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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, 11 March 2020
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Wine industry discusses Covid-19 impacts and water
Marlborough grapes make up almost 80 per cent of the country's wine exports, which is now hovering close to a 2 billion dollar annual export industry. The 2020 harvest is about to start, after what… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Annabella Garwood on life on lockdown in Italy
Let's go now to Italy where as you've just heard, 60 million people are under a nationwide lockdown. Indira was joined by New Zealand journalist Annabella Garwood who's in Reggio Emilia in Northern… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
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Canterbury GP practice appalled at lack of protective gear from Ministry
10 Mar 2020The manager of a Canterbury GP Practice says she's appalled at the amount of personal protective equipment her practice has received from the Ministry of Health amid the Covid-19 epidemic. GPs across… Read more Audio
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Aviation expert says airlines will weather coronavirus storm
10 Mar 2020It will be a turbulent path ahead for airlines - but an aviation expert says most will weather the coronavirus storm. Yesterday Air New Zealand scrapped its financial forecasts for the next year -… Read more Audio
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Black market for university essays on the rise
10 Mar 2020There's a growing black market for university essays - with a university lecturer revealing they've seen mutliple copies of the same essay handed in. Figures obtained under the Official Information… Read more Audio
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This Is Us: Kareem Adel Ismail
10 Mar 2020It's been almost a year since the March 15 terror attacks on the Muslim community in Christchurch. To mark the anniversary, RNZ has launched a series called This Is Us - showcasing the diversity of… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
10 Mar 2020A 155 year old house in the leafy Auckland suburb of Mt Eden is one of the highlights of the week on TradeMe. First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson spoke to Millie Silvester about the property which… Read more Audio
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Unprecedented spending last week at coronaviurs hits NZ
10 Mar 2020More than 38 million extra dollars went through the tills of supermarkets the week the first Coronavirus case was confirmed. Figures from market research company Iri - show for the week ending on the… Read more Audio
Monday, 9 March 2020
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GP's call on Health Ministry for clear guidance on Covid-19
9 Mar 2020Well as Doctor Lance O'Sullivan just said - there's confusion among health professionals on the ground Now GP's across the country are calling on the Ministry of Health to give clearer guidance on how… Read more Audio
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Dr Lance O'Sullivan developing new ways of tackling Covid-19
9 Mar 2020Drive-through coronavirus testing centres have been set up in the UK and South Korea - and there are calls for something similar to happen here. Dr Lance O'Sullivan has been developing what he calls… Read more Audio
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Adventure Mice: rent a mouse business set up by 9yo
9 Mar 2020A nine year old student has started a mouse renting business. Harry Ewing is the founder of 'Adventure Mice' an enterprise designed to take the hassle out of owning your own pocket sized pet. Reporter… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
9 Mar 2020It's time now to check in at the markets with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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