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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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Thursday, 20 March 2025
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Sepuloni: Govt gaslighting families over disability funding
Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins First Up for a look at the week in politics Audio
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UK: Teen sentenced for murdering his mother
There's been a sentencing in a high profile murder trial - Ellie Jay reports from London Audio
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Dolphin in a boat: Bay of Islands fishermen got the catch of their lives
20 Mar 2025It's only March, but Northland reporter Peter de Graaf reckons he's found the story of the year Audio
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15-year-old runner Sam Ruthe breaks 4 minute mile record
20 Mar 202515-year-old Sam Ruthe has broken the 4 minute mark for the mile - making him the youngest ever to do it. Audio
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Jaffar Express hijacking suspends train services in Pakistan
20 Mar 2025Anas Mallick is our reporter in Pakistan - he's in Quetta after last week's train hijacking Audio
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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Finance Minister on infrastructure investment, online gambling
19 Mar 2025The Government focused on infrastructure investment this week - Nicola Willis joined Nathan Rarere Audio
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Manawatu mental health system in 2014 slammed by coroner
19 Mar 2025A coroner has slammed Palmerston North's mental health system - 11 years after the death of Shaun Gray. Our reporter who's been following this story is Jimmy Ellingham. Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
19 Mar 2025A double decker bus is on Emma Bacon's TradeMe list this week - get in! Audio
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Higher income earners facing rental stress in Australia
19 Mar 2025A rental crisis across the Tasman, Pam Corkery reports in from Brisbane Audio
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Deadly Sarin gas attack remembered in Japan, 30 years on
19 Mar 2025Japan remembers a terror attack 30 years on - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
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Why do people queue and for what?
18 Mar 2025What do Kiwi's queue for? Ke-Xin Li went to find out Audio
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UK: PM vows to fix broken welfare system
18 Mar 2025Welfare reform is the big talking point in the UK this morning, Ellie Jay joined the programme from London Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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Email: firstup@rnz.co.nz