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First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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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.
Latest audio
Thursday, 22 May 2025
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RNZ money correspondent on Budget 2025 expectations
5:52 am todayRNZ's Money correspondent Susan Edmunds guides us through budget day Audio
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UK PM does winter payment reversal after controversial cuts
5:46 am todayThe British government has backtracked on its winter fuel payment policy, Ellie Jay joins us from London Audio
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Taranaki boasts giant 30 year-old fungus near Eltham
5:24 am todayTaranaki reporter Robin Martin goes mushroom hunting and tells us about a YUGE schnapper. Audio
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Ceasefire between Pakistan and India still holding
5:14 am todayA bus attack in Balochistan has killed a number of children, Anas Mallick reports from Pakistan Audio
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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High voltage line on train tracks causes disruption in Sydney
21 May 2025Commuter chaos in Sydney and a woman and her alpaca go to court in Tasmania - Pam Corkery has all the news from Australia Audio
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The complex process of making our water safe to drink
21 May 2025How good is Auckland's drinking water? Do we even need a home water filter? Ke Xin Li visits a water treatment plant in the Hunua Ranges Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
21 May 2025A big, flash Hawkes Bay home and a Taylor Swift autographed CD all feature on TradeMe this week with Emma Bacon Audio
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UK suspends trade talks with Israel as Gaza bombings continue
21 May 2025Up to 14,000 babies are at risk of death in Gaza as the Israeli blockade continues - Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
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Willis on her second Budget, price of butter
20 May 2025The Finance Minister Nicola Willis looks forward to her second budget in charge of the nation's wallet - and talks butter with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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UK PM hails new deal with EU as "new era"
20 May 2025The UK and EU agree on food, fishing, defence and travel, correspondent Ellie Jay reports from London Audio
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Whakatane area on track for three new bridges
20 May 2025Diane McCarthy reports on the proposed new bridges for the Eastern Bay of Plenty Audio
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Black Ferns battled Canada for draw, USA this weekend
20 May 2025It was a brutal, gripping battle between the Black Ferns and Canada in Christchurch on Saturday, ending in a 27-all stalemate. What a rivalry to take into the Women's Rugby World Cup this year. Black… Read more Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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