First Up for Friday 30 April 2021
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Save Queen Street Society meeting with Council over plans
5:52 AM.Auckland Council will today meet with a group taking the council to court over its plan to turn much of Queen Street in central Auckland into a pedestrian space. Barriers originally put in place for… Read more Audio
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Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery's 103 yo time capsule revealed
5:44 AM.Builders doing work on Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery have made a truly remarkable discovery. While drilling into the building they hit upon a time capsule deliberately placed there over 100 years ago… Read more Audio
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Joseph Parker's new trainer helps for fight against Chisora
5:31 AM.Joseph Parker's path back to the heavyweight world title reaches another crossroads this weekend when the New Zealand boxer fights British veteran Derek Chisora in Manchester. The former WBO belt… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:22 AM.Joining us now for a look at what's good in the fresh produce market this weekend is our Minister of the Fruit and Veges Mr Glenn Forsyth - eating to keep winter chills away. Audio
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Excommunication from Exclusive Brethren like being refugee
5:15 AM.A woman who was excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren Church when she was 20 likens it to becoming a refugee in her own country. Lindy Jacomb, who grew up in South Auckland, was cut off by her… Read more Audio
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Takahe slowly being brought back from extinction
5:09 AM.Here at First Up we absolutely love native birds and April is Takahe awareness month. These Native taonga are slowly being brought back from the brink of extinction. Julie Harvey is Takahe Advocacy… Read more Audio
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Cash for Curtains - Boris Johnson under fire for flat renos
5:05 AM.We begin in the UK where Boris Johnson is under fire over a 115-thousand-pound renovation on his Downing Street flat paid for by a mystery donor. It comes in a week when it's been alleged the UK Prime… Read more Audio
