First Up for Thursday 5 December 2019
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First Up's Daily Quiz for Thursday 5 December
5:58 AM.Yesterday's quiz answers plus today's questions from quiz master Alan Wheatley: 1/. Which poet/ playright wrote of a "Verray, parfit gentle knight"? 2/. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk was embarrassed at… Read more Audio
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Meet the Mayors - Alex Walker of Central Hawkes Bay
5:54 AM.Every Thursday we check in with a mayor from somewhere around the country, this week we're joined by Central Hawkes Bay second term may Alex Walker. Audio
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Samoa prepares for two day shutdown to vaccinate nation
5:50 AM.Let's go now to Samoa where a nationwide shutdown is about to be enforced by the Government as medical teams go door to door in an attempt to ensure every citizen is vaccinated against measles. The… Read more Audio
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Vector plans outages as businesses prep for Xmas - no compo
5:43 AM.Christmas is busy for any small business - but what happens if your power company plans an outage mid-way through December? For the owner of the Buckley Road Foodstore in Auckland, Maureen Ballard, it… Read more Audio
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NZ Samoans facing sombre Christmas pray and fundraise
5:35 AM.Samoans in Auckland are bracing themselves for a sombre Christmas as the measles death toll continues to rise in their homeland. More than a hundred people gathered in Mangere last night to pray and… Read more Audio
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Protestors demand ODT cartoonist removed over racist drawing
5:23 AM.Half-baked. That's how cartoonist Garrick Tremain's apology is being labelled. It came just hours after he refused to say sorry for a cartoon which made light of Samoa's measles crisis, when speaking… Read more Audio
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Immigration numbers up in the air leaving thousands in limbo
5:10 AM.A thorny decision is lurking for the coalition Government as it starts to draw up how many new residents it will allow. The Government lowered the numbers to 50 to 60-thousand new residents when it… Read more Audio
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Leaders joke behind Trump's back at NATO 70th summit
5:07 AM.Nato's 70th anniversary summit has been overshadowed by rows, including a spat over a recording of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing to mock US President Donald Trump. Leaders of the… Read more Audio
