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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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Thursday, 4 April 2024
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NATO celebrates it's anniversary in Brussels
4 Apr 2024To Europe now, our correspondent in Sweden is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund who spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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UK: Tea and a tour of Balmoral, yours for only £150
4 Apr 2024To the UK now, correspondent Ellie Jay is with us from London Audio
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
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Too hard basket: Some Aucklanders not using food scraps bin
3 Apr 2024It's been nearly nearly six months since the roll out of the green food waste bin was completed in Auckland. Food scraps in landfills make a lot of methane and CO2 which are harmful greenhouse gases… Read more Audio
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Music & health: Max Harris at Wanaka's Inspiring Conversations
3 Apr 2024Move over Warbirds - another festival is coming to Wanaka! Campaigner and writer Max Harris is presenting Syndromes and Surgery, Politics and Personal at the Wanaka festival this weekend called… Read more Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Tiana Barns
3 Apr 2024This week on TradeMe - a fancy old car that looks like the owner has 101 dalmations, and a house with more wood than the trees which surround it.. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with… Read more Audio
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International condemnation of Israel after killing aid workers
3 Apr 2024To the Middle-East now - in Doha is Alex Baird. Audio
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Russian hit squad behind Havana syndrome
3 Apr 2024On the line from New York is correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio
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Israel responsible for death of Australian aid worker in Gaza
3 Apr 2024We begin Wednesday's programme in Australia, with us from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
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Willis: minimum wage, landlords, China spying illegally
2 Apr 2024Nathan Rarere speaks every week to the finance minister and deputy National leader Nicola Willis. Audio
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Blacksticks getting ready for Paris Olympics
2 Apr 2024When we think of elite athletes, we probably associate millions of dollars coming their way, endorsement contracts and sponsorships but that's not always the case. The Blacksticks mens hockey team… Read more Audio
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UK: JK Rowling not a fan of Scotland's new Hate Crime law
2 Apr 2024To the UK now - joining us from London is Henry Riley. Audio
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Good news for flood affected home owners in Tauranga
2 Apr 2024Time now to head to the regions and today it's the turn of Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans from Tauranga. Audio
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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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