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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.
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Tuesday, 29 October 2024
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Costs of haircuts goes up, people let their hair grow
29 Oct 2024How much do you pay for a haircut? Many are saying too much, Leonard Powell went to find out.. Audio
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Opotiki iwi groups rally around after mass arrests
29 Oct 2024Iwi groups in Whakatane are rallying around whanau after mass gang arrests - Diane McCarthy is our reporter in the Bay of Plenty town. Audio
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Israel attacks Iran in tit for tat exchange
29 Oct 2024Israel attacked targets in Iran over the weekend, Alex Baird reports in from Doha. Audio
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UK: activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months
29 Oct 2024The racist activist Tommy Robinson has been sent to prison - Henry Riley told Nathan Rarere how long he'll be behind bars. Audio
Friday, 25 October 2024
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First Up - The Podcast, Friday 25 October
25 Oct 2024On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley beams in from the US with the details from the presidential race; Transport Minister Simeon Brown discusses the months-long wait times for Aucklanders to sit… Read more Audio
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Transport Minister on pratical driving tests wait times
25 Oct 2024Transport Minister Simeon Brown joined First Up to discuss driving test waiting time which appear to be on the improve. Audio
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Explained: the low down on productivity
25 Oct 2024What exactly is productivity? Explainer editor Katie Kenny has the answers. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
25 Oct 2024It's Fruit of the Week time - Glenn Forsyth is First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veggies FotW: Vietnam Dragon fruit Audio
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US: Trump has fascist tendancies says everyone
25 Oct 2024The 2024 Presidential election is only a week and a half away - keeping up with the candidates is our correspondent in New York city, Bevan Hurley. Audio
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Russian cargo plane shot down in Darfur during civil war
25 Oct 2024A Russian plane has been shot down over Sudan - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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Labour's Willie Jackson on school lunches, Ihumatao
24 Oct 2024Willie Jackson joined First Up this week for Labour's look at the week in politics Audio
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NZ seeing a critical shortage in pilots in next 10 years
Aotearoa is facing a critical shortage of pilots, Auckland Pilot Training Group's Irene King talked with Nathan Rarere about what can be done. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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