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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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Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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First ever helicopter flown on Mars
21 Apr 2021And now to outer space! Nasa has successfully flown a small helicopter on Mars - the first ever powered and controlled flight by an aircraft on another planet. Joining Nathan Rarere is space scientist… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: Kylie Rae from Nature and Nosh Tours
21 Apr 2021Every week we have a chat to the owner of a unique New Zealand business and this morning we're hiking and eating around Waikato and Coromandel. Nature and Nosh take people for a hike, staying in comfy… Read more Audio
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Biden speaks on Chauvin trial as jury deliberates for 2nd day
21 Apr 2021And we head to the United States now where the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has started its' second day of deliberations. Joining Nathan Rarere is our… Read more Audio
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Opposition to military loads carried by Rocket Lab
21 Apr 2021There is mounting criticism of aerospace company Rocket Lab over its deliveries of military related equipment into outer space from its base on Mahia Peninsula. A northern Hawke's Bay group is… Read more Audio
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Qantas cancel flights between Sydney, Auckland, lack of demand
21 Apr 2021The trans-tasman bubble is only three days old but already Qantas is cancelling flights between Sydney and Auckland due to a lack of demand. Let's find out more from our Australian correspondent Pam… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Reti:disgraceful hospitals discharging patients after midnight
20 Apr 2021National's deputy leader Shane Reti is calling the Government to release the data behind its vaccine rollout plan, which he says still lacks transparency. Over the past week or so the Government has… Read more Audio
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Emotional scenes as friends, whanau reunited by travel bubble
20 Apr 2021After more than a year of Zoom calls and "wish you were heres" with friends and family in Australia, the trans-Tasman bubble finally opened yesterday. There were emotional scenes at airports across… Read more Audio
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Couple who missed out on bubble enjoying stay in MIQ
20 Apr 2021While the first travellers from Australia were able to walk right through the arrivals gates without quarantining yesterday, people who landed in the country just 24 hours prior are still having to… Read more Audio
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Super League a massive shakeup for European football
We head to the UK now after what's being described as the "biggest shake up in the history" of European football was unveiled yesterday. A new competition that'll be called the Super League is in the… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
20 Apr 2021This week on TradeMe - a bar in Christchurch for only one dollar, a microwave with a mind of its own and a classic Kiwi Icecream Truck - these are just three of the many hundreds of thousands of… Read more Audio
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Independent Ponifasio holding deciding seat in Samoa election
20 Apr 2021Samoa's election stalemate continues into its second week with the balance of power now sitting with an independent MP. The final count has the incumbent ruling party, HRPP, and newcomer FAST with 25… Read more Audio
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Prosecutors, defence deliver closing arguments in Chauvin case
20 Apr 2021We start in the United States where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, is starting to wrap up. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent Simon… Read more Audio
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