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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
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
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UK: Tories face "electoral extinction" in upcoming election
18 Jun 2024Political polls are showing the UK's Conservatives are heading for a huge defeat in the upcoming election - Henry Riley takes us through the numbers Audio
Monday, 17 June 2024
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Residents' stress as NZ Post won't deliver to Queenstown suburb
17 Jun 2024New Zealand Post is refusing to deliver mail to a new development in Queenstown and some residents face a two year wait for a P.O Box - Leonard Powell is on the case Audio
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Coffee bean's journey from Brazil plantation to Wellington cafe
17 Jun 2024Fresh back from Brazil - Joe Stoddart from Havana Coffee tells us what it takes to get coffee beans from the grower to your cup Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
17 Jun 2024Apples, apples and more apples - Glenn Forsyth is bananas for apples. Audio
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Ukraine peace summit held in Switzerland without Russia
17 Jun 2024Is a peace summit without the aggressor even a peace summit? Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio
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UK: Princess of Wales makes first public appearance
17 Jun 2024Catherine, Princess of Wales makes her first official appearance since her cancer diagnosis, Royal correspondent Eleanor Jay is in London Audio
Friday, 14 June 2024
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Runner Maia Ramsden on qualifying for Paris Olympics
14 Jun 2024Runner Maia Ramsden shoots her shot at a place at the Paris Olympics this weekend - Leonard Powell talked with Maia on eve of her last opportunity to qualify for the games Audio
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Guide dog puppy trainer Liz Wright on her love of dogs
14 Jun 202483 year old Liz Wright has spent her retirement raising guide dogs - Leonard Powell went along to meet her and her pups Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
14 Jun 2024Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth updates the nation on the state of celery and has his fruit of the week - NZ Applesfood Audio
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Two foreigners arrested after large cocaine seizure in Ghana
14 Jun 202480 people have died in a boating tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins us from Africa Audio
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Pacific nations working to protect cultural heritage of Kava
14 Jun 2024Pacific nations are banding together to protect the cultural heritage of Kava - Kalafi Moala has news out of the Pacific Audio
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US: SCOTUS delivers set back to anti-abortion movement
14 Jun 2024The US Supreme Court deals a blow to the anti-abortion lobby - Bevan Hurley dials in from New York Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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