First Up for Thursday 25 March 2021
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South Island Field Days holds its 70th event
5:53 AM.The South Island agricultural Field Days kicked off their 70th event this week - It is New Zealand's oldest Field Days event showcasing all kinds of exhibitors, machinery and innovation, Michaela… Read more Audio
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Deputy PM:not worried about Westpac selling NZ businesses
5:44 AM.New Zealand's third largest bank Westpac has revealed it's considering selling off its New Zealand business. Just before the markets closed last night, the bank told the NZX it was 'assessing the… Read more Audio
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LDR Rotorua:councils under spotlight for confidential workshops
5:36 AM.First Up's joined each week by the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, which covers regional Aotearoa. This morning we head to Rotorua where we have LDR reporter Felix Desmarais… Read more Audio
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'Extremely vigorous, pooing well' new baby Galapagos tortoises
5:29 AM.Auckland Zoo has welcomed 4 new baby Galapagos tortoises to the world. Their ectotherm team have been looking after the newborns since they hatched 2 months ago to parents Chippie and Smiley. They've… Read more Audio
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Running 654km for suicide awareness around Auckland Domain
5:21 AM.How far would you go to raise awareness about an issue you cared about? 22-year old Matt Fenn is attemping to run 654 kilometres around Auckland Domain in six days for suicide awareness. That's one… Read more Audio
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Rowers Bond and Murray win Best Decade Athletes at Halbergs
5:15 AM.Two-time Olympic gold medal rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have taken out the top award at the 2021 Halberg Awards. With much of last year's sporting calendar sidelined by Covid-19, the event in… Read more Audio
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Top athletes get to jump Covid-19 vaccination queue
5:12 AM.The country's top athletes will be able to jump the Covid-19 vaccination queue so that they can compete at International sporting events BUT they will still have to undergo two weeks of quarantine on… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 cases rising again in Europe, countries locking down
5:07 AM.To Europe now, where the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is worsening. Many European countries are now looking at further tightening restrictions on everyday life as they grapple with rising… Read more Audio
