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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, 26 September 2019
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Johnson tells UK parliament Supreme Court ruling wrong
Let's go to the UK where prime minister Boris Johnson has said he thinks the supreme court's historic ruling yesterday was wrong. He's just finished his speech in the House of Commons. MPs have now… Read more Audio
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Hundreds evicted from Tamaki state housing for redevelopment
26 Sep 2019Figures released to First Up under the Official Information Act have revealed 182 state house tenants and their families were evicted from their homes in Tamaki to make way for a new housing… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - how has ACC made $8.7b deficit?
26 Sep 2019One listener asks - how has the Accident Compensation Corporation made an 8-point-7-billion-dollar deficit? Our reporter Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio
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Climate catastrophe looming if failure to reduce emissions
26 Sep 2019Millions of people displaced. A cost of trillions to the global economy. Irreversible damage to the Antarctic ice sheets. Once-in-a century coastal floods happening once a year. The findings of a new… Read more Audio
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Trump releases transcripts that prove he violated law
26 Sep 2019Let's begin in the US where the White House has released details of a phone call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart that has triggered an impeachment inquiry. Mr Trump had promised… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
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Students want business and schools to carry out waste audits
25 Sep 2019A group of students are calling for all businesses and schools to carry out waste audits - after discovering their school was generating around 10 shipping containers of waste a year. Lydia Batham… Read more Audio
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All Blacks' biggest fan going to all NZ games at RWC
25 Sep 2019And before the Rugby World Cup began, we asked our social media team to track us down the All Blacks' biggest fan.. And we think they've found her.. Aucklander Kate Lawless and her husband have always… Read more Audio
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Manu Samoa fans excited by their RWC win over Russia
25 Sep 2019Samoa beat Russia in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter last night and walked away with a bonus-point 34-9 victory at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Japan. It was the first time they've ever faced Russia… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - what should the Reserve Bank do about inflation?
25 Sep 2019Today it's about inflation ... and whether the Reserve Bank should continue to be singlemindedly focussed on getting the rate higher. Here's business editor Gyles Beckford Audio
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
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Baby Buddies: inter-generational playgroup a delight
24 Sep 2019An Auckland rest home is winning plaudits with a programme for dementia patients - teaming them up with babies. Baby Buddies has been hailed a great success and is loved by both the patients, the… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern/Thunberg tell UN Climate Action Summit to act now
24 Sep 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit there is hope for the climate if countries, such as New Zealand, stick to a plan which reduces emissions and moves toward… Read more Audio
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Samoan fans excited to watch the Manu take on Russia
24 Sep 2019Samoa are making their 2019 Rugby World Cup debut tonight, taking on Russia in a must-win clash. It will be the first time the the countries have ever played against each other. In the crowd at… Read more Audio
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