First Up for Tuesday 3 December 2019
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First Up Daily quiz Tuesday 3 December
5:58 AM.Yesterday'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
5:53 AM.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
5:50 AM.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
5:43 AM.A 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
5:26 AM.Frustrated 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
5:26 AM.The 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
5:06 AM.To 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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