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First Up for Thursday 28 November 2019

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 29 November 2019
  • General Knowledge Quiz - Thursday 28 November

    5:59 AM.1/. Who is the 37 year old Mayor from Indiana who has just taken the lead for the Democrats in the push for the 2020 Presidency? 2/. What is a polygon with eight sides called? 3/. What has Prince… Read more Audio

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  • Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell

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    5:55 AM.Every Thursday we check in with a mayor from somewhere around the country, this week we've got new Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell. Audio

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  • "She was an adventurer": families remember victims of Erebus disaster 40 years on

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    Lizzie Oakes with her family and her Nan Muriel Harrison

    5:45 AM.On this day in 1979, Air New Zealand aircraft Flight TE901 left Mangere airport in Auckland, for an 11-hour return flight to Antarctica. What was supposed to have been a memorable sightseeing trip for… Read more Audio

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  • Start-up aims for kinder, greener dairy

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    5:33 AM.A New Zealand dairy start-up's crowdfunding campaign reached its $300,000 target before its launch party had even started. Happy Cow Milk Company's aim is to make the dairy industry kinder, greener… Read more Audio

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  • What's it like to be an 18 year old woman?

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    5:22 AM.A new art exhibition which takes an intimate look at what it means to be 18 and a woman in New Zealand launches tonight in Auckland. It's called 18 X 18, and it covers topics like Islamophobia… Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Friday, 29 November 2019
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