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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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Friday, 20 December 2019
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Happy Birthday! The Civic Theatre turns 90
20 Dec 2019Auckland's Civic theatre's seen war, depression, recession and a multi-million dollar restoration - all while hosting some of the world's biggest stars. And today it's celebrating being ninety years… Read more Audio
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First Up Daily Quiz answers for Thursday
20 Dec 2019Here are yesterday's answers: 1. What type of shape has 7 sides? (Heptagon) 2. What are the 5-note pentatonic, the 6-note whole tone, the 7-note diatonic and the 13-note chromatic? (Scales) 3. What… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
20 Dec 2019Joining me now for his last fruit and vege market report for the year is the very generous Glenn Forsyth. We'd like to thank Glenn for bringing us a car load of produce this week - and this is really… Read more Audio
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Articles of Impeachment may not go to Senate
20 Dec 2019To Washington DC now, where President Donald Trump has become the third US President in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The next step will be a trial in the Republican… Read more Audio
Thursday, 19 December 2019
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First Up Daily Quiz for Thursday 19 December
19 Dec 2019Yesterday's answers and today's questions: 1. What type of shape has 7 sides? 2. What are the 5-note pentatonic, the 6-note whole tone, the 7-note diatonic and the 13-note chromatic? 3. What was used… Read more Audio
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US Congress debate before impeaching President Trump
19 Dec 2019President Donald Trump is on the verge of being only the third President in US history to be impeached. His imminent impeachment follows months of investigations and hearings about his conduct around… Read more Audio
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Meet the Mayors - Max Baxter from Otorohanga
19 Dec 2019Each week we're speaking to the people leading our cities, districts and towns. This week we're heading to Otorohanga - where Max Baxter's in his third term as Mayor. Audio
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Prison-grown fresh veggies feeding families in need
19 Dec 2019Fresh vegetables can be expensive at Christmas time, but needy Auckland families will be able to get some for free this year courtesy of New Zealand's toughest prison. Several boxes of veges, destined… Read more Video, Audio
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Kaiapoi's Stick Library for dogs at local park
19 Dec 2019For the dog lovers, walkers and owners among us, nothing beats playing fetch with your pooch. But finding the perfect stick can prove challenging - except if you live in Kaiapoi, where one local man… Read more Audio
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Report highlights animal wefare in evacuation
19 Dec 2019When a state of emergency's declared, you might be asked to leave your house almost immediately. The declaration gives authorities the power to enforce an evacuation order, whether or not a… Read more Audio
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NZ wetlands vulnerable to climate change
19 Dec 2019A new Department of Conservation report is highlighting how vulnerable Aotearoa's wetlands are to climate change. The report is one of the first of its kind for DOC and uses existing information from… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
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First Up Daily Quiz Wednesday 18 December
18 Dec 2019Yesterday's answers plus today's questions: 1. What is Dictionary.com's 2019 word of the year? 2. How much is petrol tipped to fall in price after the Commerce Commission's recommendations come into… Read more Audio
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