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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, 27 August 2020
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Victims see Christchurch gunman as weak
27 Aug 2020A victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks says seeing the gunman in court made him realise how weak he really is. Mustafa Boztas travelled from Turkey and spent two weeks in managed isolation to be… Read more Audio
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Convalescent plasma may help those with Covid-19
27 Aug 2020Plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients could be used to treat newly infected patients. This is known as convalescent plasma, taken from patients who have recovered from the coronavirus, which may… Read more Audio
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Govt does not care about valid visas, wants testing
27 Aug 2020The health minister says officials will not "join the dots" between people getting covid-19 tests and whether they are here on a valid visa. Pacific leaders have raised concern that unlawful… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 disproportionately affects women jobs more than men
27 Aug 2020Women who've lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are being forced to either retrain or seek work well below their skill level. The pandemic has disproportionately affected women's employment, with… Read more Audio
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Moving the Aussie Rules final from Victoria for first time ever
27 Aug 2020Indira catches up with our Australian correspondent broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery. The Aussie Rules final looks to held in Queensland and growing scepticism of a potential Covid-19… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
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Funding boost for Pasifika covid response
The government is providing 19.5 million dollars towards increasing the resourcing and capacity of those working towards combating the virus within Pacific communities. Five key priority areas are… Read more Audio
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Sth Ak Pasifika health providers join to offer Covid testing
The two biggest Pacific primary care providers have joined together to offer help and covid testing to the Pacific community in South Auckland - after an appeal for help from churches. South Seas… Read more Audio
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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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