First Up for Wednesday 28 June 2023
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First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 28 June
6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - most people use vaping to quit smoking, but what if vaping becomes the addiction? We find out the tertiary education union's view on the government's 128 million dollar bail… Read more Audio
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Greens: new money for poverty is a start
5:53 AM.The Green Party's getting in election mode, with its campaign launch for the Dunedin and Taieri electorates at the weekend. And it's been a busy week in politics, with the government giving financial… Read more Audio
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Tairua sets up business association
5:50 AM.Now to the beautiful Coromandel coast town of Tairua... Yesterday it was announced that the critical connection across the Coromandel Peninsula would be rebuilt by the end of March 2024. That's State… Read more Audio
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Health funding money to be spent studying quitting vaping
5:46 AM.The Health Research Council of New Zealand will pump more than 50 million dollars into research on pressing health issues. The funding will be spread across 44 project grants, one of which includes a… Read more Audio
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Tertiary Education Union on extra govt funding
5:34 AM.The government has announced extra funding for universities and tertiary institutions, to help universities get through an unexpected drop in enrolments. The 128-million-dollar increase came after… Read more Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe - a classic Remuera mansion AND "as featured on First Up a few weeks ago" the cologne that smells like K-Road is up for auction But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with… Read more Audio
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Mid-East: HAJJ prilgrimage begins, 2.5 million expected
5:15 AM.To the Middle-East now - joining the programme from First Up's Doha office is Alex Baird. Audio
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Aus woman pays for defaming ex-neighbours on social media
5:06 AM.We begin Wednesday's programme in Australia - where our Pam Corkery is standing by. Audio
