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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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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, 20 February 2020
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The wait continues for an Ihumatao agreement
20 Feb 2020The owners of disputed land at Ihumatao say for seven months they've halted development at the request of the Prime Minister, but that can't continue indefinitely. Fletcher Building owns the land in… Read more Audio
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Business news with Madison Reidy
20 Feb 2020Madison Reidy gives us an update on the business news. The New Zealand dollar will buy you 63.81 US cents 95.57 Australian cents 49.26 Pence 70.76 Japanese yen 59.16 Euros 4.47 Yuan Audio
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The NZ Wuhan evacuees finally get to go home
20 Feb 2020The Wuhan evacuees who've spent the last two weeks in Whangaparaoa navy base have just spent their first night in their own bed in weeks. All but two of the 157 people that stayed in quarantine at the… Read more Audio
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What's trending with Ellie Jay
20 Feb 2020Ellie Jay tells us what's currently trending on social media. Audio
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Pam Corkery our Australian correspondent gives us an update
20 Feb 2020We cross the ditch to our correspondent in Australia Pam Corkery to look at what's happening currently over there. Audio
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
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Best of First Up for Wednesday 19 February 2020
19 Feb 2020On the podcast today, a Southland pub is to be transformed into a charity hospital, and Kaikohe residents say things are getting dire in the Northland town, as level four water restrictions remain in… Read more Audio
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Things are getting dire in Kaikohe with water restrictions
19 Feb 2020Kaikohe residents say things are getting dire in the Northland town, as level four water restrictions remain in place. Some have resorted to bathing in rivers, while others have been waiting days to… Read more Audio
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Family abuse victims aren't reporting incidents to police
19 Feb 2020A distrust in the justice system is continuing to prevent victims of family harm reporting it to police, support services say. A new survey by the Minstry of Justice found almost 80,000 adults were… Read more Audio
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Southland pub is transforming into a charity hospital
19 Feb 2020A Southland pub will be transformed into a charity hospital fulfilling the dream of patient advocate Blair Vining, who died last year from bowel cancer after being told to wait eight weeks for an… Read more Audio
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Boult looking foward to return to international cricket
19 Feb 2020Black Caps pace bowler Trent Boult concedes his latest injury lay off has been one of the more frustrating of his career and is raring to return to the international scene after almost two months off… Read more Audio
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What's trending with Ellie Jay
19 Feb 2020Ellie Jay tells us what's currently trending on social media. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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