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First Up for Thursday 21 November 2019

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 22 November 2019
  • Meet the Mayors - Bernie Wanden, Horowhenua

    politics
    The crash happened about 3.10pm on Waikawa Beach Road, south of Levin.

    5:51 AM.Every week, we're finding out the stories behind the people who are leading our district communities all around the country. We're speaking to a different mayor every week and this morning we have… Read more Audio

  • Toni Doherty on rescuing a burning koala from bushfires

    world
    A dehydrated and injured Koala receives treatment at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie on November 2, 2019, after its rescue from a bushfire.

    5:42 AM.As the bush fires in Australia rage on - stories of the bravery of everyday people continue. More than a million people around the world have now watched a video of Aussie woman Toni Doherty and her… Read more Audio

  • Hunua MP says boundary changes severely impacts electorate

    politics
    Hunua MP Andrew Bayly

    5:32 AM.Hunua MP Andrew Bayley says his electorate will be severely impacted by proposed boundary changes. The changes would see the Hunua electorate lose almost two-thirds of its area to a new electorate… Read more Audio

  • Prince Charles visits Waiatangi Treaty grounds

    life and society te ao Maori
    Prince Charles is welcomed onto the Waitangi grounds

    5:23 AM.The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Waitangi yesterday - the first members of the Royal family to visit the treaty grounds in 25 years. Prince Charles first visited almost half a… Read more Audio

  • US Ambassador to EU delivers bombshell impeachment testimony

    world
    US ambassador to the European Union  Gordon Sondland makes an opening statement before testifying to the House Intelligence Committee in the impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump.

    5:08 AM.But first to US, where Donald Trump's Ambassador to the European Union has delivered a historic bombshell testimony before the impeachment inquiry in Washington. Gordon Sondland made several… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 22 November 2019
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