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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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Monday, 4 March 2024
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Ukraine launches mass drone attacks on Crimea
4 Mar 2024To Europe, joining us from Sweden is correspondent Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio
Friday, 1 March 2024
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"Village" feeding funeral attendees for Fa'anana Efeso Collins
Finally.... Green MP and South Auckland Fa'anana Efeso Collins died at a charity event last week. Yesterday he was farewelled in style , with a huge celebration of his life at the Due Drop Events… Read more Audio
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What's on in Dunedin for Fringe Festival
1 Mar 2024The world's most southern Fringe Festival has launched it's programme for this month in and around Dunedin. Nathan Rarere asked co-director of Dunedin Fringe, Kate Schrader to tell us what to expect… Read more Audio
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Explained: supermarkets and profits
1 Mar 2024Our explainer editor Katie Kenny talks supermarkets and their lower earnings this year. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
1 Mar 2024With Nathan Rarere from the produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Nectarines Audio
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Africa: death of opposition leader in Chad after shootout
1 Mar 2024To Ghana's capital city of Accra now - our correspondent there is Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio
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Pacific: Tuvalu has new Prime Minister - Feleti Teo
To the Pacific now, Kalafi Moala is with us from Tonga. Audio
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US: Supreme Court takes up Trump's presidential immunity claim
1 Mar 2024Hamas says more than 100 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in northern Gaza They've blamed Israeli forces for the deaths. An Israeli military source said that their troops opened… Read more Audio
Thursday, 29 February 2024
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Sepuloni: Newshub's demise sad for media in Aotearoa
Time now for our weekly catch up with the deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel Sepuloni. Audio
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Journalist David Farrier reflects on Newshub closure
29 Feb 2024There's been a lot of troubling news for New Zealand's media in recent years. But yesterday there was the shock announcement that Newshub is to close all its newsroom operations in New Zealand from… Read more Audio
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Born in 1940, Kel Munro turns 21 in a Leap Year
29 Feb 2024Our next guest was born in 1940 at the start of the Second World War.
And while Kelvin Munro's mates aged normally, celebrating their days of birth in regular order, that's the traditional "one for… Read more Audio
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20 year anniversary of Manawatu floods
29 Feb 2024Time now to head to the regions and today it's the turn of RNZ's Jimmy Ellingham (and occasional First Up host) from Palmerston North. Audio
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