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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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Friday, 26 July 2024
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Olympics 2024: NZ Flagbearer announced
26 Jul 2024Olympic Chef de Mission Nigel Avery unveilled our team's flag bearers - Nathan Rarere talked with one of the flag bearerers Jo Aleh just after she was named. Audio
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Olympics 2024: Dan Hillier on teeing up for first games
Fresh off a great few rounds of golf in Scotland, Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier is heading to Paris - Leonard Powell caught up with him for a chat Audio
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Explained: breaking down rules around Olympic "breaking"
RNZ Explainer editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sports we are seeing at the Paris Olympics - one of them being breaking! Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
26 Jul 2024Winter veges are in full supply - as are pineapples from Costa Rica (Fruit of the Week!) - Glenn Forsyth updates us from the fresh produce markets Audio
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Africa: Ethiopia hit with deadly landslides
26 Jul 2024Landslides in Ethiopia have killed hundreds of people - Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins First Up from Ghana Audio
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US: Biden gives Oval office speech economy strong
26 Jul 2024President Biden has explained his reasons fro dropping his run for President, Bevan Hurley has all the news out of the USA. Audio
Thursday, 25 July 2024
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Carmel Sepuloni responds to Abuse in Care inquiry
25 Jul 2024With the report of the Royal Commission of inquiry into Abuse in Care now tabled in Parliament, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni talked with First Up's Jimmy Ellingham about how the Government should respond.
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Cameron Harrison Butchery is Supreme Bacon winner
25 Jul 2024Upper Hutt's Cameron Harrison Butchery took out the big prize at last night's Bacon Awards - Jimmy Ellingham talked with owner/butcher Rob Cameron Audio
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Chasing rats and other challenges - the life of a DOC biosecurity advisor in the Hauraki Gulf
25 Jul 2024Claire Warren is a biosecurity advisor for the Department of Conservation in the Hauraki Gulf - what exactly does that job entail? She talked with First Up's Jimmy Ellingham. Audio
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Catlins locals want freedom camping ambassador role filled
25 Jul 2024Tourism is booming in Otago - regional reporter Tess Brunton tells us about a vacancy in the role of freedom camping ambassador Audio
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France delays govt formation til after Olympics
25 Jul 2024It's all go in Paris for the Olympics - but they're still without a new Prime Minister, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest from Europe Audio
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Pakistan police raid Imran Khan's party HQ
25 Jul 2024Anas Mallick is our correspondent in Pakistan, where the offices of Imran Khan's party has been raided by police. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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