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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
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
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Seymour on strikes, inflation, high performance sport schools
21 Oct 2025Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks public service strikes and government spending priorities Audio
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Aucklanders on what they think of upcoming mega strike
21 Oct 2025Aucklanders in the Maungakiekie electorate told our reporter Ke-Xin Li what they think of the so-called mega strike on Thursday Audio
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UK: more pressure surrounding Prince Andrew re Epstein links
21 Oct 2025Prince Andrew continues to make headlines, Henry Riley updates us from London Audio
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Kiwi Olympic athletes cycle through East Africa for charity
21 Oct 2025Olympic silver medalist Nicole Shields has ridden across Africa raising money World Bicycle Relief - she joined First Up to tell her story Audio
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A far right coalition govt could be on the cards for Japan
21 Oct 2025Japan's heading for a right-wing coaltition, Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Monday, 20 October 2025
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Hauraki marine protection law in force for Labour Weekend
20 Oct 2025The new Hauraki Gulf protection zones come in to effect Labour weekend, but zones for commercial fishing boats have come in for criticism - Ross McNaughton reports Audio
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US: 7 million turn out across country for No Kings protests
20 Oct 2025Katherine Firkin's been counting the numbers of participants at this past weekend's No Kings protests. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
20 Oct 2025It's fresh Asparagus time, unless you're in to the mushy tinned ones. Glenn Forsyth has his report. Audio
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Jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris
20 Oct 2025The Louvre has been robbed - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio
Friday, 17 October 2025
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Gisborne buzzing with Poverty Bay A&P Show
17 Oct 2025Poverty Bay kicks off A & P season with a banger of a show this weekend in Gisbone - Nathan talked with Lana Davy Audio
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US: first of two NYC Mayoral debates to be held
17 Oct 2025New York's mayoral candidates face off in the first debate, Bevan Hurley has the news from the USA Audio
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Grab One goes into liquidation, who's honouring vouchers?
17 Oct 2025GrabOne has left customers holding worthless vouchers after going in to liquidation - Ke-xin Li has the story Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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