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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, 12 March 2025
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To touch your colleagues at work, or not?
12 Mar 2025What are the rules for workplace touching? Ke-Xin Li found out. Audio
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The clean up after Cyclone Alfred, the storm that wasn't?
12 Mar 2025A woman with a snake in her pants, tiny dinosaur footprints and missing sand - Pam Corkery covers all the news from Australia Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
12 Mar 2025A pink Mazda leads the listings this week - TradeMe's Emma Bacon takes us for a ride. Audio
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A touching play about Alzheimer's touring the country
12 Mar 2025Nathan Rarere talks Alzheimers and the play In Other Words with actor Michael Hurst Audio
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Syria's new govt reaches deal
12 Mar 2025Syria's new government cuts a deal with the Syrian Democratic Forces - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
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Finance Minister explains changes to taxing charities
11 Mar 2025Another bad poll for the Government, is Nicola Willis worried?? Nathan Rarere finds out. Audio
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UK: update on oil tanker, container ship collision in North Sea
11 Mar 2025A containership and an oil tanker have collided in the North Sea, Henry Riley reports from London Audio
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Marlborough taonga being sent to Harvard for testing
11 Mar 2025Samples of taonga found at the Wairau Bar is heading to the US for research, local democracy reporter Maia Hart has the story out of Marlborough Audio
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Christchurch business using wool as a package filler
Wool is the future for packaging - Logan Murray from the Saddlery Barn in Christchurch certainly thinks so - he talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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Japan to tighten restrictions for foreigners to buy farmland
11 Mar 2025Squeezing buns in Japan can get you in trouble with the law - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio
Monday, 10 March 2025
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Auckland Councillor explains proposal for Takapuna golf course wetland
10 Mar 2025Turning the Takapuna Golf course into a wetland is the answer to flooding in the Wairau valley according to the council - Cr Richard Hills explains the proposed change. Audio
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US: House GOP unveil stopgap to avoid govt shutdown
10 Mar 2025Katherine Firkin checks in with the latest from the USA and Canada Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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