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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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Thursday, 22 August 2024
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NZTA driver testing training in disarray
22 Aug 2024A Kapiti Coast driving instructor is calling out the NZTA over delays in driver testing officer training, Mahvash Ikram has this report. Audio
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Cinema-lover opens movie theatre in Thames
22 Aug 2024Movie lovers in Thames can now chill somewhere other than Netflix as a new cinema opens in the town, Leonard Powell went to have a look. Audio
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Locals fight to save Cambridge Water Tower
22 Aug 2024Cambridge's water tower has been marked for destruction, but not everyone is happy, RNZ's Natalie Akoorie has the story Audio
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28 dead, many Pakistanis injured in bus crash Iran
22 Aug 2024A bus crash in Pakistan has killed a number of Pakistani pilgrims, Anas Mallick reports in from Islamabad Audio
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Four bodies found on sunken super-yeacht off Sicily
22 Aug 2024More bodies are recovered off Sicily in the wake of the super-yacht sinking, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has Thursday's news from Europe Audio
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
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Brad Olsen on making banking more competitive
21 Aug 2024Infometrics boss Brad Olsen takes a look at Open Banking and the prospect of a stronger Kiwibank Audio
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Social media influencers encouraging budgeting, saving
21 Aug 2024Budgeting is trending on TikTok, producer Mahvash Ikram looks at this new social media fad Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Tiana Barns
21 Aug 2024The country's flashest apartment is listed for sale this week - TradeMe's Tiana Barns tells us about the penthouse atop Auckland's Metropolis building Audio
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As 40,000 dead in Gaza, ceasefire negotiations continue
21 Aug 2024US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to secure a ceasefire - he's in the Middle East, as is Alex Baird who has the regional update from Doha Audio
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US: President Biden gives speech at DNC
21 Aug 2024President Biden signs off in Chicago - he's addressed the National Convention, Bevan Hurley has the reaction from New York Audio
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Australian parliament introduces new laws around standards
21 Aug 2024New rules for Aussie MPs and staffers, Pam Corkery updates us on news from across the Tasman Audio
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
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Nicola Willis on Koroneihana Treaty Principles challenge
20 Aug 2024Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins First Up every Tuesday, this week she joined Nathan Rarere fresh from Koroneihana celebrations at Ngaruawahia Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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