First Light with Rachel Smalley

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Opinion: Thank you to all of you .. for listening and for watching. We can't wait to bring you more of the same next year! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making the most out of an all-you-can-eat buffet, hundreds of criminals have been stopped at Auckland Airport by new officers who watch for suspicious passengers, Buttons the cat's pole dancing adventure leads to a power cutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With Jagruti Dave, Correspondent in Washington DCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The company behind Graham Norton's new GN vodka and potato-based cocktail - the 'Tayto-tini'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Will Denselow, Correspondent in New YorkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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From the war in Ukraine to the death of Queen Elizabeth - the news stories of 2022 brought with them a mix of emotions.  Let's take a look back at some of the global events that dominated headlines throughout the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With Nick Harper, Correspondent in Washington DCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Richard Kimber, Correspondent in Hong KongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With Laura Makin Isherwood, Correspondent in LondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Matthew Lymbury, Head Of Music & Content At AMS NightlifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The fuel tax cut will be phased out from February, yesterday was the final day in parliament, and the government has accepted the findings in the review of the LynnMall attackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi food and beverage producers are being invited to enter the outstanding NZ Food Producer AwardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Kelvin Davidson, Chief Property Economist at CoreLogicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you have been to the mall recently you no doubt would have heard from Bublé, Carey or been blasted by ‘Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree'. But have you ever wondered who chooses the Christmas tunes you hear in stores? Is it just a random playlist pulled from Spotify or a YouTube playlist? In most cases, it's a carefully curated musical journey with some real science behind it. For head of music and content at AMS Nightlife, Matthew Lymbury, it's his job to craft them.  He spoke to Wilhelmina Shrimpton on First Light on Thursday about what goes into creating the perfect Christmas playlist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Opinion: I applaud our new smoking laws, but we may actually have just ended up just moving the problem around in a never-ending game of smoking whack-a-mole. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's going on with milk prices, and lawyer Sue Grey has been making plenty of appearances in the media recentlySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With Ross Cullen, Correspondent in ParisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Giles Gibson, Correspondent in LondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Tori Calver, Head Of Strategy and Impact at the Sustainable Business NetworkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Westpac Industry Economist Paul ClarkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apples, berries, and summer fruits See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Ira Spitzer, Correspondent in San Francisco See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Many would be familiar with the post-Christmas cleanup, the pile of wrapping paper, cardboard boxes and plastic wrap strewn across the living room, the season is often a time of excess but is there a way to make Christmas more sustainable… On Wednesday morning First Light's Wilhelmina Shrimpton sought an expert's advice on this and spoke to Tori Calver the Head of Strategy and Impact at the Sustainable Business Network, Shrimpton asked Calver if it was even possible to have a sustainable Christmas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Opinion: We need more drug testing resources than ever before... as most of us know, people have and always will use drugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Inuit women in Greenland are demanding answers over a traumatising birth control scandal.  From the mid-1960s to the late 70s, thousands of women had an Intra Uterine Device (IUD) contraception device inserted into their uterus - often against their will.  World News Editor Kate Gregan takes a look at the birth control scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.