First Up for Monday 9 December 2019
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First Up's Daily Quiz Monday 9 December
5:58 AM.Friday's answers plus brand new questions for Monday: 1/. What has the Lancet Planetary Health Journal said could be made longer and more severe in New Zealand, because of climate change? 2/. When… Read more Audio
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Christmas spirit: Invercargill community helping struggling families
5:44 AM.While the Christmas season is supposed to be a joyous time for many, for those living under the poverty line - it can mean suicide, depression and family violence. The Spirit Army is a citizen-led… Read more Audio
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2019 Child Poverty Monitor shows high figures of deprivation
5:38 AM.A city bigger than Dunedin - that's how many New Zealand children are living in serious poverty. It's just one of the findings in the 2019 Child Poverty Monitor, examining hardship in New Zealand. The… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 AM.For his second to last Monday fruit and vegetable market report, it's good morning to Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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German tourists have scary awakening near rising Whataroa River
5:10 AM.Some of the 970 tourists trapped in Franz Josef are feeling lucky to be alive after escaping rising flood waters during the weekend storm. Slips and wash outs south and north of the tourist town mean… Read more Audio
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NZ MP sees best of humanity during visit to Samoa
5:06 AM.To Samoa where the death toll in the measles epidemic has now reached 68. There have been 121 new cases of measles recorded in the past 24 hours. National Party MP Agnes Loheni is New Zealand's first… Read more Audio
