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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, 4 June 2021
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SPCA campaign to get 10 cats desexed, microchipped for free
4 Jun 2021Did you know that until the end of the month if you have a community services card or gold card and live in Auckland you can get up to 10 cats desexed and microchipped for free? The SPCA is running… Read more Audio
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Israeli opposition parties strike deal to oust Netanyahu as PM
4 Jun 2021We start in the Middle East where Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is on the verge of losing power as his opponents strike a deal that would see him replaced by ultranationalist… Read more Audio
Thursday, 3 June 2021
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Assessments of flooding done before govt gives more cash
3 Jun 2021The clean up is well underway throughout Canterbury after last weekend's epic rainfall and subsequent flooding. Nathan Rarere spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and started by asking… Read more Audio
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Threats to democracy from GOP's "war on voting rights"
3 Jun 2021To the United States now where President Joe Biden has gone out of his way to address the growing threat of what's being called the Republican Party's "war on voting rights". The President was… Read more Audio
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Trucks face huge travel times due to Canterbury flooding
3 Jun 2021Truck drivers in Canterbury are facing massive delays because of a bridge damaged in the floods, forcing them to take a big detour inland in order to travel south of Ashburton. The Hakatere Bridge… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton:community pulling together flooding
3 Jun 2021Time for some regional news from one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. This morning we go to the heart of the Canterbury flooding with LDR Ashburton journalist Adam Burns. Audio
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Vietnam vets: more compensation from Agent Orange exposure
3 Jun 2021Vietnam veterans who believe their chronic health problems are related to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange are renewing calls for compensation as more and more veterans die. The Waitangi Tribunal is… Read more Audio
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Melbourne continues lockdown after fast Covid-19 tranmission
3 Jun 2021Victorians will be living under lockdown for at least another week, after the state recorded six new locally acquired Covid-19 infections which has brought the outbreak number to 60 cases. The state's… Read more Audio
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UK PM calls upon NATO allies to stand up to threats from East
3 Jun 2021We begin by checking in with our correspondent in Europe Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
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Fed Farmers Mid Canterbury VP on how farmers affected by floods
2 Jun 2021Nathan Rarere spoke with Federated Farmers vice president for mid Canterbury David Acland. Audio
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Cantabrians face huge cleanup, road closures, disruption
2 Jun 2021Large parts of Canterbury remain cut off from the rest of the country this morning after raging flood waters tore up highways, left bridges at risk of toppling, and tossed tonnes of debris onto roads… Read more Audio
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Farmers need more than half a million dollars in flood relief
2 Jun 2021The government has unlocked half-a-million dollars to support farmers devastated by the Canterbury floods. Farmers have reported losing the feed they need to feed their stock over the winter, milk… Read more Audio
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