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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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Live Fire: Liu Chen gives us an update from the scene
23 Oct 2019Firefighters have battled through the night to keep control of the fire that engulfed the roof of the $700 million dollar Auckland International convention centre - which was under construction. It… Read more Audio
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Container Door online business booming - knock on wood
23 Oct 2019Container Door is an on-line retailer, attempting to "disrupt" the traditional retail market by by-passing retail outlets and marketing directly to consumers. Launched four years ago buy retail… Read more Audio
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England's rugby coach Eddie Jones spices things up for press
23 Oct 2019England's rugby coach Eddie Jones is doing his best to spice things up ahead of Saturday's clash with the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup semifinals in Japan. Never one to shy away from a touch of… Read more Audio
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Voting is underway in Canada's general election
22 Oct 2019Voting is underway in Canada's general election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party is facing a stiff challenge from the Conservative Party lead by Andrew Scheer. But it's not just a… Read more Audio
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Animal rights activists hold daily vigils at Meatworks
22 Oct 2019A global movement of activists and animal lovers 'bearing witness' to pigs, chickens, cows and sheep as they are trucked into meat-works has made its way to New Zealand. If you're heading to or from… Read more Audio
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Revolutionary facial recognition technology for Sheep
22 Oct 2019Revolutionary facial recognition technology for sheep may change the face of farming in New Zealand. Dunedin company Iris Data Science have received 40-thousand dollars from Callaghan Innovation to… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - Why is it at times of crisis?
22 Oct 2019Why is it at times of crisis .. or perceived crisis do exchange rates bounce all around the place? Business editor Gyles Beckford explains. Audio
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TradeMe's weird and wonderful auctions
22 Oct 2019This week from TradeMe - a veritable pot-pourri of interesting and quirky auctions. In the past few days we've seen, a perfectly preserved bubble car, a rusty old VW and dinner with the Leader of the… Read more Audio
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Meth dealers who admit use could have sentences reduced by 30%
22 Oct 2019Methamphetamine dealers who can prove their own personal addiction played a role in their offending are now eligible for a sentence reduced by up to thirty-percent. It's just one of many changes to… Read more Audio
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Boris's Brexit bet backfires
22 Oct 2019In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed in his attempt to have another vote on Brexit in parliament. Speaker of the House John Bercow said he rejected the vote because nothing had changed… Read more Audio
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Pill testing not about condoning drug use - MP Jenny Marcroft
21 Oct 2019New Zealand First could do a u-turn on it's opposition to drug testing at festivals. Last month, Police Minister Stuart Nash said he had failed to legalise drug testing before summer because of New… Read more Audio
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Passengers monitored for jet lag on first direct flight SYD-NYC
21 Oct 2019For the first time ever a commercial airline has flown non-stop between New York and Sydney. 49 passengers and crew were onboard the Qantas test flight, which took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly 16… Read more Audio
