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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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LDR Rotorua:councils under spotlight for confidential workshops
25 Mar 2021First Up's joined each week by the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, which covers regional Aotearoa. This morning we head to Rotorua where we have LDR reporter Felix Desmarais… Read more Audio
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'Extremely vigorous, pooing well' new baby Galapagos tortoises
25 Mar 2021Auckland Zoo has welcomed 4 new baby Galapagos tortoises to the world. Their ectotherm team have been looking after the newborns since they hatched 2 months ago to parents Chippie and Smiley. They've… Read more Audio
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Running 654km for suicide awareness around Auckland Domain
25 Mar 2021How far would you go to raise awareness about an issue you cared about? 22-year old Matt Fenn is attemping to run 654 kilometres around Auckland Domain in six days for suicide awareness. That's one… Read more Audio
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Rowers Bond and Murray win Best Decade Athletes at Halbergs
25 Mar 2021Two-time Olympic gold medal rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have taken out the top award at the 2021 Halberg Awards. With much of last year's sporting calendar sidelined by Covid-19, the event in… Read more Audio
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Top athletes get to jump Covid-19 vaccination queue
25 Mar 2021The country's top athletes will be able to jump the Covid-19 vaccination queue so that they can compete at International sporting events BUT they will still have to undergo two weeks of quarantine on… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 cases rising again in Europe, countries locking down
25 Mar 2021To Europe now, where the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is worsening. Many European countries are now looking at further tightening restrictions on everyday life as they grapple with rising… Read more Audio
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New housing policy is effectively a capital gains tax
24 Mar 2021Nathan Rarere talked through yesterday's policy announcements with Infometrics economist Brad Olsen. Audio
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Everyone upset over government's new housing policy
The government's under fire from all corners over its housing policy changes with landlords and investors alike furious about the extra taxes they'll have to pay, and would-be first home buyers… Read more Audio
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New MP: Labour's Taieri MP Ingrid Leary
24 Mar 2021This time most weeks we find ourselves wrangling a newbie MP onto the programme so you can learn a bit more about them. This week it's the turn of Labour's new MP for Taieri, Ingrid Leary. Audio
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Bittersweet ending to cake store's legacy of half a century
24 Mar 2021When Eileen Faulkner started baking cakes from home in her twenties, little did she think she'd still be going almost six decades on. Eileen and her late husband Bob opened Decor Cakes in the Auckland… Read more Audio
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Ski fields need extra staff to cater for Australian tourists
24 Mar 2021Some ski fields expect that they will need hundreds of additional staff to ensure they can cater for an influx of Australians. Earlier this week the Prime Minister confirmed she will announce the… Read more Audio
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Rowing's Maadi Cup is back on Lake Karapiro
24 Mar 2021After the forced cancellation of last year's Maadi Cup due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the national secondary school's regatta is back underway for the first time since 2019 at Lake Karapiro. With a… Read more Audio
