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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, 15 February 2022
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Covid-19:NZ in good shape as Phase Two kicks in tomorrow
15 Feb 2022The country will move to Phase Two of the Government's Omicron plan from midnight tonight, with the number of daily Covid cases likely to pass the one-thousand mark today. This comes after three… Read more Audio
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Winter Olympic update: Russian figure skater cleared to compete
At the Winter Olympics the 15 year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valineva has been cleared to compete after failing an earlier drug test - joining Nathan Rarere with more on that story is our… Read more Audio
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Bio-pic film "Whina" to be released in June 2022
15 Feb 2022A major new New Zealand film production about Dame Whina Cooper is due to be released in June. The film, Whina, tells the inspirational story of New Zealand's Te Whaea o Te Motu - Mother of the Nation… Read more Audio
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LDR East Coast: no dentists in Wairoa, patients have to travel
15 Feb 2022From this week we are going to have a twice weekly look at the stories of our Local Democracy reporters and first on the list is Matthew Rosenberg from the Gisborne Herald. Nathan Rarere asked about… Read more Audio
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Japan: borders slowly opening by end of year
15 Feb 2022In Japan, people are praying that the country has scaled the peak of the Omicron outbreak, which has seen up to 90-thousand people a day infected. Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent in Japan… Read more Audio
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UK: PM warns of dangerous, difficult situation in Ukraine
15 Feb 2022We begin this Tuesday morning with our first cross of the week to the UK, where Henry Riley is standing by... Audio
Monday, 14 February 2022
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Wellington Mayor on protest action at Parliament
14 Feb 2022And Wellington's Mayor Andy Foster heard that and spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Owner of Backbencher pub angry at protest inaction
14 Feb 2022As the protest outside of Parliament heads into its seventh day, business owners in the precinct are growing frustrated by an apparent lack of action by the police and council. Surrounding streets… Read more Audio
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NZer misses by 2 hours having to not MIQ on travel back from OZ
A woman will have to go through managed isolation because she'll miss the deadline for quarantine-free travel with Australia by just two hours. Changes to the border rules mean vaccinated New… Read more Audio
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Super Bowl LVI: LA Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals
14 Feb 2022At midday today the most watched television show in the world kicks off as the the Los Angeles Rams play the Cincinatti Bengals in Super Bowl 56, to talk a bit about the game and most importantly for… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
14 Feb 2022To the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit, Veggies and flowers, it's Glenn Forsyth! Audio
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SPCA needs foster families for kittens and rabbits
14 Feb 2022The SPCA is calling for foster parents for an influx of kittens and rabbits in need of a home! Laura Millar is the SPCA Support Services Manager in Mangere, she told me the need for foster parents has… Read more Audio
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