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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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Friday, 25 October 2019
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MPs receive unwanted plastic 'presents' in the mail
25 Oct 2019Parcels stuffed with single-use plastic are landing in parliamentary post-boxes, sent from concerned Kiwis across the country. It's all part of a new movement, demanding the politicians put aside… Read more Audio
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Millions of water from SkyCity now pumping into wastewater
25 Oct 2019The majority of Auckland's beaches will be safe to use this Labour weekend - despite water used to put out the SkyCity convention centre fire being pumped into the harbour. About a million litres of… Read more Audio
Thursday, 24 October 2019
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Referendum on Euthanasia bill - How will New Zealanders vote?
24 Oct 2019Last night MPs narrowly voted in favour of a public vote on voluntary euthanasia. The End of Life Choice Bill - which would allow terminally ill adults to request assisted dying - has been making its… Read more Audio
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Government invests 13 million into digitising Te Reo Archives
24 Oct 2019New Zealanders could soon be saying kia ora Siri thanks to new funding from the Government. The Northland based Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science has been given 13 million over seven years by… Read more Audio
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"We will overcome" Mayor Goff says CBD fire won't hold back city
24 Oct 2019Auckland's CBD is heading into a third day of disruption - as the fire at the International Convention Centre continues to burn for the second night in a row. Firefighters had hoped that the main… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - What is the impact of the fire for the businesses?
24 Oct 2019With the fire at the International Convention Centre still burning but under control, what happens next for the businesses concerned? Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio
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Auckland City Fire still blazing- Update from the cordon
24 Oct 2019We return to the fire at the SkyCity International Convention centre now - the roof of which is still burning despite hopes it would be killed off yesterday evening. It's been 42 hours since the fire… Read more Audio
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Auckland city fire causes local business closures
24 Oct 2019The central city has been eerily deserted over the past few days with many shops and businesses closed because of the fire. Firefighters are still fighting flames on top of the Heart of the City is… Read more Audio
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39 bodies found in a freight container in Essex
24 Oct 2019But first to the UK where 39 bodies have been found in a freight container on the back of a truck in Essex. The truck entered the UK on Saturday and is believed to be registered in Bulgaria. The… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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Fire & Emergency's Regional Manager Ron Devlin - Update
23 Oct 2019If you're just joining us let's return now to the fire at the International Convention Centre in Auckland which has been burning for the past 16 hours. At this moment, firefighters are still fighting… Read more Audio
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Live Fire: Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff
23 Oct 2019Firefighters are still fighting the fire that has engulfed the roof of Auckland's under-construction $700 million International Convention Centre. The massive fire which began around 1 o'clock… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - What are junk bonds?
23 Oct 2019What are junk bonds? Here's our business reporter Nona Pelletier with the answer. Audio
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