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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.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2025
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Christians in the Middle East have been celebrating Easter
23 Apr 2025Christians in the Middle East have been celebrating Easter, Alex Baird told Nathan Rarere that hasn't been easy Audio
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
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Lyndsay Freer on the life and legacy of Pope Francis
22 Apr 2025Former Catholic spokesperson Lyndsay Freer talked with Nathan about the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Audio
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LDR's David Hill has news of Rangiora's link road proposal
22 Apr 2025LDR's David Hill has news of Rangiora's link road proposal Audio
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How the Pope Francis' death has been greeted in the UK
22 Apr 2025Correspondent Henry Riley tells Nathan Rarere how the Pope Francis' death has been greeted in the UK Audio
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Young Kiwi wins U21 Golf Croquet World Championship in Florida
22 Apr 2025To a local story now, and on Friday, Levi Franks from Christchurch won the Under 21s Croquet World Championship in Florida. Levi was there in a group of five young Kiwi players. Our reporter Ke-Xin Li… Read more Audio
Thursday, 17 April 2025
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Labour's Kieran McAnulty on homelessness, trade and tariffs
17 Apr 2025Kieran McAnulty talks the week in politics from a Labour perspective Audio
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US: Democrats finally hitting back at Admins actions
17 Apr 2025Former President Joe Biden has addressed the chaos of the Trump presidency - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio
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Mark Lundy up for third parole hearing
17 Apr 2025Mark Lundy has another shot at parole today - Jimmy Ellingham has the news from Palmerston North Audio
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UK Supreme Court rules about legal status of transgender women
17 Apr 2025The UK's highest court has ruled over the legal status of transgender women, Ellie Jay has the news from London Audio
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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Cyclone Tam is moving towards Aotearoa just in time for Easter
16 Apr 2025It wouldn't be Easter without the threat of a cyclone - Weather Watch's Phillip Duncan casts his expert eye up tropical cyclone Tam Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
16 Apr 2025A rare double transport feature on TradeMe this week - a Helicopter and a well-known Auckland rickshaw Audio
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101 year old croquet champ still competing
16 Apr 2025101 year old Neville Sandiford is a gun on the croquet pitch - he's the current doubles champ at his resthome in Kapiti. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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