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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, 4 July 2024
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Toppled power pylon a huge blow for Northland businesses
4 Jul 2024The fallout from Northland's power outage continues - Northland reporter Peter De Graaf updates us on the CURRENT situation. Audio
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More than 120 people killed in temple stampede in India
4 Jul 2024Iran is to hold its Presidential run-off election this weekend - our reporter Anas Mallick is on his way to Tehran Audio
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France has second round of general elections on Sunday
4 Jul 2024France's centrists are getting together in an attempt to cut off support for the far right - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joins us from Sweden Audio
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UK: claims of supermajority post election, voter suppression
4 Jul 2024With only hours to go until the UK's General Election - we talk with birthday boy Henry Riley in London Audio
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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How removing resit fees for driver licences led to long queues
3 Jul 2024Re-sitting drivers tests now cost more - Counties Driving School boss Alistair McGregor talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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Who should pay what, when you're still living at home as adults
When should an adult child pay board when living with mum and dad? Producer Mahvash Ikram finds out Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Jess Malcolm
3 Jul 2024If you're after a human sized Squirrel costume - don't scroll past TradeMe this week. Audio
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Turkey rocked by anti-Syrian rioting
3 Jul 2024Anti-Syrian protests in Turkey - reporter Alex Baird tells us what's behind the violence Audio
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US: hush money trial sentencing delayed by immunity ruling
3 Jul 2024There's a delay in the sentencing of Former President Trump after the Supreme Court ruled in his favour - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio
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Aussie govt to limit youth access to social media, porn sites
3 Jul 2024A teenager is arrested after a stabbing in Sydney - Pam Corkery has the latest Audio
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
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Govt watching fuel companies to ensure tax is dropped
2 Jul 2024Many of the government's fiscal plans went live yesterday - Aucklanders woke up to cheaper petrol - Nathan Rarere caught up with Finance Minister Nicola Willis Audio
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Wairoa man with flooded home frustrated river bar not opened
2 Jul 2024Wairoa man Steve Kelly's house has been flooded twice in the past 18 months - he says the management of the Wairoa river needs to be improved Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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