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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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First Up Daily Quiz Friday's answers
16 Dec 2019Friday's answers and today's questions are here... 1. What events are facing Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna and Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown? 2. Good King Wenceslas was actually a Duke -… Read more Audio
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Handel's Messiah, a timeless tradition for AK Choral
16 Dec 2019Music makes up a large part of how many of us feel about Christmas - carols and modern songs are pervasive everywhere as we go in to the build up to the season. That goes too for classical music… Read more Audio
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South Auckland kids write book to challenge negative stereotypes about their community
16 Dec 2019After being fed up with stories about multiple shootings, streetfights and crime in South Auckland, 11 local school kids decided they wanted to tell a different story about their community. So they… Read more Video, Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
16 Dec 2019We head to the fruit and vege markets now where we're joined by our mate Glenn Forsyth. Prices going up just in time for Christmas, November prices and top 10 produce buys for this week. Audio
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"Try to understand their story"- NZ refugee advocate calls for inclusivity at world forum
16 Dec 2019The first Global Refugee Forum will take place in Geneva tomorrow and it comes at the end of a tumultuous decade in which refugee numbers has risen to over 25 million people worldwide. Guled Mire is a… Read more Audio
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First Up Daily Quiz for Friday 13 December
13 Dec 2019Yesterday's answers and today questions: 1/. Which comic strip hero was created by Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster? 2/. What were the full names of the French brothers who patented their… Read more Audio
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Whangarei Mayor says moving Northport benefits the country
13 Dec 2019The future of the Northport proposal will be decided in the first half of next year - after Cabinet confirmed keeping the North Island's main port in Auckland is not viable A working group report… Read more Audio
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Forensic dentist says patience essential in identifying bodies
13 Dec 2019A forensic dentist says people should be patient as teams work to identify the bodies recovered from Whakaari-White Island, because speed is dangerous. Dr David Antunovic says Interpol will have been… Read more Audio
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Burns survivor says White Island victims face a long hard road
13 Dec 2019A man who suffered burns to twenty-percent of his body after a go-kart accident says the victims of Whaakari-White Island face a long, hard road. Roger McKernan was just 13 when he recieved… Read more Audio
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Easy summer recipes for your fruit and vege gains
13 Dec 2019Glen Forsyth serves a winning winter dish and a smooth smoothie for your fruit gains.
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Hawke's Bay stone fruit for summer "hailstorm heroes"
The Yummy Fruit Company is rolling out new packaging this year - labelling its stonefruit 'hailstorm heroes.' It follows a huge hailstorm in October, that did significant damage to young fruit growing… Read more Audio
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DoC pays tribute to botanist David Bellamy, dead at 86
13 Dec 2019The Department of Conservation have paid tribute to conservationist David Bellamy, saying the department was built on the shoulders of his work. Dr Bellamy passed away aged 86 on Wednesday. A well… Read more Audio
