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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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Friday, 30 August 2019
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
30 Aug 2019Now to the fruit and vege markets - our produce guru Glenn Forsyth is back from Australia and joins is now. Aussie fruit and veges are a lot cheaper than here... Audio
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Tall Blacks aim for more history at FIBA Basketball World Cup
30 Aug 2019The former New Zealand men's basketballer John Macdonald believes the Tall Blacks can make history at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The tournament begins on Sunday with New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Legal challenges trying to block UK parliament's suspension
To the UK now, where two separate legal challenges have been launched in an attempt to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of the British Parliament. Yesterday, the Queen approved the… Read more Audio
Thursday, 29 August 2019
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Mayoral event cancelled at South Auckland school due to measles
29 Aug 2019An Auckland high school was forced to cancel a mayoral event last night, after 13 pupils were diagnosed with measles. Manurewa High School says cases are increasing every day, leading them to send 300… Read more Audio
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Kawerau woman collects 452,000 cans for cancer
29 Aug 2019About 452-thousand - that's the number of aluminum cans an 81 year old Kawerau woman has collected to raise money for cancer. It's a mission Kay Dodunski and her late husband began 5 years ago and… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - what is the Jackson Hole meeting about?
29 Aug 2019What is the Jackson Hole meeting about? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio
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Getting students a-buzz about bees with beats
This story is about a classroom, bees and beats. A couple of Massey researchers in conjunction with two Wellington schools are using the arts to engage students in learning science, technology… Read more Video, Audio
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Queen approves UK Prime Minister suspension of parliament
29 Aug 2019Let's go to the UK where the Queen has approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend parliament, meaning the time MPs have to debate a "no-deal Brexit" will be dramatically reduced. Audio
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
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"It was a suck, then a push" Taranaki woman survives tornado
28 Aug 2019"It was a suck, then a push" That's how a Taranaki woman's described being slammed into a wall by a tornado two weeks ago. Maxine Bamford's collarbone was broken in three places, and she won't find… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - why is the trade balance so volatile?
28 Aug 2019Why is the trade balance so volatile? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
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Women call for transparency and an end to pay secrecy
27 Aug 2019Women around the country are calling on the government to end pay secrecy and establish an independent pay transparency agency. They're sharing their stories of pay discrimination as part of a… Read more Audio
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What3Words uses words instead of addresses to mark locations
27 Aug 2019Lifted-pints-pumps. Those three incredibly random words mark the location to the front door of our office here in Auckland. A British startup called What3Words has divided the world into 57 trillion… Read more Audio
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