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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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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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Friday, 11 October 2024
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Scale of damage, sea surges in Florida from Milton
11 Oct 2024Hurricane Milton has blasted its way through Florida, leaving at least nine dead and 3 million people without power - correspondent Mitch McCann is in St Augustine, Florida. Audio
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Whale sounds get to 180dB, dialects differ in regions
11 Oct 2024Federico Facchin works with whales - that's hard to do from home - he travels the world taking photos and recording their songs. Audio
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Explained: stats around phenomenon of working from home
11 Oct 2024Newly released census data shows workers who work from home have increased in number by 60 per cent since 2018 - RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
11 Oct 2024It's all about the fruit of the week.. what will it be? Only Glenn Forsyth knows for sure.. Hint: NZ Strawberries - FotW!! Audio
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Russia recruits young African women for drone factories
11 Oct 2024Young African women have been targeted in a recruitment drive by Russia, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio
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US: Initial assessments of Hurricane Milton damage
11 Oct 2024Hurricane Milton has passed through Florida - Bevan Hurley is in the relative safety of New York with this report. Audio
Thursday, 10 October 2024
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Florida-based meteorologist on Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton is heading toward Florida - meteorologist Lewis Turner is in Jacksonville, Leonard Powell asked Lew when the storm is expected to make Audio
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Sepuloni: Fast track projects concerning
10 Oct 2024Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joined the programme to discuss the week in politics Audio
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Auckland's Ponsonby Rd businesses optimistic
10 Oct 2024Ponsonby Rd businesses are working on bouncing back from some of the toughtest times of recent years - Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio
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Latest from Manawanui leaking oil in Samoa
10 Oct 2024The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, c is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio
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Company rejected for seabed mining, now fast-tracked
10 Oct 2024The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, Robin Martin is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio
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Pacific readies itself for cyclone season
While Hurricane Milton is about to smash parts of Florida, the Pacific cyclone season is shaping up to be a relative fizzer - Kalafi Moala reports from Tonga Audio
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