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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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Tuesday, 16 March 2021
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Cook Island's PM to visit NZ, travel bubble?
A one way travel bubble is already in operation between the Cook Islands and New Zealand but could a two-way bubble happen before the end of the month? Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will… Read more Audio
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Ben Thomas on what's what with latest poll
16 Mar 2021Nathan Rarere spoke with former National Party press secretary and political commentator Ben Thomas. Audio
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Shane Reti:we should court Singapore for travel bubble
16 Mar 2021The deputy leader of the National Party says New Zealand has been cast aside by Australia, which is now courting Singapore to create a travel bubble while booting out Kiwis who its government has… Read more Audio
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Can Team NZ win the America's Cup today?
16 Mar 2021Team New Zealand are now two races up on Luna Rossa after winning both of yesterday's races on the Waitemata Harbour to take a 5 - 3 lead. The first syndicate to win 7 races will take the world's… Read more Audio
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Space the final frontier: James Parr on space news
16 Mar 2021Elon Musk's latest SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off yesterday carrying 60 more starlink satellites into orbit. Starlink is the network of small communication satellites that have been making that… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
16 Mar 2021After Team New Zealand's incredible couple of wins, it's the perfect time to be selling America's Cup memorabilia, with plenty on auction site TradeMe. One item featured this week is a limited edition… Read more Audio
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America's Cup bringing in the fans and money
16 Mar 2021Waitemata Harbour, Auckland waterfront eateries, hotels and public transport are teeming with fans in their tens of thousands for the last stages of the America's Cup. Boaties, hospitality operators… Read more Audio
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UK PM concerned by police man-handling protestors
16 Mar 2021Let's go stright to the UK, where the biggest story continues to be the murder of Sarah Everard and the fallout from the Metropolitan police breaking up the vigil this past weekend. From London… Read more Audio
Monday, 15 March 2021
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Anjum Rahman:work to end Islamophobia continues
15 Mar 2021Joining Nathan Rarere is Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand which has been tirelessly campaigning to ensure the safety of the country's Muslim community and to put an end… Read more Audio
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Dalziel: Two years on since Mosque attack, much work to do
15 Mar 2021On this day two years ago a heavily armed white supremicist opened fire on peaceful worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, murdering 51 people and injuring 40. The attack on the Al Noor Mosque… Read more Audio
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AMCUP: hopes of wind today after no sailing Sunday
15 Mar 2021No racing in the America's Cup yesterday - the lack of wind preventing both of the scheduled races from taking place - but Saturday's honours were shared with Luna Rossa winning race one and Team New… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
15 Mar 2021To the produce section of the supermarket now, Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Vegetable, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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