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First Up for Friday 6 December 2019
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First Up's Daily Quiz Friday 9 December
5:57 AM.Today's quiz questions! Read more Audio
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Samoan PM angry at locals slow to vaccinate
5:54 AM.Let's go now to Samoa where the country will be in lockdown for another day today as medical teams race to vaccinate as many people as they can in their homes. Yesterday the death toll from the… Read more Audio
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Louise Nicholas calls for ODT and Tremain apology over 2004 rape case cartoon
5:43 AM.Sexual abuse survivor Louise Nicholas is demanding an apology from both the Otago Daily Times and Garrick Tremain after revelations the cartoonist also made light of her rape case. First Up was… Read more Audio
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Vector postpones outage, apologises to business owner
5:38 AM.Yesterday we bought you the story of Maureen Ballard - a small cafe owner in Auckland where the power provider Vector was planning an outage next week- during one of her busiest times of the year… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 AM.It's Friday, which means it's fruit and vege time with our mate Glenn Forsyth. Fruit and vege speicals plus how kiwifruit got its name. Audio
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Production of red, berry-flavoured kiwifruit is under way
5:10 AM.Fancy a red kiwifruit on your Christmas pav? It could soon be a reality after Zespri announced this week a new, thinner skinned, berry-flavoured kiwifruit is in production. Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson… Read more Audio