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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.
Latest audio
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
9 Jul 2025Jaffas are on their way out, and TradeMe sellers are taking advantage - Emma Bacon has the details Audio
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Japan has population issue but doesn't want more immigrants
9 Jul 2025Japan is heading toward elections for their parliament's Upper House, Chris Gilbert has been looking at the opinion polls Audio
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
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Health Minister on new health admin changes, hospitals
Health Minister Simeon Brown joins Nathan Rarere to talk politics from the government's perspective. Audio
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Erin Patterson found guilty of poisoning family
8 Jul 2025The jury in mushroom murder case delivered guilty verdicts yesterday - Pam Corkery has the reaction from Australia Audio
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North Canterbury councils debate amalgamation
8 Jul 2025North Canterbury is weighing up the scrapping of regional councils - LDR's David Hill has the story Audio
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UK: marking 20 years since 7/7 bombings
8 Jul 2025The UK is commemmorating the attacks of July 7, 2005 - Ellie Jay reports from London Audio
Monday, 7 July 2025
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Roadcones everywhere - too many, too few?
7 Jul 2025A month into the road cone hotline, Ke-Xin Li looks at the numbers of complaints being made Audio
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US: Nearly 70 people killed in flash floods in Texas
7 Jul 2025Katherine Firkin reports on the tragic Texas floods and the signing of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
7 Jul 2025Fruit and Veggie Minister Glenn Forsyth tells us how this wild weather has hit crops Audio
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Jeff Wilson on first All Black outing against France
7 Jul 2025Nathan talks with All Blacks legend and commentator Jeff Wilson on the First ABs v France test. Audio
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Troubles in Spain for ruling party, calls for snap election
7 Jul 2025Snap elections for Spain and Denmark takes the lead at the EU - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio
Friday, 4 July 2025
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Weather overnight and forecast for today, weekend
4 Jul 2025A wild weather week - Phillip Duncan from Weather Watch explains what happened, and looks ahead to the weekend. Audio
First Up
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