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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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Spring downpours, floods drench central North Island
26 Nov 2020Parts of the North Island were left underwater after torrential downpours yesterday, with Taranaki getting a particularly severe drenching. Flooding and slips caused widespread disruption in New… Read more Audio
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Are Black Friday sales actually a bargain?
26 Nov 2020Black Friday is back again with promises of huge savings on just about everything, but are the bargains all they're cracked up to be? Data from price comparison watchdog Pricespy suggests the cost of… Read more Audio
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National Youth Theatre puts on one show due to Covid
26 Nov 2020Covid-19 has affected the arts no end this year, with shows and events across the country left with no choice but to cancel. The National Youth Theatre usually puts on two shows a year, each with a… Read more Audio
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Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga supports to coach Foster
26 Nov 2020Former All Black captain Tana Umaga has lent his support to current coach Ian Foster. Foster has only been in charge of the All Blacks for 5 matches, but with a record of two wins, two losses and a… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: Hark Handmade's Hollie Ryan
26 Nov 2020Each week we're talking to a small business owner around New Zealand - this week we've been talking to Hollie Ryan who runs Hark handmade. She makes Polymer clay earrings and other types of jewellery… Read more Audio
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Europe prepares for its first Coronavirus Christmas
26 Nov 2020Nathan Rarere speaks with our Europe correspondent Catherine Walbridge about Europe gearing up for its first coronavirus Christmas, the scaling back in some countries of the famous Christmas markets… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank should interfere in hot housing market
The Government is calling on the Reserve Bank to step up and help cool the piping-hot housing market as it tries to push prices down. Many commentators had predicted house prices would plummet as a… Read more Audio
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Coromandel locals show off their cracks - windscreens that is..
25 Nov 2020Coromandel locals and holiday makers alike are getting fed up with number of times their car windscreens are being smashed by pebbles and stones that are flicked up from loose road surfaces. One… Read more Audio
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Happy 80th Birthday to the de Havilland Mosquito
25 Nov 2020Today marks the 80th anniversary of the first flight of an iconic Second World War aircraft.. The very first de Havilland Mosquito took to the air on this day in 1940. And thanks to a farmer from… Read more Audio
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First Up's Fish Report with Brett Sellers
25 Nov 2020Joining us now is our expert on all things in the world of Kai Moana, Foodstuffs seafood operations manager Brett Sellers talks about Christmas prep, scampi and smoked salmon. Audio
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Umaga:for Pasifika rugby to thrive, have side in Super Rugby
Former All Black captain Tana Umaga will coach the Moana Pasifika rugby team in next month's one off game against the Maori All Blacks in Hamilton. He hopes the team will signal the start of a new era… Read more Audio
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Trump does a non-conceding concession, transition begins
25 Nov 2020To the United States where we're joined by our Washington correspondent Simon Marks. Audio
