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First Up for Tuesday 19 November 2019

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 18 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
  • Who's Up at 5am? West End Rowing Club

    sport
    West End rowing club

    5:53 AM.We're up early and we love to hear stories of who's up and about with us at 5am. This week, we're at West End rowing club where early risers are out on the Whau river as the sun comes up. Rower Hannah… Read more Video, Audio

  • UK Correspondent Alex Cadier

    world
    Prince Andrew

    5:45 AM.To the UK now, where Prince Andrew's weekend interview with the BBC is still the biggest story around.. Joining us now is our UK correspondent Alex Cadier in London. Audio

  • Travel agents will be busy after Air NZ cancels Xmas flights

    transport
    Air New Zealand plane.

    5:43 AM.A travel agent says he's expecting to be flooded with calls after Air New Zealand cancelled flights over the holiday period affecting 14,000 people because of engine maintenance issues. A problem with… Read more Audio

  • F&B supports in principle development of small-scale hydro

    environment energy

    5:36 AM.The head of Forest & Bird says he supports in principle a plan to develop small-scale power generation plants, using hydro, wind and solar resources. But owners of these independent schemes say… Read more Audio

  • The Wonderful World of TradeMe auctions with Millie Silvester

    life and society
    No caption

    5:23 AM.Let's talk TradeMe now and this week the team have compiled a list of the toys which are sure to be the most popular this Christmas, one of which is a twerking Llama. And if that's not quite your… Read more Audio

  • Hong Kong students try to escape police siege of university

    world
    A student tries to extinguish a fire at the entrance of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

    5:08 AM.To Hong Kong now, where in the last few hours students have attempted to escape the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University by police. Grace Lee is covering the protests and joins me now. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 18 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
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