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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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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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Wednesday, 2 June 2021
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Israel looks set to have new PM as opposition form coalition
2 Jun 2021Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Government looks set to be replaced as opposition party's work towards a coalition to form a government. Israel has gone to the polls four times… Read more Audio
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Vaccinated Pam Corkery talks Melbourne's lockdown in the studio
2 Jun 2021Let's go now to our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery who's actually with us here live in our Auckland studio this morning. And whilst some have been questioning the pace of our own vaccine… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
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Metservice:rain stuck over Canterbury moves slowly today
1 Jun 2021And to tell us if the good people of Canterbury will indeed be enjoying a bit of sunshine is Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio
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Assessment of damage can take place in Canterbury today
1 Jun 2021Joining Nathan Rarere from Ashburton is our reporter Ella Stewart. Audio
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Ashburton residents begin the clean up of property
1 Jun 2021Canterbury residents who fled the devastating floods are beginning to return home to pick up the pieces and start cleaning their water-logged properties. There is still the possibility of more rain… Read more Audio
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Reti:Pfizer vaccine best for country
And every week this year we've been very fortunate to be able to chat with both the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Grant Robertson, and National's Deputy Leader, Shane Reti. Nathan Rarere caught… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
1 Jun 2021This week on TradeMe, a really, really long Hummer and another item for your 'Things signed by Jacinda Ardern' collection. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Millie Silvester… Read more Audio
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UK may be facing third wave of Covid, Indian variant
1 Jun 2021To the UK now where we join our correspondent in London Alex Cadier. Audio
Monday, 31 May 2021
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Best of First Up for Monday 31 May
31 May 2021In today's pod: there are states of emergency in Ashburton and Timaru due to Sunday's deluge and more rain is expected today Monday; two New Zealand Scotts are competing in the Indy 500; we hear about… Read more Audio
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Queenstown welcomes Australian PM for visit
31 May 2021Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison is in New Zealand for his first face to face meeting with Prime Minister Ardern in more than a year. The trans-Tasman summit in Queenstown will focus on our… Read more Audio
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Metservice update weather for Monday in Canterbury
31 May 2021And to tell us what the weather will be doing in Canterbury today, we're joined by Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio
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Ashburton residents on standby to evacuate
31 May 2021And we head back to Canterbury now where flood waters are threatening thousands of homes and have already led to dozens of evacuations. We join our reporter Ella Stewart in a very soggy Ashburton. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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