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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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Monday, 28 June 2021
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Wellington lockdown extended to midnight Tuesday
28 Jun 2021The Wellington partial lockdown has been extended until at least midnight Tuesday - even though no cases of covid-19 have been detected in the region since the visit by a Covid-positive Australian… Read more Audio
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Work underway to identify tomato disease
Tomatoes NZ and The Ministry for Primary Industries are working to identify a strain of disease discovered on tomato plants here. Pepino Mosaci Virus - which affects the yeild of plants and delays… Read more Audio
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NSW wakes up to wider restrictions on second day of lockdown
Millions of Australians in New South Wales will wake up to their second day of lockdown this morning. The two-week lockdown is a result in the rapid rise of infections from the Bondi cluster, which… Read more Audio
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Friday, 25 June 2021
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Simon Marks updates us on the latest from Miami and Canada
25 Jun 202151 people are unaccounted for in an apartment building collapse in Florida.. Police say the 12 story residential block collapsed overnight, killing at least one person. Our correspondent in… Read more Audio
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Black Caps win the World Test Championship
25 Jun 2021Two of the sharpest minds in the world of cricket, Guy Heveldt and Oliver Stevenson joined Nathan Rarere to talk more on the game. Audio
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Black Caps defied the odds and are now world test champions
25 Jun 2021New Zealand is basking in the glory of one the greatest sporting achiements in our country's history. Yes almost exactly 24 hours ago Kane Williamson's Black Caps toppled the Indian juggernaught to… Read more Audio
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Fruit and vege report with Glenn Forsyth
25 Jun 2021Our minister of fruit and vege, Glenn Forsyth joined Nathan Rarere for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio
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Wards full of children with preventable respiratory conditions
25 Jun 2021An Auckland Paediatrician says that wards in Auckland and Starship Hospitals are almost full of children with preventable respiratory conditions partly due to cold, unsuitable sleeping conditions. The… Read more Audio
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Award-winning production, 'The Lion King' opens in Auckland
25 Jun 2021After a year-long hiatus, the international touring stage production of the Lion King is here. An estimated 100 million people worldwide have seen the six-time Tony Award-winning production and… Read more Audio
Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Covid-19: A week of Wellington at Alert Level 2 could cost economy $10m - Robertson
Nathan Rarere spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson about the concerning situation in the capital.
He began by asking whether we should have shut the gates to Sydney sooner. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Dr Siouxisie Wiles advises Wellingtonians to get tested, stay home if sick
24 Jun 2021Will Wellington see any cases of Covid-19 today?
The capital is now in Alert Level 2 after an Australian tourist who visited over the weekend tested positive upon returning to Sydney.
That means… Read more Audio
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Doctors optimistic photographer injured in wedding day helicopter crash will walk again
24 Jun 2021Two weeks ago Rachel Jordan was photographing a Bride and Groom on their wedding day when the helicopter they were in crashed severely injuring her, the pilot and the newly-married couple.
She's… Read more Audio
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