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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, 18 July 2019
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Phil Twyford has vision for future of drones
18 Jul 2019The government has announced it's considering a mandatory licensing regime for tens of thousands of drone operators. The Transport Minister, Phil Twyford, yesterday released what he calls a 'vision'… Read more Audio
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Road to Zero strategy not focussed on right points
18 Jul 2019Industry and community leaders are calling for more roads to be built after the government yesterday announced a safety strategy that moves away from road-building. The Road to Zero strategy aims to… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
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Tunnels help little penguins navigate safely to nest areas
17 Jul 2019Now, as you heard earlier in the programme, our little blue penguin or Korora, could put themselves at risk crossing Wellington's roads. The penguins have made worldwide headlines in the past few days… Read more Audio
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Latest results from the Netball World Cup in Liverpool
17 Jul 2019Fresh from the heartbreak of the World Cup Cricket final is our sports reporter Ravinder Hunia who is now tasked with following our Silver Ferns as they have a go at bringing the Netball World Cup… Read more Audio
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Turf turned on the Waimea Dam
17 Jul 2019The ceremonial sod of turf has been turned on the much awaited, and much maligned, 105 million dollar Waimea Community Dam south of Nelson. Supporters argue it's needed to soften the blow of… Read more Audio
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Biz Bytes - how are inflation numbers calculated?
17 Jul 2019Yesterday Stats NZ released the latest inflation numbers ... but how do they calculate it? Here with the answer is business reporter Madison Reidy. Audio
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Welsh town of Harlech celebrates its steepest street title
17 Jul 2019Yesterday we found out that Baldwin Street in Dunedin has lost its title of the steepest street in the world. After months of deliberations, the Guinness World Records announced it has been knocked… Read more Audio
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Little penguins can be adventurous to find perfect nest site
17 Jul 2019It seems the cheeky blue penguins that tried to make a home underneath a Wellington sushi store have accepted their fate - and found a new home. The pair were moved from underneath the building near… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
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Who's Up at 5am? Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey
16 Jul 2019If you're a parent - or you've been around newborn babies - broken sleep and early mornings is something that won't be new to you. Many of our listeners at this hour are gym-goers, shift workers, MPs… Read more Audio
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Jo Morgan returning to Mt Hicks with ashes of mountain guide
16 Jul 2019Philanthropist and adventurer Jo Morgan is returning to conquer Mount Hicks near Mount Cook and will take with her the ashes of one of the mountain guides who was killed when he attempted the climb… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - why all the class action lawsuits?
16 Jul 2019Why are we hearing of so many class action lawsuits lately? Here with the answer is business reporter Madison Reidy. Audio
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Why we feel like we've played sport when we're just watching
16 Jul 2019Heart pounding, heavy breathing, sweaty palms - they're just a few of the physical signs of stress and nerves many of us felt while watching the Cricket World Cup final yesterday. So why does it feel… Read more Audio
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