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First Up for Monday 2 December 2019

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 29 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 3 December 2019
  • First Up's Daily Quiz Monday 2 December

    5:57 AM.Daily quiz questions: 1 - What album was voted number one in RNZ's top albums of the 21st century? 2 - What is the name of the capital of Ukraine? 3 - Who scored a double century in the first cricket… Read more Audio

  • Latest death toll from measles in Samoa rises to 48

    health world
    Alex Perrottet in Apia, as the measles crisis worsens in Samoa.

    5:48 AM.Back to Samoa now where the country has been in the grips of a measles epidemic and the death toll has continued to rise. 48 people - mainly children - have now died. Joining me now from Samoa is… Read more Audio

  • Labour Party conference tackles inappropriate behaviour

    politics
    Poto Williams has been promoted to a minister outside of Cabinet.

    5:45 AM.The Labour MP charged with educating the party about dealing with abusive or inappropriate behaviour says it's a step in the right direction people are now talking openly about it. Poto Williams led a… Read more Audio

  • Community volunteers pen Christmas cards to prisoners

    life and society
    An Auckland Transport train passes by Mt Eden prison

    5:43 AM.Dozens of people spent their Sunday writing Christmas cards to be sent to prisoners. Each year the Prisoner Correspondence Network calls on the community to help write cards for those in their pen-pal… Read more Audio

  • First Up's Friday quiz answers

    BJ Watling ducks a bouncer during play on Day 4. 1st Test match. New Zealand Black Caps v England. International Cricket at Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui, New Zealand. Sunday 24 November 2019 © Copyright Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz

    5:28 AM.Friday's quiz questions answers plus some of the wittier responses from listeners. Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    boysenberry / blackberry

    5:23 AM.We're off to the markets for our first fruit and vege report for summer, good morning Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • New temporary work visa rules proving a headache for employers

    life and society
    Hospitality businesses at the top of the South Island are struggling to fill summer job vacancies.

    5:10 AM.Hospitality business owners in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough are struggling to fill summer job vacancies, with some reporting not a single application from the typically abundant visitor workforce… Read more Audio

  • Samoa's church congregations pray for measles victims

    world
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    5:07 AM.Let's begin in Samoa where Christmas celebrations are being cancelled in as the death toll from a measles outbreak continues to climb. 48 people - mainly children - have now died. Our reporter Logan… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 29 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 3 December 2019
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