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First Up
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, 22 November 2024
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Bi-annual Oceania Challenge - bowls tournament for Pacific
It's all go on the greens this week as Bowls NZ runs The Oceania Challenge - Matthew Hutching went along to catch the action Audio
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Explained: new gang legislation, how it will work
22 Nov 2024Gang patch legislation came into force this week - RNZ Explainer editor Katie Kenny tells us all about it Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
22 Nov 2024It's Friday at the markets which means Glenn Forsyth has his Fruit of the Week NZ Tomatoes Audio
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Spain allows 300,000 illegal migrants to stay, work
22 Nov 2024Spain opens its arms to undocumented migrants, many of whom are from Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio
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US: many of incoming administration's cabinet appts dodgy
22 Nov 2024Donald Trump's cabinet is coming together, and sexual assault allegations appear to be a common thread - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM, others
22 Nov 2024The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister among others - Alex Cadier has the details Audio
Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Labour's Sepuloni on the hikoi, treaty priciples bill
21 Nov 2024Labour's Carmel Sepuloni looks back on the treaty Hikoi and discusses the new gang patch ban Audio
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Anti-virals still helping with Covid-19, new vaccines coming
Three new covid variants are doing the rounds, but Dr Lisa Connor says the virus is yet to settle into a seasonal pattern like the flu Audio
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Recycled water being trialled in AK
21 Nov 2024Watercare is to build a small-scale advanced water treatment plant to deal with drinking water issues caused by climate change - Matthew Hutching talked with Shannon Palmer from Watercare. Audio
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NZ fur seal gets onto Maui A oil rig off Taranaki
21 Nov 2024How did a seal end up 40m above the water on the Maui A platform - Robin Martin has some answers Audio
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan granted bail
21 Nov 2024Air pollution continues to plague New Delhi - and in Pakistan, Imran Khan has been granted bail - Anas Mallick reports from Islamabad Audio
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UK: Ukraine fires British weapons into Russia
21 Nov 2024Ukraine begins using long-range British rockets and GenZ are making woke sandwiches - Henry Riley has all the news from the UK Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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