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First Up for Tuesday 9 July 2019

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 8 July 2019
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 10 July 2019
  • Who's Up at 5am? BOP Labour list MP Angie Warren-Clark

    life and society politics
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    5:52 AM.Angie-Warren Clark is a Labour List MP based in the Bay Of Plenty - and she's there by the slimmest of margins. At the 2017 election, she was 39th on the Labour party list, not high enough to become… Read more Audio

  • Fighting obesity at grass roots level in South Auckland

    life and society
    Dave 'the Brown Butterbean' Letele. a former boxer who started the BBM fitness class.

    5:49 AM.A group of inspiring South Aucklanders are beating diabetes and obesity - and say they're getting their lives back - with the help of a man who's been there, done that. Counties Manukau DHB says its… Read more Audio

  • Cricket fans at home split as to who to support, NZ or India?

    sport
    Rohit Sharma bats during the Cricket World Cup 2019.

    5:38 AM.Weather permitting, the first semi-final at this year's Cricket World Cup hits off tonight NZ time - between India and our very own Black Caps. Early in the tournament, our team was leading the… Read more Audio

  • Biz Byte - knowing about where your money is being invested

    business

    5:35 AM.When I invest money through a fund manager.. how do I know where my money is going? And what if I want to avoid some types of companies for ethical reasons? Here's our business reporter, Kim Savage… Read more Audio

  • Shearer Pagan Karauria wins at World Shearing Champs

    rural world
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    5:25 AM.A 30 year old central Otago woman has taken out a world championship title at the the World Shearing Champs in France. Shearer Pagan Karauria won the All Nations Open wool-handling final last weekend… Read more Audio

  • Hong Kong protestors march through Kowloon

    world
    Protesters gather to take part in a march to the West Kowloon railway station, where high-speed trains depart for the Chinese mainland, during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 7, 2019.

    5:09 AM.Mass protests have continued in Hong Kong with an estimated 250,000 people marching through Kowloon on Sunday against a proposed law that would allow extradition to China. The march is the latest in a… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 8 July 2019
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 10 July 2019
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