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First Up for Tuesday 1 December 2020

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 30 November 2020
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 2 December 2020
  • Congestion charges could be on the way for AK CBD

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    Traffic on Auckland's Northern Motorway this morning.

    5:53 AM.Would you pay $3.50 to drive through Auckland's central city at rush hour? That's what's being considered to handle our largest city's traffic problems. The report, completed by a joint Government and… Read more Audio

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  • Plimmerton flood:roads turn to rivers bringing kura down valley

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    Flooding at Karehana Park in Plimmerton, on Sunday.

    5:39 AM.Residents in the Porirua suburb of Plimmerton were unexpectedly visited by kura/crayfish as the flooding carried some of them down the valley. Heavy rain on Sunday afternoon meant 15 homes were deemed… Read more Audio

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  • CH Earthquake:CTV victims' families continue push for justice

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    5:36 AM.The families of those who died in the CTV building's collapse during the Christchurch Earthquake in February of 2011 are vowing to continue their Fight For Justice after The Independent Police Conduct… Read more Audio

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  • "Unexpected but not unforseeable" charges laid over Whakaari

    5:36 AM."Unexpected but not unforseeable." Those were the words from Worksafe boss Phil Parkes as he announced 13 parties have been charged over the Whakaari White Island disaster which killed 22 people… Read more Audio

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  • NZ Breakers to meet their imports in Melbourne in 2 weeks

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    Breakers boss Matt Walsh.

    5:32 AM.We're 6 weeks out from tip-off in the Australian National Basketball League and the New Zealand Breakers have been forced to delay their departure across the Tasman. New Zealand Breakers owner Matt… Read more Audio

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  • The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester

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    5:23 AM.This week's TradeMe real estate feature is an absolutely magnificent property in 'Omokaroa' near Tauranga. Ataahua is described by the agent as a "beautiful Italian-Kiwi affair", boasting more than 6… Read more Audio

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  • Pubs can serve a scotch egg with a drink in UK lockdown tiers

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    The Salisbury, a traditional Victorian public house, built 1899, at 91–93 St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London, England, UK.

    5:07 AM.To our UK correspondent Alex Cadier who updates us on the lockdown Tier system and what pubs and restaurants can get away with and how many people they can serve. Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Monday, 30 November 2020
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 2 December 2020
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