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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, 11 June 2024
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Money is being found to fund cancer drugs - Nicola Willis
Finance Minister Nicola Willis faces yet another week of questions over promised cancer drug funding Audio
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Half of flood damaged homes yet to be assessed
11 Jun 20241500 Auckland homes are yet to be categorised 16 months after the January 2023 floods as Mahvash Ikram reports. Audio
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Process of judging the best bacon & ham in the motu
11 Jun 2024The New Zealand Bacon and Ham awards kick off today - the world's luckiest judge Todd Treadwell joined First Up Audio
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Mid Canterbury looking at no frills long term plan
11 Jun 2024Ashburton sets its long term rates plan - LDR reporter Jonathan Leask tells us more Audio
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UK: celebrity doctor Michael Mosley died of natural causes
11 Jun 2024BBC presenter Michael Mosley died of natural cuases according to Greek authorities - Henry Riley has the latest out of the UK Audio
Monday, 10 June 2024
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Council warning for those misusing recycling bins
10 Jun 2024Auckland Council warns it will remove recycling bins from households regularly using them for general rubbish. Under the new recycling rules several items such as aerosol cans, lids and aluminium… Read more Audio
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Hammond organist at St Louis baseball, ice hockey games
Keeping the punters energised is part of the plan for sport organist Jeremy Boyer -who plays the stadium organ for Major League baseball team the St Louis Cardinals Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
10 Jun 2024The Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth talks with Nathan about Fakeaways amongst the ususal rundown of what's best buying at the markets this week. Audio
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Millions of EU citizens vote on Super Sunday
10 Jun 2024Our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund on elections that are well underway in the European Union, with early indications suggesting a swing to the far right across the bloc. Audio
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Israel frees four hostages, 210 Palestinians dead
10 Jun 2024Israel frees four hostages taken by Hamas last October - but kill more than 270 Palestinians in the process as Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
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US: migrant arrest numbers reducing at Mexico border
10 Jun 2024Migrant arrest are down at the US border - Mitch McCann has the latest from New York Audio
Friday, 7 June 2024
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Largest collection of coprolites in the Poozeum, Arizona
7 Jun 2024The largest collection of fossilized faeces is housed in the Poozeum in Williams, Arizona. Nathan talks with curator George Frandsen. Audio
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