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First Up for Thursday 5 September 2019

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  • Uni students uncertain of their immunisation status

    health
    An illustration of the highly contagious measles virus.

    5:54 AM.There was a mixture of frustration and apathy among Auckland University students about the measles - as the number of cases in the city continues to rise. Our producer Lydia Batham and videographer… Read more Audio

  • Tall Blacks face Greece in final World Cup pool match

    sport
    Tall Black Mika Vukona in action against Jordan.

    5:40 AM.Set your alarm clocks. The Tall Blacks face off against Greece at midnight tonight New Zealand time in their final pool match at the Fiba basketball World Cup. Our sports reporter Matt Chatterton is… Read more Audio

  • Biz Byte - why is sharemarket doing well amidst talk of gloom

    business
    Stuart Beadle (right), sharemarket operator for Francis, Alison, Symes and Co, and colleague Grant Taylor show the stress of dealing with the fall in stock prices, 25 October 1987.

    5:35 AM.Why is the sharemarket smashing records when all the headlines talk of global gloom, volatility and recession. Here's business editor, Gyles Beckford Audio

  • British MPs back a bill to block a no-deal Brexit

    politics world
    Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons on the Government's Withdrawal Agreement Bill, rejected by MPs for a third time.

    5:09 AM.To the UK now where MPs have backed a bill to block a no-deal Brexit, which could trigger the Prime Minister to seek a general election. Yesterday, Boris Johnson lost his majority in the House and… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 4 September 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 6 September 2019
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