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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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Friday, 16 April 2021
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Autumn arrivals, breeding, heated beds at Orana Wildlife Park
16 Apr 2021Down at the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch the seasons are changing and it's getting colder. There's a newborn kune kune piglet in town, it's kiwi breeding season and the meercats have heated… Read more Audio
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Super-GRANS Tairawhiti opens upgraded facility
16 Apr 2021A new upgraded facility is opening its doors in Gisborne today to help people finding life tough in the city. Last week, RNZ revealed the extent of the housing crisis in the area. It's hoped this… Read more Audio
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Guest list, details released for Prince Philip's funeral
16 Apr 2021To the UK, where the nation is preparing for the funeral of The Duke of Edinburgh. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent Alex Cadier in London. Audio
Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Best of First Up for Thursday 15 April
15 Apr 2021In the pod today: eight gannets are massacred at Muriwai's famous colony; we find out how the pandemic has changed Olympic athletes preparation for Tokyo; two Pasifika teams will start in next year's… Read more Audio
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Robertson:delighted that Pasifika teams included in Super rugby
Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson if he thinks the inclusion of Pasifika teams in Super Rugby is overdue. Audio
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Advocate John Campbell excited by Pasifika super rugby
In a move considered by many to be long overdue, two teams from the Pacific Islands will compete in next year's Super Rugby competition. New Zealand Rugby announced yesterday the inclusion of Moana… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton: new slogan "Whatever it Takes"
15 Apr 2021And as we've done every Thursday for the last little while, we'll hear now from one of the fantastic reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. This week the LDR crew is in Auckland to do… Read more Audio
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Cricket commentator simon Doull on start of IPL
15 Apr 2021The Indian Premier League cricket has kicked off.. and one of the stars of the commentary team is former Black Cap Simon Doull. Nathan Rarere talked to him just before we went to air, and asked how… Read more Audio
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Rugby Sevens' Stacey Flulher on her Olympic prep
15 Apr 2021It is offically less than 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics starts and we are trying to speak with as many Olympic athletes as possible in the lead up. Yesterday Nathan Rarere caught up with Rugby… Read more Audio
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Investigations into killings of gannets at Muriwai colony
15 Apr 2021Conservationists are dumbfounded as to why anyone would travel to Muriwai's much-loved gannet colony with an air gun and slaughter eight birds. Police are investigating who is responsible for the… Read more Audio
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Denmark bins AstraZeneca vaccine due to rare blood clots
15 Apr 2021First Up this morning we head to Europe, where Denmark has just become the first European country to bin the Oxford Astra Zeneca covid vaccine completely. Our Europe correspondent Catherine Walbridge… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Boil water notice continues for Carterton after e.coli found
14 Apr 2021Carterton residents are being told they must continue to boil their water more than a month after E.coli was found in the water supply. An on-off boil water notice has been in place since March the… Read more Audio
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