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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.
Latest audio
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
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Deputy PM on online gambling, NZ Super means tested
10 Feb 2026Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks problem gambling and raising the retirement age Audio
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Student sports betting cutting into rent payments early in year
10 Feb 2026Students are gambling their rent on sport, Andree Froude from the Problem Gambling Foundation talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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Four new earthquake faults found in Wairairapa
10 Feb 2026New faults have been identified around Wairarapa, Local Democracy Reporter Sue Teodoro has the story Audio
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UK: Scottish Labour leader calls on PM Starmer to resign
10 Feb 2026The pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to resign increases - Henry Riley joins First Up from London Audio
Monday, 9 February 2026
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Going Analog - New Year trend of a digital detox
9 Feb 2026People are choosing to drop the devices and go back to analog, Ross McNaughton found out why Audio
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Superbowl 60: Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots
9 Feb 2026First Up's go to Super Bowl guy is San San Franciscan broadcaster Dan Dibley. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
9 Feb 2026It's been a bad season for cherry exporters, Glenn Forsyth has the goss from the markets. Audio
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Four people arrested after Islamabad mosque suicide bombing
9 Feb 2026Anas Mallick is a reporter in Pakistan, today he has news of an arrest after a suicide bombing. Audio
Thursday, 5 February 2026
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Early starts for those preparing kai at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
5 Feb 2026It's been a big week in the lead up to Waitangi day at the Treaty Grounds, Shania Howard is the head of visitor experience there, she told us what's on the menu. Audio
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Labour on NZ infrastructure, unemployment rate
5 Feb 2026Willow-Jean Prime joined the programme from Waitangi to talk about the political issues of the week Audio
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Otago Peninsular close to being possum free
5 Feb 2026Tess Brunton reports from the neighbourhoods around Otago and Southland, this week she tells us a lovely story of an iconic Peter Pan statue. Audio
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Israeli action still taking place in Gaza
5 Feb 2026Alex Baird reports from the Middle East where the Rafah border has once again closed Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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