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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 February 2021
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
16 Feb 2021This week on TradeMe - a set of skulls from Peter Jackson's epic King Kong remake and the chance for a scenic flight over Napier during Art Deco Weekend in an appropriately aged DC-3. But first… Read more Audio
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Wastewater tests for Covid-19 increases to daily
16 Feb 2021The amount of wastewater tests for Covid-19 has increased across Auckland and New Plymouth in response to the discovery of new community cases of the virus. ESR are now testing daily for Covid-19 in… Read more Audio
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Green Party launches petition against conversion therapy
16 Feb 2021A petition started by the Green Party calling for the urgent banning of conversion therapies has reached 80-thousand signatures in just 38 hours. Last night First Up producer Matthew Theunissen spoke… Read more Audio
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A year on, UK visitors must stay in quarantine hotels
16 Feb 2021To the UK now where Nathan Rarere was joined by our correspondent Henry Riley where the big news is the quarantine hotels which are up and running from today. Audio
Monday, 15 February 2021
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AK goes into another Level 3 lockdown, rest of NZ - Level 2
15 Feb 2021Nathan Rarere spoke with the latest Covid lockdown developments is University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker. Audio
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Govt liable for war crimes over exports to Saudi Arabia?
15 Feb 2021The Green Party says the government could be liable for war crimes over the exports of military equipment to Saudi Arabian forces. Documents received by RNZ show a New Zealand exporter obtained… Read more Audio
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Luna Rossa extend lead over Team UK
15 Feb 2021Luna Rossa have extended their lead over Team UK after winning another two races in the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series finals yesterday. The Italians won the first race by 13 seconds and… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
15 Feb 2021It's Monday morning so the Minister of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth is here to talk about brussel sprouts, melons and antioxidant-rich passionfruit. Audio
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More research needed on Covid impacts at Antarctica
15 Feb 2021New research has highlighted the risk Covid-19 poses to wildlife in one of the most remote places on earth - Antarctica A group of 15 scientists published a paper this week which found that despite… Read more Audio
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Australia suspends quarantine-free with NZ
15 Feb 2021To Australia, we join our correspondent Pam Corkery where the government has suspended quarantine-free travel with New Zealand overnight. Audio
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Washington reaction to 2nd Trump acquittal
To the US, where Donald Trump was yesterday found not guilty of riling up a violent mob of his supporters who went on to storm the US Capitol, resulting in five deaths. Senators yesterday voted 57 to… Read more Audio
Friday, 12 February 2021
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Cook Islands tourism welcomes new Pasifika Air flights
12 Feb 2021He's got no flight attendants or even a plane to put them on but from June, mortgage entrepreneur turned airline boss Mike Pero will add another airline to the lonely skies between the Cook Islands… Read more Audio
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