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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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Wednesday, 26 August 2020
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Covid causing extra budgeting stress for struggling families
26 Aug 2020An Auckland budgeting and family support service has found some families of four have less than 40 dollars a week to put food on the table. The Mangere Budgeting Service also says many of the people… Read more Audio
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Race Relations Commissioner inspired by mosque victims
26 Aug 2020The Race Relations Commissioner says he has been inspired by the victims of the March 15th attacks this week during the sentencing. He hopes the sentencing will lead to more conversations and action… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: GroTowers
26 Aug 2020Every week we take a look at a unique Kiwi business, and this week we've been hearing about a new way of gardening. 'GroTowers' - that's G-R-O, have been designed by husband and wife team, Clive and… Read more Audio
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First night of Republican National Convention unlike any other
26 Aug 2020To the US, where the Republican Party's presidential election year convention kicked off yesterday, with President Donald Trump accepting the party's nomination. The Convention takes place over four… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
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Covid-19: Dr Shane Reti supports more targeted lockdowns for Auckland
25 Aug 2020Auckland will remain in Level 3 lockdown until midnight Sunday, when the supercity will join the rest of country at Alert Level 2 However, mass gatherings will still be restricted - meaning groups of… Read more Audio
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South Auckland Neighbours connect students online with a "digital cup of sugar"
25 Aug 2020While the government has been scrambling since March to get disadvantaged students devices and internet access for online learning during the lockdown, one South Auckland Principal has found a way to… Read more Audio
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Father of mosque shooting victim forgives killer
25 Aug 2020A father whose son died during the Christchurch mosque attacks will be one of the last to give his victim impact statement during the sentencing this week. Fourteen year old, Sayyad Milne was shot in… Read more Audio
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Public health professor:use NZDF bases for quarantine
25 Aug 2020Masks should be compulsory attire for a night out to a restaurant or bar according to a leading public health professor. Otago University's Nick Wilson says the government's policy to make masks… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
25 Aug 2020How does winning an auction for lunch with a public servant sound? No, not Jim from Gliding On - the Cancer Society reckons Dr Ashley Bloomfield is a more appropriate 2020 lunch companion. As Ruby… Read more Audio
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Auckland City Mission:all hands on deck for second lockdown
25 Aug 2020It's all hands on deck at the Auckland City Mission, close to two weeks after it was announced the city would be going back to alert level 3. Demand for food parcels trebelled during the first… Read more Audio
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UK Prime Minister determined to get children back to school
25 Aug 2020Indira spoke with our correspondent Henry Riley in the UK where Boris Johnson seems determined to get children back to school. Audio
Monday, 24 August 2020
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Mosque attack victim won't attend sentencing of killer
24 Aug 2020Nour Travis was a victim of the Al Noor Mosque attack in Christchurch on March 15th last year. The 49-year-old father of two managed to escape when the first shooting took place but his two best… Read more Audio
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