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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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Wednesday, 14 February 2024
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US: Thundersnow expected in New York
14 Feb 2024To the US now - Bevan Hurley is our correspondent in New York. Audio
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Australian MP Barnaby Joyce taking break from Parliament
14 Feb 2024Let's begin in Australia, where we're joined by fan favourite Pam Corkery. Audio
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
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Nicola Willis keen on lobbying mandatory code of conduct
13 Feb 2024To politics now and Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced Budget Day will be May the 30th. Ms Willis was grilled on the planned public service cuts in the Finance and Expenditure Select… Read more Audio
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Karekare volunteer fire officer Toby Hyman on past year
13 Feb 2024Its been a year since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on areas around the North Island. The West Auckland beach community of Karekare was hit hard by the storm, with wrecked homes, destroyed roads and… Read more Audio
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Rotorua man foot badly infected after injury on boat ramp
13 Feb 2024Time now to get the latest from Rotorua with local democracy reporter Laura Smith. Audio
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Japan: radioactive water leak at closed Fukushima nuclear plant
13 Feb 2024To Japan now, where there's been a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Our correspondent Chris Gilbert has been in Fukushima, he told me about five and a half tonnes leaked out. Audio
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Worst wildfires in 30 years in Chile, hundreds remain missing
13 Feb 2024To Argentina now, Kate Pereyra-Garcia is RNZ's correspondent in South America. Audio
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UK: Labour by-election candidate makes controversial comments
13 Feb 2024We begin Tuesday's programme in the UK, our correspondent in London is Henry Riley. Audio
Monday, 12 February 2024
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Tauranga man fundraises to get parents out of Gaza
12 Feb 2024Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned military action in Rafah... The city in southern Gaza that's full of Palestinian refugees. Meanwhile, over here in Aotearoa, a Tauranga… Read more Audio
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Year of the Dragon could bring a population bump
12 Feb 2024Billions of people around the world and in Aotearoa are celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival This is the Year of the Dragon. Nathan Rarere asked RNZ Asia reporter… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
12 Feb 2024It's fresh produce time, joining Nathan Rarere with all the goss from the markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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President of Hungary resigns live on TV
12 Feb 2024To Europe now, joining us from Sweden is correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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