First Up for Friday 13 December 2019
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First Up Daily Quiz for Friday 13 December
5:57 AM.Yesterday's answers and today questions: 1/. Which comic strip hero was created by Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster? 2/. What were the full names of the French brothers who patented their… Read more Audio
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Whangarei Mayor says moving Northport benefits the country
5:54 AM.The future of the Northport proposal will be decided in the first half of next year - after Cabinet confirmed keeping the North Island's main port in Auckland is not viable A working group report… Read more Audio
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Forensic dentist says patience essential in identifying bodies
5:50 AM.A forensic dentist says people should be patient as teams work to identify the bodies recovered from Whakaari-White Island, because speed is dangerous. Dr David Antunovic says Interpol will have been… Read more Audio
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Burns survivor says White Island victims face a long hard road
5:38 AM.A man who suffered burns to twenty-percent of his body after a go-kart accident says the victims of Whaakari-White Island face a long, hard road. Roger McKernan was just 13 when he recieved… Read more Audio
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Easy summer recipes for your fruit and vege gains
5:23 AM.Glen Forsyth serves a winning winter dish and a smooth smoothie for your fruit gains.
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Hawke's Bay stone fruit for summer "hailstorm heroes"
5:11 AM.The Yummy Fruit Company is rolling out new packaging this year - labelling its stonefruit 'hailstorm heroes.' It follows a huge hailstorm in October, that did significant damage to young fruit growing… Read more Audio
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DoC pays tribute to botanist David Bellamy, dead at 86
5:08 AM.The Department of Conservation have paid tribute to conservationist David Bellamy, saying the department was built on the shoulders of his work. Dr Bellamy passed away aged 86 on Wednesday. A well… Read more Audio
