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First Up for Wednesday 9 October 2019

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 10 October 2019
  • Child of jailed parents stands for San Francisco attorney

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    5:52 AM.A man whose parents were imprisoned when he was a toddler is standing for the role of San Francisco District Attorney in a bid to transform the state's criminal justice system. Chesa Boudin was 14… Read more Audio

  • Child of jailed parents stands for San Francisco attorney

    world

    5:52 AM.A man whose parents were imprisoned when he was a toddler is standing for the role of San Franciso attorney in a bid to transform the state's criminal justice system. Chesa Boudin was 14 months old… Read more Audio

  • Marc Ellis says pubs provide safer spaces for student drinkers

    education life and society
    Flower bouquets have been left outside a house on Dundas Street, Dunedin, where a university student died after being fatally hurt at an overcrowded part.

    5:45 AM.As the Dunedin community mourn the death of a student who died at a crowded flat over the weekend, many are looking towards how to provide safer drinking environments for students. RNZ has spoken to… Read more Audio

  • Biz Byte - how will we afford pensions for aging population

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    5:36 AM.The amount of money paid out in pensions is going to grow as the population ages - how will New Zealand afford them? Business reporter Kim Savage with the answer. Audio

  • Schools still deciding on new donations scheme

    education
    An empty primary school classroom.

    5:20 AM.Only a third of schools so far have signed up to the government's school donations scheme. Schools that sign up receive a hundred and fifty dollars per pupil of government funding, but as part of the… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 10 October 2019
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