First Up for Wednesday 18 December 2019
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First Up Daily Quiz Wednesday 18 December
5:58 AM.Yesterday's answers plus today's questions: 1. What is Dictionary.com's 2019 word of the year? 2. How much is petrol tipped to fall in price after the Commerce Commission's recommendations come into… Read more Audio
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Whakatane small businesses will benefit from govt fund
5:53 AM.Bad weather has hampered the search effort for the two people still missing after the eruption of Whakaari/White Island. The police admit they may never find the two people still missing after the… Read more Audio
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NZ researchers explore benefits of crickets to gut health
5:34 AM.Tasty, sustainable, protein rich, healthy for your gut...sounds like the perfect snack. But what if I told you that yummy sounding treat was a cricket? A group of New Zealand researchers have just… Read more Audio
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Underwater coral sounds to attract fish back to stressed reefs
5:23 AM.That's the sound of a healthy coral reef. But many these days don't sound like that. Coral reefs across the world are suffering. Years of warmer temperatures and environmental stress has driven away… Read more Audio
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Wet, windy weather causes damage in east Waikato
5:12 AM.Wet and windy. That's the weather most of New Zealand's experienced over the last 24 hours. In East Waikato a "wall of wind" struck - breaking windows and bringing down trees. Jenny McGiven, who lives… Read more Audio
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UK Government is sworn in, promises to get Brexit done
5:08 AM.To the UK now where the government is to add a new clause to the Brexit bill to rule out any extension to the transition period beyond the end of next year. The UK is set to leave the EU on 31… Read more Audio
