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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.
Latest audio
Friday, 21 June 2024
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
21 Jun 2024It's imported tropical fruit season - Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the fruity news from the markets. Fruit of the Week: NZ MandarinsZ Audio
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Police clash with anti-tax protestors in Kenya
21 Jun 2024Lions have forced a school closure in Namibia, AND an elephant has killed a tourist..Nabil Ahmend Rufai reports. Audio
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Pacific: nurse attacked in Tongan prison
21 Jun 2024An attack on a nurse at a Tongan prison might change the way mental patients are treated in custody - Kalafi Moala has the news from the Pacific Audio
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US: Boeing's issues are plaguing them in space
21 Jun 2024Boeing's issues have gone off planet - Bevan Hurley reports on issue's with the company's Starliner spacecraft Audio
Thursday, 20 June 2024
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Carmel Sepuloni on surprise issues out of Scrutiny Week
20 Jun 2024It's been another busy week in Parliament - Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly report form our nation's capital. Audio
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Importance of breast screening to discover cancer
20 Jun 2024Earlier this week, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson announced her cancer diagnosis, producer Mahvash Ikram spoke with Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Ah-Leen Rayner Audio
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NZ's only high school steel band making history
Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band Audio
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Water quality a concern in Nelson
20 Jun 2024Protests over water-quality is a big issue on the West Coast - have protesters gone too far? Reporter Samantha Gee has more. Audio
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Luxon visits Japan, meets PM
20 Jun 2024As Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan comes to an end, our own Chris Gilbert reports on what our Prime Minister got up to once his delegation eventually arrived. Audio
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Has French President Macron made a mistake in snap election
20 Jun 2024Polls in France aren't favouring President Emmanuel Macron - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest numbers Audio
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UK: inflation lowest in 3 years but too late for Tories?
20 Jun 2024UK inflation is down to its lowest level in three years - will it be enough to save the Conservative government? Ellie Jay has the numbers. Audio
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
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Flood affected AK residents still in limbo post update meeting
19 Jun 2024West Aucklanders met again last night to talk floods - and one man blames his anxiety and hospitalisation on Auckland Council's lack of action. Mahvash Ikram went along to the meeting. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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