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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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MIT chief executive on Covid-positive student
1 Mar 2021With Auckland back under an Alert Level 3 lockdown much of the attention is turning to the Manukau Institute of Technology's Manukau campus, where a Covid-positive student went to class while… Read more Audio
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Simon Marks Wraps up US politics
1 Mar 2021Elements of the Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference are continuing to insist that the presidential election was stolen. And it sounds like we're going to hear from Donald Trump… Read more Audio
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Cleaning graves reveals stories of old in Matakana
27 Feb 2021If you're driving north of Auckland through Matakana towards Leigh, the cemetery sits at the top of a steep gravel path on the lefthand side of the road. It's a private cemetery and many of the 450… Read more Audio
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Northland's Kiwi Coast helping revive kiwi numbers
26 Feb 2021As part of First Up's commitment to injecting cute into your life, every week we are speaking to people who work with animals for a living. Kiwi Coast is a collaborative initiative that links over 160… Read more Audio
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Boxing talent on full display, Parker/Fa top ticket
26 Feb 2021New Zealand's top heavyweights Joseph Parker and Junior Fa will step into the ring tomorrow night. Nathan Rarere asked fight expert and trainer Mike Angove to tell him the story of the formidable… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
26 Feb 2021The weekend is upon as, and so is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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B52 bomber at Wairarapa Air Show problematic for some
26 Feb 2021This weekend's Wings over Wairarapa airshow will be joined by one of the world's most iconic war planes on Saturday as a US Airforce B-52 will fly over the event for the first time. The plane will… Read more Audio
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AK Art Fair: what was once travel money goes to art instead
26 Feb 2021Covid-19 has meant people have been spending much more time in their home than usual. And with a lot of us unable to spend our cash travelling overseas, the art world has seen an unexpected boost in… Read more Audio
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Trump's tax returns now in hands of NY District Attorney
26 Feb 2021Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent Simon Marks who dialed into the programme from his high-tech multi-media studio hub in the heart of Washington D.C to talk about prosecutors who now have… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: concern in Sth AK still as one case continued to work
25 Feb 2021Good news yesterday that there were no new Covid-19 cases, but there's still a lot of concern out there particularly with the news that one of the cases had been working at Kmart in Botany. Joining us… Read more Audio
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New UK Covid strain bring different symptoms
25 Feb 2021Got muscle aches or a headache? Are you feeling more tired than usual? The Director General of Health is urging anyone feeling unwell to get tested for Covid-19 as the new UK B.1.1.7 strain mimics… Read more Audio
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New MPs: Labour's MP for Takanini Dr Neru Leavasa
25 Feb 2021It's time to introduce another first-term Member of Parliament to our First Up whanau, this morning Nathan Rarere spoke with new Labour MP for Takanini, Dr Neru Leavasa. Audio
