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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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Monday, 21 October 2019
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Biz Byte - Are low interest rates affecting retirement savings?
21 Oct 2019To business now with this morning's business question - How are low interest rates affecting people who rely on their savings in retirement? Here with the answer is our business reporter Nona… Read more Audio
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Fruit and vege report with Glenn Forsyth
21 Oct 2019First Up's weekend look at everything fruit and vegetable with Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Aaron Smith dedicates win to baby son
21 Oct 2019The All Blacks marched into a mouth watering semi-final showdown with England at the Rugby World Cup after putting Ireland to the sword in the weekend's quarter-finals. The defending champions were in… Read more Audio
Friday, 18 October 2019
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The story of the 79-year-old Sikh marathon runner
18 Oct 2019Balbir Singh Basra turns 80 next March, and while many of his contemporaries have long since retired from work and strenuous exercise, Balbir piles on the miles around the North Shore training for… Read more Video, Audio
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The push to keep horse racing in the running
18 Oct 2019The government is leading a push to revitalise horse racing - an industry that has been dying a slow death for decades. To do this, it's pushing racing clubs in rural communities like Hawera, Winston… Read more Audio
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Raetihi residents cut off after state highway slip
After a massive slip came down on State Highway 4 farmer Sarah Adams has found herself cut off from the outside world. She was one of more than 200 people who packed the Baptist Church in Raetihi… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - How do companies make their workforce more diverse?
18 Oct 2019How do companies make their workforce more diverse? Our business reporter Madison Reidy has the answer. Audio
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Fruit and vege report with Glenn Forsyth
18 Oct 2019First Up's weekend look at everything fruit and vegetable with Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Calves still too risky for school calf days
18 Oct 2019Lambs and goats have been out in force at calf club days this Spring, with many rural schools deciding the risk of spreading the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is still too high to bring along… Read more Audio
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No more 'business as usual' beneath the waves
18 Oct 2019Environmental groups are urging the government to crack down on commercial industries whose activities are harming the marine environment. The latest snapshot of the state of our oceans paints - yet… Read more Audio
Thursday, 17 October 2019
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Which Banger is the best?
17 Oct 2019The winners in the Devro Great Sausage Competition are due to be announced tonight - including the coveted Supreme award. More than 500 sausages from nearly 100 stores have entered the competition and… Read more Audio
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The first female Mayor of the Pitt and Chatham Islands
For the next four days Chatham and Pitt Islands residents have their only chance to hand in prohibited guns. It comes just days after a new mayor was elected - with Monique Croon, the first woman to… Read more Audio
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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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