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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
Friday, 18 July 2025
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US: foreign aid, public broadcasting funding cuts passed
18 Jul 2025Beware of Coldplay kiss cams is Bevan Hurley's lesson for the week Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Richard Warwick
18 Jul 2025Controversy at the produce markets with a vegetable named Fruit of the Week! Associate Minister Richard Warwick explains Audio
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Preview of heavyweight boxing world title fight at Wembly
18 Jul 2025Usyk v Dubois this weekend, ESPN's James Regan looks at big fight Audio
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Monsoon rains arrive in sub continent causing death, disruption
18 Jul 2025An arrest in the hit and run death of the world's oldest marathon runner - Ana Mallick joins from Pakistan Audio
Thursday, 17 July 2025
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Labour's education spokesperson on open plan classrooms
Labour's education spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime talks open-plan classrooms and other political issues of the week Audio
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UK: PM suspends 3 Labour MPs, inflation's rising
17 Jul 2025Henry Riley reports from London where Prime Minister Starmer has moved on some of his backbench MPs Audio
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New Plymouth is winning the war on rats
17 Jul 2025Taranaki is winning the war on rats, but may lose its local Polytech - Robin Martin has the stories Audio
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Netball: Tactix coach Donna Wilkins prepares for Pulse
17 Jul 2025The Tactix play the Pulse in an elimination final this Sunday - Tactix Coach Donna Wilkins talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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Australia's Reserve Bank considers ban on card surcharges
17 Jul 2025Australia correspondent Emma Cropper tells us about Prime Minister Albanese's visit to China Audio
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
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Kiwi cyclist George Bennett reviews Tour de France 2025
The Tour de France heads in to the mountain stages, Kiwi pro-cyclist George Bennett gave us his insights from his home in Andorra Audio
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Conflict over Israel's plans to move Gaza population to Rafah
16 Jul 2025An Israeli plan to move the entire population of Gaza to the city of Rafah is causing friction between the government and the millitary - Alex Baird reports. Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
16 Jul 2025A project hotrod is hot property on TradeMe this week - Emma Bacon has the details Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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