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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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Tuesday, 9 July 2019
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Hong Kong protestors march through Kowloon
9 Jul 2019Mass protests have continued in Hong Kong with an estimated 250,000 people marching through Kowloon on Sunday against a proposed law that would allow extradition to China. The march is the latest in a… Read more Audio
Monday, 8 July 2019
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Blair Vining's cancer petition has more than 140,000 signatures
8 Jul 2019More than 140,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling for a National Cancer agency in what has become the country's biggest Cancer petition to date. Last week you might remember we spoke to… Read more Audio
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Family carers to be paid more but more still needs to be done
8 Jul 2019The father of two disabled adults is welcoming an increase in the pay family caregivers receive - but says there are other issues the Government needs to address. Yesterday it was announced the… Read more Audio
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Biz Bytes - keeping track of travellers with no departure card
8 Jul 2019If I don't fill out a departure card when I get on a plane anymore.. how does anyone know if I'm leaving permanently or coming back? Here's our business editor Gyles Beckford. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
8 Jul 2019We talk to Glenn about the sale of fireworks at Chinese fruit and vege shops years ago, getting best deals at farmers markets and pushing gold kiwifruit. Audio
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California still shaking after 2 powerful quakes over weekend
8 Jul 2019To the US now where two powerful earthquakes hit California in two days - with residents bracing themselves for more aftershocks to come. On Saturday our time a 7.1 magnitude quake rocked the state… Read more Audio
Friday, 5 July 2019
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How Lord of the Rings has affected NZ actors
5 Jul 2019Work is already underway in Auckland on "pre-production" of Amazon's billion dollar plus Lord of the Rings television series, but what has changed in the years since Peter Jackson's movies began… Read more Audio
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Rotorua whanau's plea for return of pounamu taonga from grave
5 Jul 2019A Rotorua whanau's social media plea for information about a stolen pounamu from their son's grave site has been shared nearly four thousand times. For three years, the dark-green - circle-shaped… Read more Audio
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Biz Byte - why does the NZX keep hitting record highs
5 Jul 2019Why does the NZX keep hitting record highs? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5 Jul 2019This nasty weather has to be having some effect on fruit and vege availabillity and price - and there's only one man around who can tell us all about that - our Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Westland Milk shareholders vote to sell to Chinese company Yili
Just over 93 percent of farmer shareholders of Westland Milk yesterday voted to sell the entity to Chinese Company Yili. The company will be sold for around $588 million dollars after approval by the… Read more Audio
Thursday, 4 July 2019
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Samoan suicide survivor on mission to save lives using hair wax
A second chance at life helped suicide survivor Tuala Tusani radically turn his life around from a violent gang past to becoming one of South Auckland's most successful businessmen. Now, he's… Read more Video, Audio
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