AM.The US has partially suspended sanctions on Syria - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

  • IPCA report about former disgraced cop Jevon McSkimming

    crime

    5:43 AM.The IPCA yesterday delivered its report into the police's handling of complaints against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming - Public Service Minister Judith Collins and Police Commissioner… Read more Audio

  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon

    life and society

    5:22 AM.How does a 50+ metre stretch of beach front property sound? It sounds like $12 million is what it sounds like. Emma Bacon has the details. Audio

  • Jihadists kill female TikToker in Mali

    world

    5:14 AM.Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports on events in Africa, this week he tells us about the killing of a Tik Tok star in Mali Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 11 November 2025
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 13 November 2025
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