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First Up for Thursday 15 December 2022
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Consumers will meet cost of road user discounts ending
5:54 AM.So we've been told the 25 cent a litre tax cut on fuel will end 31st March next year. Also, a discount on road user charges for the country's hauliers will end January 31st. Joining Anna Thomas to… Read more Audio
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Deputy PM: discount going on road user charges on 31 Jan
5:44 AM.People will pay another 25 cents a litre on fuel from the end of March 2023 after the government yesterday announed an end to the petrol tax cut. Half-price public transport fees will also end at that… Read more Audio
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What's up for visitors in Republic of Whangamomona
5:33 AM.We continue our tour of parts of the country that you could do worse than visiting this summer. Next we're in Whangamomona east of New Plymouth in the central North Island. Or as some locals would… Read more Audio
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Natural Flames - the eternal flame in Murchison
5:25 AM.All week we've been touring Aotearoa hearing about some of the more weird yet wonderful things our country has to offer. This morning we begin in Murchison, where the fire just keeps on burning. Back… Read more Audio
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Budget friendly summer events in Wellington
5:18 AM.It's First Up's last week of 2022 and hopefully many of us will be enjoying a summer break - we've decided to help out by giving you a guide to summer fun in the main regions on a budget - with cost… Read more Audio
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Xmas: how do you get rid of visitors who linger, fave beach
5:15 AM.Back by popular demand, we've got a couple of Christmas questions today. Firstly, its an ucomfortable question for some, and an unfathomable question for others. What do you do when people are… Read more Audio
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Ukraine asks for 50m energy efficient lightbulbs
5:11 AM.To Europe now, where Anna Thomas is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio
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UK:4 migrants died crossing a freezing English Channel
5:06 AM.Let's begin Thursday's programme in the UK, with Anna Thomas from London is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio