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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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Friday, 25 February 2022
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Africa: Ghanaian students based in Ukraine told to seek shelter
25 Feb 2022The tenticles of the Ukraine-Russia conflict are reaching far and wide, with a number of Ghanaian students based in Ukraine calling for evacuation from the country as tension escalate.. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio
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US: Little Ukraine in NYC - scared for relatives at home
25 Feb 2022To the US we head with Ukraine in mind and Nathan Rarere spokew ith our correspondent in New York City, Bevan Hurley. Audio
Thursday, 24 February 2022
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Deputy PM: next phase of Omicron is upon us, more RATs arriving
The Government has brought in new payments to help businesses affected by covid. As cases climb many hospitality businesses are having to close as staff isolate. Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank raises OCR to 1 percent to combat inflation
24 Feb 2022The Reserve Bank has raised its official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1 percent. The central bank says the increase is needed to combat strong inflation pressures. Infometrics Chief… Read more Audio
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RATs being used as primary test in AK as Omicron expands
Rapid Antigen tests will now be used as the primary test around Auckland to help meet demand as the Omicron outbreak grows. The move, which is part of the government's planned testing strategy, has… Read more Audio
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LDR South AK: new funding for Maori, Pacific helps inequality
24 Feb 2022It's Thursday and time to talk to our Local Democracy Reporter and today joining Nathan Rarere from South Auckland is Justin Latif. Audio
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Swedish police on high alert due to situation in Ukraine
24 Feb 2022We'll be heading to Moscow a little later in the programme, but not far away in Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio
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UK: severe flooding across many parts of UK after storms
24 Feb 2022Since we last talked to the UK on Tuesday, Russia has "soft-launched" it's invasion of Ukraine - joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
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Parliament protests: what's happening now, Mayor Foster
23 Feb 2022And we head to Wellington now where the protest outside of Parliament is heading into its 16th day. We join our reporter on the ground Nick Truebridge. The Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster also joins… Read more Audio
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US reaction to Russia moving into Ukrainian territories
23 Feb 2022For more on the Ukraine crisis, Nathan Rarere spoke with Simon Marks in Washington.. Audio
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Education fears entering 3rd year of Covid restrictions
High Schools around New Zealand are preparing for more interupted learning in 2022 as Omicron cases climb. Yesterday the Ministry of Heath reported 2846 Positive Covid-19 cases, a record high. It's… Read more Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Sarah O'Leary
23 Feb 2022The Halberg Awards are on tonight, so there's no better time to raise 'awareness' of the work that the Halberg trust do, and also raise some 'money' for them to do it by bidding on a Trade Me auction… Read more Audio
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