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First Up for Tuesday 17 September 2019
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Report: 2017 fuel pipeline rupture could have been worse
5:50 AM.Turning now to a report released this morning about the rupture of Auckland's fuel pipeline in September 2017 which caused widespread fuel shortages and forced the cancellation of flights out of… Read more Audio
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Replica of Endeavour banned for docking in Mangonui
5:46 AM.The far North iwi Ngati Kahu has banned a replica of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour from docking in Mangonui as part of a national commemoration marking 250 years since Cook's arrival in Aotearoa… Read more Audio
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Calls to save Big Fresh animatronic food characters
5:38 AM.A set of giant animatronic food items which simultaneously thrilled and terrified a generation of New Zealanders is up for grabs on TradeMe The 11 characters from the defunct Big Fresh supermarket… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - how does fuel get to our pumps?
5:35 AM.A report out this morning calls for urgent investment in New Zealand's fuel supply chain... but how exactly does fuel get through to the pump? Business reporter Kim Savage with the answer. Audio
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Nationwide consistent quality care needed for dementia patients
5:25 AM.The head of Alzheimers New Zealand says her wish for World Alzheimers Awareness month is for the health system to be consistent for people living with dementia across the country. Catherine Hall says… Read more Audio
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UK PM Boris Johnson a no show after Brussel Brexit meeting
5:09 AM.The Prime Minister of Luxembourg says the Brexit process has turned into a nightmare, after holding talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Xavier Bettel conducted - what was meant to be a joint… Read more Audio