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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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Thursday, 10 December 2020
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Ministry might have averted mosque shootings
10 Dec 2020The head of the country's Federation of Multicultural Councils says having a Ministry of Ethnic Affairs before now, might have helped to avert last year's tragic mosque shootings. A number of… Read more Audio
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Austrians not rushing to sign up for mass testing, vaccinations
10 Dec 2020Nathan Rarere speaks with our Europe correspondent based in Vienna, Catherine Walbridge about Austria beginning mass testing for Covid-19 but not all are rushing to sign up. Audio
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
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Whakaari:Families attend dawn service at Whakatane Heads
9 Dec 2020A dawn service is being held at Whakatane heads this morning, strictly for family, to commemorate one year since the Whakaari explosion took the lives of 22 people. Nathan Rarere spoke with our… Read more Audio
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Whakatane local:town is slowing healing from eruption
9 Dec 2020A Whakatane local says the town will never forget the Whakaari eruption, but the community is looking for the positives following the tragedy. Today marks one year since the volcano erupted, leading… Read more Audio
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UK gives out first Covid-19 vaccine jabs
9 Dec 2020The first people in the UK have received vaccines for covid-19. The UK is the first country in the world to start using a vaccine after it was approved by regulators last week. Our London… Read more Audio
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Space the final frontier: James Parr answers space questions
9 Dec 2020London based New Zealander James Parr, is the founder of the Open Space Agency and director of the NASA funded AI lab. Each month James will be answering your questions about Space! For today Nathan… Read more Audio
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The Older The Better: 90+ year olds show off at Circa
9 Dec 2020The comedian George Burns said "You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." That saying is very relevant to the Hen's Teeth production at Circa Theatre in Wellington of The Older… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: Potted's Mary Van der Velden
9 Dec 2020Have you bought your Christmas tree yet? If not, have you thought about a more sustainable, eco-friendly option to put your presents under this year? Mary Van der Velden owns and operates "Potted"… Read more Audio
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Fruit picking getting unemployed back into work, study
9 Dec 2020A Christchurch man says he'd probably be on a benefit if he hadn't secured fruit picking work in Central Otago over summer. Luke Condon, who is planning to go to university in Christchurch next year… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
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New political poll shows Labour, Adern still most popular
8 Dec 2020The honeymoon continues for the Labour government with the first political poll since the election showing the party on 53 per cent - up seven per cent since the last poll almost two months ago. The… Read more Audio
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Trump lawyer Rudy Guiliani in hospital for Covid-19
8 Dec 2020After criss-crossing the country over the past few weeks, former New York Mayor and President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani yesterday tested positive for Covid-19. Nathan Rarere gets the… Read more Audio
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New Facebook groups big winners due to lockdown
8 Dec 2020Facebook has released its' 'Year in Review' showing us what Kiwis have been talking about and sharing in 2020 on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. The results show that it was a big year… Read more Audio
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