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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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Humans everwhere make similar facial expressions socially
17 Dec 2020New research done by a team at the University of California, Berkeley found that Humans worldwide make similar facial expressions in social situations. The team developed a machine that learned an… Read more Audio
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Assistance dogs are expensive but changing people's lives
17 Dec 2020Helen Vivian Fletcher is a children and young adults author in Wellington, she suffers from multiple auto-immune disorders as well as a sleep disorder where she can often cause significant injury to… Read more Audio
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Research aims to extend life of bumblebee hives
17 Dec 2020The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping to fund new research aimed at extending the life of commercial Bumblebee hives from 8-10 weeks to up to 15 weeks. If the project is successful it could… Read more Audio
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Iran still struggling with Covid-19 with vaccines limited
17 Dec 2020We head to Doha to catch up with Al Jazeera's Kamahl Santamaria - he gives us the latest on Covid-19 in Iran. Audio
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Who's Up at 5am? Wellington Airport runway resurfaced overnight
16 Dec 2020It's been the final week of nightworks at Wellington Airport where crews have been working since September to resurface the runway. It's an important job that requires an eye for detail and the… Read more Video, Audio
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Night skies over summer pretty spectacular away from lights
16 Dec 2020Hopefully you'll get to take some time off over Christmas but if you're still waking up before your alarm or maybe a bit of a night owl, there are some spectacular things to see in the night sky… Read more Audio
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Floods disrupt busy hospitality season in Napier
16 Dec 2020Travellers heading to Napier for the holidays might have to try a little harder to find a bed as the busy summer season hits town. That's all thanks to the floods last month. One of the city's largest… Read more Audio
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First Up's Fish Report with Brett Sellers
16 Dec 2020Joining Nathan Rarere from the fish markets is Foodstuff's Seafood operations manager Brett Sellers as we talk about Meat without Feet - suggesting you try salmon for Christmas dinner...mmmmm Audio
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NZ Made: Mushroomate's Esperanza & Jersey Reyes
In the last of our look into the world of New Zealand small businesses for the year, we're talking Mushrooms! More specifically a mother-daughter mushroom growing team who started their business… Read more Audio
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Putin congratulates Biden after Electoral College votes
16 Dec 2020We head to Washington DC, with the latest from the long-drawn out Presidential election and related shenanigans is our correspondent Simon Marks. Audio
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Epidemiologist happy with rules around Aussie travel bubble
15 Dec 2020The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet has agreed in principle to establish a travel bubble with Australia early next year pending confirmation from the Australian Cabinet and no significant… Read more Audio
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Village Trust foodbank busy into Christmas
15 Dec 20202020 has left many families struggling to make ends meet after Covid -19's arrival in New Zealand saw job losses and once-steady work become sporadic. We all need a little help sometimes, and for… Read more Audio
