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An early morning news and current affairs conversation hosted by Nathan Rarere featuring the people behind key issues and quirky human interest stories from New Zealand and overseas.
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe Auctions with Logan Mudge
4 Dec 2019Fancy a close up visit with elephant? Or how about the prospect of living in a house once owned by Sir Edmund Hilary's grandmother? Look no further than TradeMe. First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson… Read more Audio
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Emphasise fun, development in NZ sport to ease player decline
4 Dec 2019An American sports administrator is certain big changes to youth sport in New Zealand will turn around the overwhelming trend of declining playing numbers. In September, several major national… Read more Audio
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Samoan health workers working round the clock to save locals
But first let's begin in Samoa, where 174 people are being watched closely in the country's hospitals, 18 of them critically ill with measles. Some doctors say they are under pressure and they are… Read more Audio
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First Up Daily quiz Tuesday 3 December
3 Dec 2019Yesterday's answers plus today's questions: 1/. What sort of woollen headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War? 2/. Which year (in figures) is displayed by the seven Roman numerals listed… Read more Audio
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Samoan measles death toll now 53, immunisation compulsory
Our reporter in Samoa updates the latest figures on the measles crisis and the government shutdown to vaccinate the nation. Audio
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Samoan Victim Support quarantines children amid measles crises
A Victim Support group in Samoa is having to quarantine children in their care as the country struggles to deal with a measles crisis. The Samoan government announced yesterday that most government… Read more Audio
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Neighbours at war over planted garden berm in Manly, Auckland
3 Dec 2019A neighbours at war situation is brewing in the North Auckland suburb of Manly - over a berm which some think is an eyesore. It's creator Dee Pigneguy says the berm - which has been planted with trees… Read more Video, Audio
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Woburn Masonic retirement village workers on strike
3 Dec 2019Frustrated retirement village carers are taking to the picket line today to protest over what they say are zero-hour contracts. The workers at Woburn Masonic Village, in Lower Hutt, want certainty… Read more Audio
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Balmoral School listens to pupils on new funding spending
3 Dec 2019The principal of the school the Prime Minister's daughter could attend says he'd like to use new government funding towards improving its outdoor environment. Balmoral School's the closest to Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Vigils held for victims of London Bridge attack
3 Dec 2019To the UK now - where a number of vigils for the victims of the London Bridge attack have been held in London and Cambridge...Indira's joined by our UK correspondent Alex Cadier who has more details.
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First Up's Daily Quiz Monday 2 December
2 Dec 2019Daily quiz questions: 1 - What album was voted number one in RNZ's top albums of the 21st century? 2 - What is the name of the capital of Ukraine? 3 - Who scored a double century in the first cricket… Read more Audio
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Latest death toll from measles in Samoa rises to 48
Back to Samoa now where the country has been in the grips of a measles epidemic and the death toll has continued to rise. 48 people - mainly children - have now died. Joining me now from Samoa is… Read more Audio
