First Up for Wednesday 8 May 2019
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Social Media and its effect on teens
5:10 AM.It's long been thought social media has a negative effect on teenagers happiness - but a large new study from the UK has found that's not the case. Scientists from Oxford University examined data on… Read more Audio
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Killer App wins Gold award for innovation
5:21 AM.A killer app has turned to gold for a young start-up company. Pest control company, Squawk Squad, has just won gold in the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards which recognises innovation in business in the… Read more Audio
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Alcohol age limits should match cannabis - addiction specialist
5:26 AM.An addiction specialist has told First Up the government should look to increase the purchase age of alcohol to the one proposed for cannabis. Yesterday the government released draft legislation that… Read more Audio
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Royal baby etiquette
5:37 AM.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed a baby boy yesterday at 5:26 in the morning London time. The couple have marked themselves out by having quite a different relationship with their subjects… Read more Audio
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Who's Up at 5am? Dr Ian Griffin
5:45 AM.Even though we are just about to finish up for the day it's still dark outside and there's lots to see in the night sky, Dr Ian Griffin, director of the Otago Museum talks about what you can see. Audio
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Fonterra changes tanker schedule for #1 fan
5:50 AM.In the Te Rapa district of Hamilton - Fonterra tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road. Fonterra's milk tankers are Andrew… Read more Video, Audio
