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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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Monday, 9 December 2019
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
9 Dec 2019For his second to last Monday fruit and vegetable market report, it's good morning to Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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German tourists have scary awakening near rising Whataroa River
9 Dec 2019Some of the 970 tourists trapped in Franz Josef are feeling lucky to be alive after escaping rising flood waters during the weekend storm. Slips and wash outs south and north of the tourist town mean… Read more Audio
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NZ MP sees best of humanity during visit to Samoa
To Samoa where the death toll in the measles epidemic has now reached 68. There have been 121 new cases of measles recorded in the past 24 hours. National Party MP Agnes Loheni is New Zealand's first… Read more Audio
Friday, 6 December 2019
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Samoan PM angry at locals slow to vaccinate
Let's go now to Samoa where the country will be in lockdown for another day today as medical teams race to vaccinate as many people as they can in their homes. Yesterday the death toll from the… Read more Audio
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Louise Nicholas calls for ODT and Tremain apology over 2004 rape case cartoon
6 Dec 2019Sexual abuse survivor Louise Nicholas is demanding an apology from both the Otago Daily Times and Garrick Tremain after revelations the cartoonist also made light of her rape case. First Up was… Read more Audio
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Vector postpones outage, apologises to business owner
6 Dec 2019Yesterday we bought you the story of Maureen Ballard - a small cafe owner in Auckland where the power provider Vector was planning an outage next week- during one of her busiest times of the year… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
6 Dec 2019It's Friday, which means it's fruit and vege time with our mate Glenn Forsyth. Fruit and vege speicals plus how kiwifruit got its name. Audio
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Production of red, berry-flavoured kiwifruit is under way
Fancy a red kiwifruit on your Christmas pav? It could soon be a reality after Zespri announced this week a new, thinner skinned, berry-flavoured kiwifruit is in production. Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson… Read more Audio
Thursday, 5 December 2019
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First Up's Daily Quiz for Thursday 5 December
5 Dec 2019Yesterday's quiz answers plus today's questions from quiz master Alan Wheatley: 1/. Which poet/ playright wrote of a "Verray, parfit gentle knight"? 2/. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk was embarrassed at… Read more Audio
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Meet the Mayors - Alex Walker of Central Hawkes Bay
5 Dec 2019Every Thursday we check in with a mayor from somewhere around the country, this week we're joined by Central Hawkes Bay second term may Alex Walker. Audio
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Samoa prepares for two day shutdown to vaccinate nation
Let's go now to Samoa where a nationwide shutdown is about to be enforced by the Government as medical teams go door to door in an attempt to ensure every citizen is vaccinated against measles. The… Read more Audio
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