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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, 30 January 2020
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11-year-old sushi fan gets his wish with eco-friendly sushi packaging
30 Jan 2020An 11-year-old sushi fan who was fed up with the plastic packaging it came in has returned to his favourite store to find they've made a change. Read more Audio
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ERO missed multiple rules breaches at ECE service
30 Jan 2020Documents show the Education Review Office was poised to give a positive report to an early childhood service the Education Ministry wanted to shut down due to multiple rules breaches. The ministry… Read more Audio
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40 percent of plastics not recycled properly
30 Jan 2020Many of us have been recycling for years - but it turns out we're not that good at it. Research from the Waste Management Institute's found almost 40 percent of plastics that can be recycled end up in… Read more Audio
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Australians evacuated from Wuhan quarantined on Christmas Is
30 Jan 2020Pam Corkery is a Kiwi icon. A broadcaster, writer and former MP - she can now add "First Up Australia correspondent" to her lengthy CV.. And she joins me now from Brisbane for the latest on what's… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
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Lots on the ballot at this year's general election 19 September
29 Jan 2020In 234 days time - the 19th September - New Zealanders will head to the polls, and there'll be a lot on the ballot. As well as the electorate and party vote, there's two referendums - one on… Read more Audio
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Review: raising retirement age will do more harm than good
The interim retirement commissioner says raising the age to receive superannuation payments would do more harm than good. In a three-yearly review of retirement income policy released this morning… Read more Audio
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Samoa imposes heavy restrictions to protect against coronvirus
Samoa's government has imposed heavy restrictions on its border in a bid to stave off the coronavirus, in the wake of last year's measles epidemic. While authorities say the risk of an outbreak is… Read more Audio
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NZ made Kosher cheese supplying Jewish diets worldwide
29 Jan 2020If you're anything like the First Up team then you love cheese and the only thing stopping you buying it is the price or how close you are to the supermarket, But for orthodox Jews, their choice of… Read more Video, Audio
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Personal and kauri tree loss combine in play Ghost Trees
29 Jan 2020A new production coming to Auckland audiences over the next month combines the story of one man's personal struggle with the loss of his partner and loss of the magnificent stand of trees surrounding… Read more Audio
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Huawei allowed to roll-out 5G in UK despite US objections
29 Jan 2020The British Government is set to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to participate in the roll-out of super-fast 5G mobile networks - despite last minute pressure from the US. The Trump administration… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
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KidsCan say siblings sharing uniforms to start school year
28 Jan 2020As schools across the country begin to reopen, low decile schools have shared the struggles many families are facing - with some siblings sharing uniforms. KidsCan surveyed 210 decile 1-4 schools with… Read more Audio
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HUHA workers leaving NSW still supervising rescue work
28 Jan 2020A tragic twist of fate saved a team of New Zealand volunteers in Australia from being in the spot where a plane came down last week. Three American firefighters died when their water bombing aircraft… Read more Audio
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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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